Netters,
I've just recently started doing some extensive taxiing in a KR I bought
last year (completed but not flown yet). The battery, garden tractor type,
died and I replaced it with an AGM-fiberglass matrix battery. The battery
is mounted on the engine side of the firewall and the starboard e
Things will cool down once in flight. My exhaust is 2" away and I don't
have any wrap on the pipe,I did have a ceramic coating put on the pipes
though, this reduces temps considerably.
On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 12:27:09 -0500 "SPRAGUE, DONALD E. (JSC-SD) (KS)"
writes:
> Netters,
>
> I've just recent
Build a battery box with a little extra space and insert the battery with
spacers to keep it away from the sides. If that is not enough, pipe cool
air in the top and out holes in the bottom of the case.
N64KR
Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC
da...@kr-builder.org
See you in Red Oak - 2003
See o
In a message dated 6/9/2003 1:28:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
donald.e.sprag...@jsc.nasa.gov writes:
> the battery case
> has become deformed from the heat of the exhaust pipe
Both of the reply's/suggestions are good. I will only add, Please don't wait
until the battery leaks. The acid will d
, 2003 12:27 PM
Subject: KR>hot battery
> Netters,
>
> I've just recently started doing some extensive taxiing in a KR I bought
> last year (completed but not flown yet). The battery, garden tractor
type,
> died and I replaced it with an AGM-fiberglass matrix battery. The b
No that this could happen to a KR , but I want to write about something that
happened to a bank of batteries that we use at our water plant to start our
high service pumps.
When I flipped the switch on one of these pumps last Wednesday, there was an
immediate loud explosion from the back room where
Gee, I need to proof read more before I click send.
Sorry everyone.
Tim
- Original Message -
From: "Timothy Bellville"
To: "KR builders and pilots"
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:26 AM
Subject: Re: KR>hot battery
> No that this could happen to a KR , but I wan
Sent: Dienstag, 10. Juni 2003 10:26
To: KR builders and pilots
Subject: Re: KR>hot battery
No that this could happen to a KR , but I want to write about something that
happened to a bank of batteries that we use at our water plant to start our
high service pumps.
When I flipped the switch on one of the
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