am interested as well. I do not have hangar space and my KR leaks a lot of water into it via the elevator junction. Had to drill drain holes in each bay at the belly of the plane. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L. Stone" <rsto...@hot.rr.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:53 AM Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount
> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
