Most cars built in the last ten years or more have soft heat shields around the batteries. Both my 12 year old mini van and my 2 year old car have them. My motorcycle even has one. You might try modifying one from an automotive application.
I had problems keeping Odyssey batteries on my KR but assumed that was more of an issue with the old technology of my charging system in my KR not being compatible with glass mat technology batteries. Jeff York KR2 Georgetown Scott county FAA airport of the year 2010 KR Gathering Peoples choice and Best interior 2011 Air Fest Best Experimental and Best instrument panel ________________________________ From: "joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com" <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> To: kr...@mylist.net Cc: corvaircr...@mylist.net Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:00 AM Subject: KR> Engine compartment temp--Corvaircraft FYI Derek,I have my battery in front of the firewall but a mere inches from the exhaust. The location was the only real-estate left. I originally installed a heat shield that is commercially available on the exhaust to protect the battery. That worked for nearly 3 years. Then i started to rework the baffles on the engine to tighten them up. I started cooking batteries then. I built another shield around the battery that left air space around it and open top and bottom. I then robbed a 1" scat tube line that feed cold air to the coils and split it to feed air directly to the shroud around the battery. That has been in place for about 150 hours now and i have been keeping check on the battery to make sure it isn't starting to bulge out. Mark is correct that the cowl in general is around 20 degrees above OAT but there are certainly hot spots in there too. I would recommend taking some steps ahead of time knowing what I know now.Joe Horton,Coopersburg, Pa ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- KR> Engine compartment temp > Date: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 9:18 pm > > > Has anyone checked their engine compartment temp? I was planning on mounting > my battery to the firewall behind the engine, but the battery says to not > heat it past 140 F. I am worried the temp may get to hot to mount it there. > I could always insulate the box, but will add more weight. Any ideas or info > would be great. > > Thanks, > > Derek Lewis > ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f0d963672e7f113661st02duc _______________________________________ 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
