KR>Battery powered KR2...

2021-10-15 Thread colin hales
Air race E are trying to create an Electric Race formula for what were 0-200 powered Formula 1 Reno air racers. I'm part of a team working with Nottingham University. There are about 6 teams around the world all working on this and no one can do it yet. We can't do it yet either. It's proving vi

Re: KR> Battery for KR's

2019-05-30 Thread Luis Claudio via KRnet
Mike you have gone above and beyond the call of duty my friend. Thanks for taking the time to help out the cause. Luis R Claudio ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet

KR> Battery for KR's

2019-05-30 Thread Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
Luis said, >"I did try to find he Nepo battery with no luck as you eluted... so its on to either an Odyssey or this Lithium battery . . ." I called Powerstride just now and was told the NEPO M44L is still available from them. They have locations around the country, plus distribution centers i

Re: KR> Battery for KR's - Lithium

2019-05-29 Thread svd via KRnet
Hi All, Regarding aircraft batteries, I’ve recently (two years ago) moved to “inexpensive" motorcycle lithium iron - and so far love them. They cost a little more than the lead acid, but I like the trade off. Longevity - I’ve been through five Odyssey PC680’s. I really liked the old Odyss

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2019-05-28 Thread Luis Claudio via KRnet
Thanks Larry and Mike. I have submitted my request for financial assistance to my CFO who promised to love, honor and obey me but whoever she reminded me that money for toys was not part of that social contract... I have however been selling my blood plasma for a few months and should have enou

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2019-05-27 Thread Flesner via KRnet
I went to a 4 tube exhaust about 3 years ago on my 0-200 and the battery on the firewall, a lawn tractor type battery, was going to interfere with the new exhaust.  I switched to an Odyssey PC680, half the size, to make room.  It has been a great battery and I expect to get 5 years + service

KR> Battery for KR's

2019-05-27 Thread Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
Thanks for the kind words Luis! Yeah, I felt pretty dumb to realize I'd gone all my life without knowing the difference between the two categories. More on the NEPO M44L. Since it's not currently on Powerstride's website I ran the "equivalent replacement" numbers listed on the battery casing.

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2019-05-27 Thread Luis Claudio via KRnet
Thanks Mike for that amazing testimony on your experience. Its interesting the things we think we know and we don't regarding storage vs cranking power on these batteries and here I thought I was asking a stupid question on the subject but it seems that there is more to it than I thought. Great

KR> Battery for KR's

2019-05-26 Thread Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
I've got a few thoughts which someone might find interesting regarding batteries. Ken Cottle built a lawn tractor sized battery box on the hat shelf behind my head, perhaps for CG reasons - I never remembered to ask. It's subjected to a lot less heat and vibration in this location so that's a

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-26 Thread Noel McAvena via KRnet
We use the shorai quite a bit in the formula vee racecars and they seem to be very tolerant of abuse, and as previously mentioned are very light. The one weakness we found is that there seems to be some play between the actual battery and the consumer case in the vertical direction, as the guys

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-26 Thread Daniel Heath via KRnet
Odyssey PC 680. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics KRGathering 2019/ KMVN/ Sept 26-28 Peoples Choice at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il – MVN Best KR at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il – MVN Best Interior at 2013 - KR Ga

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Luis Claudio via KRnet
Thanks everyone, great feedback and that lawn battery looks attractive... Awesome Luis R Claudio, KR2S Dallas On ‎Saturday‎, ‎May‎ ‎25‎, ‎2019‎ ‎11‎:‎51‎:‎55‎ ‎AM‎ ‎CDT, John Bouyea via KRnet wrote: I'll weigh in too. I installed a CYTX20H-BS from Interstate. It is a motorcycle battery

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Roger Bulla via KRnet
AM To: KRnet Cc: Luis Claudio Subject: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D Its time to get my battery... for those that are flying with the Revmaster engine... any recommendations? I am looking at an Odyssey battery Model PC545MJ with 150 CCA and weighs in at 13.5 lbs. strong enough? not enou

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread John Bouyea via KRnet
I'll weigh in too. I installed a CYTX20H-BS from Interstate. It is a motorcycle battery and it fit my battery box just fine. More than enough power for the 2100D installation. John Bouyea KR2 - N5391M/ sold KR-2S - Project in restoration OR81/ Hillsboro, OR 2015 KR@MMV Gathering CoHost >> >> Its t

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Randall Smith via KRnet
ity of a > simple battery mount you can buy for it. That's why I have the PC-680 in my > SuperCub to start my O-320. > > -Jeff Scott > North Arkansas > >> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 8:16 AM >> From: "Luis Claudio via KRnet" >> To: KRnet &g

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Jeff Scott via KRnet
via KRnet" > To: KRnet > Cc: "Luis Claudio" > Subject: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D > > Its time to get my battery... for those that are flying with the Revmaster > engine... any recommendations? I am looking at an Odyssey battery Model > PC545MJ wit

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Rob Schmitt via KRnet
Don’t laugh but I use a Walmart Lawn tractor battery. Works fine, inexpensive, easy to replace any where you travel. > On May 25, 2019, at 8:32 AM, Craig Williams via KRnet > wrote: > > I think most folks use the PC680. I had one on my O-235 and now on my > Corvair. Love it. > > Craig > N

Re: KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Craig Williams via KRnet
I think most folks use the PC680. I had one on my O-235 and now on my Corvair. Love it. Craig N886MJ > On May 25, 2019 at 9:16 AM Luis Claudio via KRnet > wrote: > > > Its time to get my battery... for those that are flying with the Revmaster > engine... any recommendations? I am looking

KR> Battery for Revmaster 2100D

2019-05-25 Thread Luis Claudio via KRnet
Its time to get my battery... for those that are flying with the Revmaster engine... any recommendations? I am looking at an Odyssey battery Model PC545MJ with 150 CCA and weighs in at 13.5 lbs. strong enough? not enough? Any comments or suggestions? Best regards Luis R Claudio, KR2S, Dallas Tex

KR> Battery type

2015-10-17 Thread Mike Sylvester
> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:12:13 -0500 > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: KR> Battery type > From: krnet at list.krnet.org > CC: flesner at frontier.com > > > > best info at http://www.odysseybattery.com > > > ___

KR> Battery type

2015-10-17 Thread Flesner
best info at http://www.odysseybattery.com

KR> Battery type

2015-10-16 Thread Chris Prata
I may as well chime in, ran an Odyssey PC625 in my Avid. It is a great, long-lasting durable battery. Longer service life With 3-10 years of service life, ODYSSEY batteries save consumers time, money, and aggravation.Longer cycle life 70% longer cycle life compared to conventional deep cycle ba

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2015-10-13 Thread John Martindale
Hi Mike It's a permanent magnet alternator. It outputs a sine wave AC that is rectified to DC electronically by the regulator and then regulated to 14.8 volts. A generator puts out DC, the rectification is accomplished physically by the commutator and brushes within it. Your PMA won't deliver a

KR> Battery

2015-10-12 Thread Flesner
At 01:46 PM 10/12/2015, you wrote: >I have a PC680 battery in my Mustang 2 and it is great and small. It is >pretty much the standard RV battery. ++ The Odyssey (PC680) is probably the very best choice in batteries for the KR. That's the batte

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2015-10-12 Thread brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com
Here are the other Odyssey batteries. If going the lead acid route one of the slightly smaller and lighter ones would also be a good choice. http://www.odysseybattery.com/extreme_battery_specs.aspx Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Battery From: Flesner via KRnet L

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2015-10-12 Thread brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com

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2015-10-12 Thread brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com
Message Subject: KR> Battery From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Mon, October 12, 2015 2:15 am To: krnet at list.krnet.org Cc: laser147 at juno.com This thing was in unedited and unfinished form and got sent by dwarves while I was sleeping. Damn dwarves.

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2015-10-12 Thread brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com

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2015-10-12 Thread laser147 at juno.com
This thing was in unedited and unfinished form and got sent by dwarves while I was sleeping. Damn dwarves. So I'm cleaning it up just now and re-sending. Please ignore the earlier posting. Dwarves did it. One of Mark's pictures had a lithium battery in it and since batteries have been on

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2015-10-11 Thread Ronald Wright
when that goes on long enough, it will kill the battery. Just my .02.. Ron From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet To: krnet at list.krnet.org Cc: laser147 at juno.com Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:08 PM Subject: KR> Battery Looking at Mark's pictures of MMV I'm reminded in o

KR> Battery

2015-10-11 Thread laser147 at juno.com
Looking at Mark's pictures of MMV I'm reminded in one of the pictures that the light little lithium batteries seem to be the cat's meow lately with airplane batteries. I've had batteries on my mind a lot lately since the one I put in 335KC has been failing over the last year, although I didn't rea

KR> Battery Life

2014-07-22 Thread Sid Wood
The Power-Sonic Batteries PS-12180 NB 12 Volts 18 AH (main) and PS-1272 F2 12 Volts 7.2 AH (backup) both died today in my KR-2. Actually the backup probably died about 6 months ago; since it was never used by the system, I did not pay much attention. Only had them for 4 years and 6 months. Fr

KR> Battery

2011-11-30 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
What sort of battery is msot commonly used for a KR2? Will a sealed-AGM motorcycle battery (say, a 14L-A2) work? Aircraft will have: EFIS NAV/COM & OBS Transponder Lights Engine gauges Electric Start +

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2011-11-30 Thread Terry Chizek
ars of use on their batteries, so apparently they do have at > least a few years longevity. > > Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > KR-2S N1213W > SuperCub N143W > > > - Original Message - > From: Dave_A > Sent: 11/30/11 07:18 AM > To: KRnet > Subject:

KR> Battery

2011-11-30 Thread Lee Parker
Try Arizona Battery From: Jeff Scott To: KRnet Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:26 AM Subject: Re: KR> Battery Dave, I have used a motorcycle battery to crank my O-200 in my KR since it was new (14 1/2 years now). I can't recall the exact mod

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2011-11-30 Thread Jeff York
, 2011 10:51 AM Subject: Re: KR> Battery Good to know The bike battery I'm looking at using is a sealed-AGM design, similar to the way 'certified' aviation batteries are constructed, ergo no acid leakage or water-adding issues... On 11/30/2011 7:56 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: &g

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2011-11-30 Thread Dave_A
a few years longevity. > > Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > KR-2S N1213W > SuperCub N143W > > > - Original Message - > From: Dave_A > Sent: 11/30/11 07:18 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> Battery > > What sort of battery is msot commonly

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2011-11-30 Thread Jeff Scott
ott Los Alamos, NM KR-2S N1213W SuperCub N143W - Original Message - From: Dave_A Sent: 11/30/11 07:18 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Battery What sort of battery is msot commonly used for a KR2? Will a sealed-AGM motorcycle battery (say, a 14L-A2) work? Aircraft will have: EFIS NAV/COM

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2011-11-30 Thread da...@windstream.net
The best battery I have ever used is the Odessey. Don't remember the model number, but if you need it, I will check it out next time I am at the airport. On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:18 AM, Dave_A wrote: = What sort of battery is msot commonly used for a KR2? Will a sealed-

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2011-11-30 Thread Dave_A
What sort of battery is msot commonly used for a KR2? Will a sealed-AGM motorcycle battery (say, a 14L-A2) work? Aircraft will have: EFIS NAV/COM & OBS Transponder Lights Engine gauges Electric Start

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2010-08-07 Thread Jeff York
have a GP VW 2180. jeff york Lexington, KY. --- On Sat, 8/7/10, joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com wrote: > From: joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com > Subject: KR> Battery > To: corvaircr...@mylist.net > Cc: kr...@mylist.net > Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 1:39 PM > Hey guys, > Absol

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2010-08-07 Thread joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
Hey guys, Absolutly a perfect day today and I am sitting her typing. Tried to start N357CJ and the battery was dead, I thought that I had left a gps on or something so I just stuck the charger to it for 20 min. and triedd to crank it and she barly turned over. The battery was new in March but I

KR> BATTERY RESTORE EQUIPMENT/ JONES

2010-06-25 Thread Larry H.
This could be what was mentioned and what I am looking for. http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_104827/article.html Larry Howell

KR> BATTERY RESTORE EQUIPMENT/ JONES

2010-06-25 Thread Larry H.
Some months or years back, someone mentioned a battery charger/restore type gizmo. I think it would restore a shorted out battery or revive a battery that would normally be traded in. Anyone have info on such a gadget or remember when it was talked about. I looked in the archives but did not fin

KR> Battery

2009-12-17 Thread MICHAEL SYLVESTER
Hi Guys, I have a friend in our local EAA Chapter that is a retired helicopter mechanic from the National Guard. When it comes to electrical and mechanical advice I listen closely to what he say's. He also has three Homebuilts to his credit and working on number four. His choice of batteries is

KR> Battery type

2009-12-17 Thread Paul & Karen Smith
The major difference between aircraft and auto batteries is the plate design. (among other things like robust construction and longer shelf life) You see cars tend to do frequent starts and short recharge times (down the corner shop for a pint of milk) but don't need to run very long if the alter

KR> Battery type

2009-12-16 Thread laser...@juno.com
The next generation of battery technology after gel cell is AGM - Absorbent Glass Mat. It comes in all sizes so get the AGM with the highest Ah rating that will fit your battery box. Of the AGM batteries, you want a "cranking" battery, as opposed to a golf cart or wheel chair battery. The Ah can

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2009-12-16 Thread Tim
Aviation Batteries you'd think would be held to a higher Standard as in> TSO http://www.concordebattery.com/batterytsoexplained.php - Original Message - From: To: "KRnet Posting" Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 6:47 AM Subject: KR> Battery type As long as

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2009-12-16 Thread Dan Heath
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of airgu...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:47 AM To: KRnet Posting

KR> Battery type

2009-12-16 Thread airgu...@comcast.net
As long as the subject is on the net. Does anyone have strong opinions as to why an aircraft battery is better for our application than an automobile one? Paul Derry, NH N7970K

KR> battery location

2009-12-14 Thread Tim
Battery installed on floor near the front door> Been -30's/-40s here for a week, New record at Edmonton International Airport -46c no/nil wind. I'm preheating my vehicle with a propane space heater...-40F same as -40c (-40 is where they both meet/merge)Feel like an Ice Pilot > New Rea

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2009-12-14 Thread airgu...@comcast.net
#2 Welding sounds like the ticket. It sounds as though length (in KR terms) doesn't matter. I still think shorter is better so I will move it forward since I have the time. Thanks to all. - Original Message - From: "Mark Langford" n5...@hiwaay.net Well I found a place that says

KR> battery cable

2009-12-14 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 09:13 PM 12/13/2009, you wrote: >There's a little article on that at >http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/bat_cabl.html where Bob says #2 welding >cable is the ticket...much more easily bent, and dirt cheap compared to >aircraft cable... > >Mark Langford

KR> battery location

2009-12-14 Thread Phillip Matheson
fo at http://www.krnet.org/info.html - Original Message - From: "Mark Langford" To: "KRnet" Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 1:58 PM Subject: Re: KR> battery location Paul in NH wrote: > Where do most folks place the battery? I was going to throw out that the be

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2009-12-13 Thread Mark Langford
Well I found a place that says a reasonable current draw for a Sentra starter can be as much as 200 amps, so based on that, a 2 AWG wire would be better, and the added weight would be minimal over that short 5' distance. Maybe that's what I used. I'd check the leftover box, but it's out at the

KR> battery location

2009-12-13 Thread Mark Langford
Paul in NH wrote: > Where do most folks place the battery? I was going to throw out that the best place is on the cabin side of the firewall, on top of the firewall shelf where mine is, but then it occured to me that not many people have removable front decks like I do, access would be limited

KR> battery location

2009-12-13 Thread Barry Kruyssen
Australia -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of airgu...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, 14 December 2009 12:29 PM To: KRnet Posting Subject: KR> battery location Now that winter has hit in force, I am looking at "improvements"

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2009-12-13 Thread airgu...@comcast.net
Now that winter has hit in force, I am looking at "improvements" to make. One is to move the battery from just behind the seat to some more forward location. One is in the engine compartment and the other is just forward of the main spar. The reason for the move is poor starting performance. Th

KR> Battery crossover (isolator)

2009-04-19 Thread laser...@juno.com
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KR> Battery crossover (isolator)

2009-04-19 Thread mbz...@comcast.net
I think you might have misunderstood me. I was talking about a crossover, or more commonly known as an isolator. There wouldn't be any mods to the dashboard. All an isolator does is isolates the batteries, so they are not "bank" charged. Just do a search on a battery isolator, and you will

KR> battery charger

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Langford
Dave Arbogast wrote: > Remember not to take your laptop above 10,000 msl as the hard drive > needs air for the heads to float above the platter. That's what they say, but I've flown mine at 12,000' on a regular basis, and even as high as 17,000. I think what they may mean is that system robust

KR> battery charger

2009-02-10 Thread Virgil N. Salisbury
I think that many would like to know what desulpherizer you use, Virg George Bearden wrote: > I work in an IT dept, and sometimes the old batteries get passed around. I > think that many of them will have life left even if they don't perform. I > think many of them need de-sulfa

KR> battery charger

2009-02-10 Thread Dave Arbogast, CISSP
Remember not to take your laptop above 10,000 msl as the hard drive needs air for the heads to float above the platter. -dave > I have been > thinking this arrangement would also give me a really cheap way to put a 110 > outlet on the panel or somewhere in the KR that I could plug in a laptop or

KR> battery charger

2009-02-09 Thread George Bearden
Since it is all made in China anyway, might as well get the 1 amp trickle charger from harbor Freight for $6 on sale. Gets the job done just as well. GeoB

KR> battery charger

2009-02-09 Thread George Bearden
riginal Message- From: bobby burington [mailto:bobbycrea...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 12:28 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> battery charger --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Oscar Zuniga wrote: > Question for you electronics types. One of our office UPSs died and I > snagged it on

KR> battery charger

2009-02-09 Thread Jeff Scott
One could certainly do that. But why? A quick look on line and I found wall wart type trickle chargers for as little as $16. Then you have something that is sealed, electrically safe, and probably has a UL listing rather than using something in a way it wasn't intended to be used. Take the U

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2009-02-09 Thread bobby burington
--- On Mon, 2/9/09, Oscar Zuniga wrote: > Question for you electronics types. One of our office UPSs > died and I snagged it on its way out to the trash. Hi Oscar, Yes it will make a trickle charger for any size battery. I have salvaged several of the UPS units you are talking about. Genera

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2009-02-09 Thread Glenn Martin
Oscar Zuniga wrote: > Question for you electronics types. One of our office UPSs died and I > snagged it on its way out to the trash. Opening it up, I see that it's quite > easy to replace the two sealed 7Ah, 12V batteries and put it back online > again. However, it occurred to me that it mig

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2009-02-09 Thread Oscar Zuniga
Question for you electronics types. One of our office UPSs died and I snagged it on its way out to the trash. Opening it up, I see that it's quite easy to replace the two sealed 7Ah, 12V batteries and put it back online again. However, it occurred to me that it might also be just fine to use

KR> Battery

2008-10-12 Thread Joe H Horton
Guys, Just to put up a point of information, I am using a battery that is a generic called a universal with dimensions of about 3" x 7" x 10" and 450 cold cranking amps. The first one I replaced at 2 years old last July during the annual. I replaced it for no real reason except $40 seemed l

KR> Battery placement

2008-10-12 Thread Pond Family
HI Gang I've got enough of my home repairs completed I can once again turn my attention to the little bird in the back yard. C-GGGW is a standard KR2 (6 gallon wing tank)with 350 hours on it using a hand prop 1835VW engine. The original engine was tired and needed replacing before it my tur

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2008-10-12 Thread Willie van der Walt
- From: "Pond Family" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 5:17 AM Subject: KR> Battery placement > HI Gang > I've got enough of my home repairs completed I can once again turn > my attention to the little bird in

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2008-10-12 Thread arnold d. seligman
Dear KRs, I have recently acquired a KR2S with a Subaru EA81 engine with reduction gear. My problem is that I am unable to find a battery (electric start) that will turn the engine over and fit into a battery box that measures 6 3/4" lg.x 4" wd.x 4 1/2" ht. Would appreciate your suggestions and

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2008-10-12 Thread Barry Kruyssen
old d. seligman Sent: Thursday, 18 May 2006 1:06 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> battery Dear KRs, I have recently acquired a KR2S with a Subaru EA81 engine with reduction gear. My problem is that I am unable to find a battery (electric start) that will turn the engine over and fit into a battery

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2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
http://krbuilder.org/FirewallForward/index.html About the 5th thumbnail from the bottom. I bought it from DigiKey for about $50. It cranks the 2180 with a geared starter with no problem and has been around for over 3 years. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Mark, So, why do you suppose that your battery was Bulged? See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is over. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
2, 2005 4:16 AM Subject: KR> battery had bulged > Mark, > So, why do you suppose that your battery was Bulged? > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING

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2008-10-12 Thread Ron Freiberger
That 5.4 Amp Charge rate is a rel tipoff. Ron Freiberger mail to ronandmar...@earthlink.net This is a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) type battery and is optimized by a charge rate of 5.4A till it reaches 14.4 to 14.7 volts. Once fully charged this type of battery must have a charger tha

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Ron Lee
> I have now flight tested this battery and DO NOT recommend it any > longer. Mark >Langford, I suggest you remove yours and replace it as well as anyone else >who may have one. Many RVs use Odyssey batteries: http://www.odysseybatteries.com/ I use the PC-680 Ron Lee

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Al Hawkins
Subject: Re: KR> battery had bulged The battery is a Power Sonic http://www.portablepower.com/items/batteries/SLA/1/Powersonic/PS-12180/P S-12180NB/SL105/35L105S3 PS-12180NB. This is a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) type battery and is optimized by a charge rate of 5.4A till it reaches 1

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread billsta...@peoplepc.com
I HAVE A USE CAR BATTERY FOR MY 1600 CC vw cost $15 works fine - Original Message - From: "Al Hawkins" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: RE: KR> battery had bulged I am using the compufire voltage regulator for Harl

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Mark Jones wrote: > I have now flight tested this battery and DO NOT recommend it any longer. Mark > Langford, I suggest you remove yours and replace it as well as anyone else > who may have one. H. My flight test doesn't match your flight test. My battery is mounted on the cabin side of th

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
It brought out > all the hangar hounds from around the airport for a look. "Field stripping" > makes maintenance pretty easy. See > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/05102208m.jpg ... > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama Now that looks more like a project airplane than a flying airplane. Mark

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Martindale Family
To: "KRnet" Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:30 PM Subject: Re: KR> battery had bulged > The battery is a Power Sonic > http://www.portablepower.com/items/batteries/SLA/1/Powersonic/PS-12180/PS-12180NB/SL105/35L105S3 > PS-12180NB. This is a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) ty

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Steve Jacobs
might look into a regulator that's a little smarter than the one I have now + Like most things, battery design has its compromises - electrolyte (gel) volume, plate area, distance between plates etc. These parameters obviously effect size and weight for a given AH capacity and th

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
aniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC ---Original Message--- From: Mark Jones List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 10/22/05 21:06:43 To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> battery had bulged It brought out > all the hangar hounds from around the airport for a look. "Field stripping" >

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread phil brookman
yes over voltage can cook other stuff too radio trans pon some ign systems i am just figuring a good way to protect my stuff p - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobs" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: KR> battery had bulge

KR> battery had bulged

2008-10-12 Thread Al Hawkins
Jacobs Sent: October 23, 2005 9:41 AM To: 'KRnet' Subject: KR> battery had bulged might look into a regulator that's a little smarter than the one I have now + Like most things, battery design has its compromises - electrolyte (gel) volume, plate area, distance

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2008-10-12 Thread Brian Kraut
otside. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Robert L. Stone Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:54 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount Hi Brian, I noticed

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2008-10-12 Thread Don Chisholm
o keep it otside. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Robert L. Stone Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:54 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount Hi Brian, I noticed in

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2008-10-12 Thread VIRGIL N SALISBURY
iner for me to keep it otside. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -Original Message- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Robert L. Stone > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:54 AM >

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2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
building has expired. Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC ---Original Message--- From: VIRGIL N SALISBURY List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 10/16/05 11:05:36 To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount In a marine area, check out thr boat covers. Used ones may be free or cheap.

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2008-10-12 Thread Ron Freiberger
thlink.net -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dan Heath Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 11:15 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount Somebody needs to change the subject on this. Maybe something like ramp aircraft covers

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2008-10-12 Thread Brian Kraut
ginal Message- From: krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Don Chisholm Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:33 AM To: KRnet Subject: RE: KR> Battery Mount I'm an automotive upholsterer by trade and if you don'

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2008-10-12 Thread Jim Morehead
Netters, I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. Does anyone have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have done? I¹m open for all suggestions. Jim Morehead Cameron Park, CA I ran the engine yesterday. Now I also have a high dollar leaf blower!!

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2008-10-12 Thread VIRGIL N SALISBURY
Consider heat at the firewall location, Virg On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:39:45 -0700 Jim Morehead writes: > Netters, > I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. Does > anyone > have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have done? > I¹m open > for all sugges

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2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Does anyone have a pic? Duh! Try this, they are scattered throughout, but if you start by scrolling to the bottom of the thumbs, you will find one quickly. Email to da...@alltel.net if you have any questions. Congrats on running the engine. A major step to completion. http://krbuilder.org/Firewal

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2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
>I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. Does anyone >have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have done? Jim Morehead +++ When I moved my battery (main battery) to the firewall, I started to build a box/holder

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2008-10-12 Thread jscott.pi...@juno.com
Mine is done very much like Larry's upper battery. It sits on a piece of 1/4" angle aluminum with a pair of long holddown bolts and a simple strap to hold the battery tight against the firewall. I was told that with my battery sitting about 3 inches from the left exhaust pipe, my battery wouldn

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2008-10-12 Thread billsta...@peoplepc.com
ber 14, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: KR> Battery Mount Netters, I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. Does anyone have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have done? I¹m open for all suggestions. Jim Morehead Cameron Park, CA I ran the engine yesterday. Now I

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