Hi Brian,
I noticed in the second picture at the bottom of this e-mail you have a
cover that covers your KR completly. Where in the world did you get that
cover, I suspect you had it custom made???
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
rsto...@hot.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:10 PM
Subject: RE: KR> Battery Mount
> 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
>>
>>
>>
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