Steve Whittman said " Put on a starter and battery. The battery is good for 17 starts and you charge it up overnight. " ,Virg
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:30:11 -0400 "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> writes: > 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 > > Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL www.lubedealer.com/salisbury Miami ,Fl
