Brian, Rob and others: This has been bugging me for a while and may have some application here.
Has anyone ever permanently installed a Solar panel to charge or operate electronics and to keep a small sealed lead-acid battery charges such as the one you mentioned. Harbor Freight, among others sell these at reasonable prices and it looks like they could be easily mounted in the "Turtle-Back" and other places. Just some thoughts that might be an approach I have not seen anywhere. Don Lively Burlington IA Burlington IA 52601 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Kraut wrote: > You can have problems with your voltage going way high if you don't have a > battery. I would suggest that if you want to remove the starter and big > battery that you install one of the small sealed lead acid batteries like a > Powersonic that weighs three or four pounds. > > What are you keeping the alternator for? If you are just powering a few > instruments you can take off the alternator and use just the small battery. > I know of one person running just a small battery for the electronic > ignition for take off and landing with no alternator. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Robin Wills > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:08 PM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> Alternator operations without a battery? > > I am now busily involved in my KR's weight reduction program, and was > wondering if it is really necessary to have a battery on board. Without > the battery and starter I can save perhaps 30 Lbs... > > BUT, my understanding of the alternator system is that I need a battery > to provide power from the Alternator fitted to the Revmaster 2100D > accessory case. > > Does anyone know if there is a way to have the Alternator provide power, > WITHOUT having a battery fitted? > > Cheers, > Rob. > > Robin Wills > Second Person, Pacific National > KR-2 19-4594, Ser# N111 > > krvia...@bigpond.com > > _______________________________________ > 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
