Good to know.... The bike battery I'm looking at using is a sealed-AGM design, similar to the way 'certified' aviation batteries are constructed, ergo no acid leakage or water-adding issues...
On 11/30/2011 7:56 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > Dave, > > I have used a motorcycle battery to crank my O-200 in my KR since it was > new (14 1/2 years now). I can't recall the exact model right now, but it's a > very common one used in many of the bigger bikes, so is readily available at > all the discount autoparts stores. I typically get 6 - 7 years service per > battery. The down side is that I do have to add water occasionally and I get > some acid damage to the paint on the belly from the venting acids. > > I have a Odyssey PC-680 cranking the 160 hp O-320 in my home built > SuperCub. If it had fit without making major modifications, I would have > converted the KR to the Odyssey battery as well. I've only had the Cub flying > for a few months, but others using the Odyssey batteries in their RVs and > GlasAirs have several years of use on their batteries, so apparently they do > have at least a few years longevity. > > Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > KR-2S N1213W > SuperCub N143W > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave_A > Sent: 11/30/11 07:18 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> Battery > > What sort of battery is msot commonly used for a KR2? Will a sealed-AGM > motorcycle battery (say, a 14L-A2) work? Aircraft will have: EFIS NAV/COM& > OBS Transponder Lights Engine gauges Electric Start > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
