You can look at www.engalt.com/kr2.htm and click on engine. I had a simple aluminum sheet metal box with no sides and long bolts on the top. This is the way the plane was when I bought it and it worked fine. It had some insulation wrapped around the battery.
The one thing I would prefer to have if I was starting from scratch is an enclosed box to contain the acid if the battery leaks. You can buy cheap bigger battery boxes at boat supply stores. I assume that you can find motorcycle size plastic battery boxes from motorcycle parts suppliers also. Make sure that you also have some kind of strap to keep it from coming out the top in negative G maneuvers. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of jscott.pi...@juno.com Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:53 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount Mine is done very much like Larry's upper battery. It sits on a piece of 1/4" angle aluminum with a pair of long holddown bolts and a simple strap to hold the battery tight against the firewall. I was told that with my battery sitting about 3 inches from the left exhaust pipe, my battery wouldn't last a year. The first one failed after 4 1/2 years and 325 hours. The second one is 4 years old with 210 hours behind it and still functions normally. Jeff Scott N1213W On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:25:00 -0500 larry flesner <fles...@midwest.net> writes: > > > I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. > Does anyone > >have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have done? > Jim Morehead > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > When I moved my battery (main battery) to the firewall, I started > to build a box/holder but found I didn't have room for anything > but what you see in the picture at the following address. The > battery is setting on a small piece of 1/4" alum angle that is > fastened to the firewall. The front vertical piece has a small > alum angle on the bottom edge of the battery to keep it from > slipping upward. There are three 1/4" bolts that hold the battery > to the firewall. This is a rock solid mount and there is zero > movement of the battery. 175 hours and no problems. > > http://www.krnet.org/mvn2004/040929139.jpg > > My small backup battery, top battery in the picture, is mounted > in a similar fashion. > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
