-------------------------------------------------- > Paul in NH wrote: > >> Where do most folks place the battery? >
Paul, I flew my KR for 20 years with some cheep automotive battery cable that was thick strand wire. Same problems, hard starting especially in the winter. I had an older non-geared starter. The battery was under the cowl on the left side. When I rewired the plane I replaced the battery cables with some aircraft rated cable I inherited from an abandon project. The wire was very fine stranded and probably 2 or 4 gauge. It made a big difference! I no longer had to hand prop in the winter. Just jump in, pull on some choke and start. I would believe that with the with some good cables, the battery location would not make a lot of difference. Besides, how far away can you put a battery on a KR? Roger rbu...@wic.net
