New batteries now installed (what a hassle! Captive nut plates would have been
really nice!) & float charger doing its thing on my KR-2. Will pursue oil
leaks on VW today or tomorrow (more hassle).
Sid Wood
Tri-gear KR-2 N6242
Mechanicsville, MD, USA
The last email I sent to the net with the subject line "Batteries" was
sent accidentally. It was unfinished, a draft. It got sent by mistake
and was just getting started. I'll finish it and submit it when it's
finished but please ignore the previous incomplete version. Gluejam
tells me I've end
Larry said,
> "I will trust my little 4 AMP hour backup battery"
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ho ho ho ho ho hee hee hee.
4 Ah?
What can anyone do with 4 amp hours I ask you? That's not enough amp
hours to even make a small puddle. The World, nay, the Universe Itself
cannot help but burst its seams
At 01:26 PM 10/13/2015, you wrote:
>What can anyone do with 4 amp hours I ask you?
+++
It can run my fuel tanks dry, thank you. My engine runs on mags and
I don't need a radio or lights to stay airborne. And if my alternator
is still functioning it wi
On 10/13/2015 6:38 PM, Flesner via KRnet wrote:
> It can run my fuel tanks dry, thank you.
Well said. I have a small 7ah battery located on the E-bus as a
secondary battery in my Glastar, and it will run everything on my E-bus
for at least an hour before it fails, and that is presuming that bo
At 01:26 PM 10/13/2015, you wrote:
>A light weight battery is kind of cute I suppose. But what good is it?
+++
You call it cute, I call it beautiful. It saved my A** once so it is
flight tested. All I need to sustain flight is to run 1 fuel pump,
I don't see anything you Larry or Dj have said that indicates you have
anything substantial there. Certainly nothing that going to "save your
bacon." If you are in the air that's one thing. It's coming down and
getting back up in the air again when conditions are stressful - that's
when you need
On 10/14/2015 01:50 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote:
> It's coming down and
> getting back up in the air again when conditions are stressful - that's
> when you need something substantial. If you are stuck on a ramp
> somewhere in Wyoming in winter, for instance, lets say it's 2 AM
> (airplanes
particular plane with the backup only needed for avionics,
not for critical things like ignition and fuel pump.
Original Message
Subject: Re: KR> Batteries
From: Dj Merrill via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Wed, October 14, 2015 11:46 am
To: KRnet
Cc: Dj Merr
-Original Message-
>From: brian.kraut--- via KRnet
>When I was working on my 2S which was to have a Corvair with electronic
>ignition and fuel only in the wings and needing a fuel pump I thought of
>the backup battery situation
I too only have wing tanks with Facet fuel pumps. Years ago w
Mark Jones said,
> "So, what does this have to do with batteries? NOTHING. It does however
tell you that you need back up systems on all phases to save your bacon."
Tells me that. Good story.
It also tells me something I didn't know about how powerful the Ellison
suction is. Mine suctions f
On 10/15/2015 6:49 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote:
> I'm taking
> measures, with my battery installation, to make sure as best I can that
> there will be nothing to interfere with me using lots of electrics to
> land, taxi to the fuel dowser, fill up, get back in the plane, start the
> engine
Thank you Mark Jones and Brian and Dj and Larry and everyone who
contributed to this discussion. I've forgotten who said what - quoting
helps eliminate that and I use it all the time but this time I've
forgotten in which email who said what, and of course the question of
when is just as unknown as
Hi Netters,
I have just installed a new maintenance free lead calcium battery in my car.Has
anyone had any adverse effects from this type of battery.?Has anyone used this
type of battery in an aircraft ,with no problems.?One cannot measure the SG
with an hydrometer,with the lead calcium battery,
Hey net, I have checked the archives, and didn't get the information i was
lookikng for. what seems to be the best battery a KR2 with a VW 1835??
Lee Van Dyke
Mesa AZ
l...@vandyke5.com
You want an ODYSSEY battery for any/every engine, they are small, lightish :-)
and heaps of cranking power.
They are great, I already have one for my plane, wouldn't use anything else.
See http://www.odysseyfactory.com/ for more info.
Barry Kruyssen
Cairns, Australia
RAA 19-3873
k...@bigpond.
Lee Van Dyke asked what type of battery to use in a KR with a 1835 VW engine.
Lee, I have a 1835 Great Plains VW in my KR-2. I have a 14 ampere-hour battery
that I bought from B and C Specialty. It is a sealed starved electolyte lead
battery. It is 5.88 inches wide, 5.63 inches high, and 3.43
I bought a battery from Walmart that is one of their Everstart brand and is
made for motorcycles or lawn tractors, 12 volt nearly 400 cranking amps. You
just have to put the electrolyte in your self and charge it fully before using
it. Be careful...they switch the poles from make to make! Don
Barry, which model Odyssey battery do you have and what engine are you using
it on?
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI
-Original Message-
From: Barry Kruyssen [mailto:k...@bigpond.com]
You want an ODYSSEY battery for any/every engine, they are small, lightish
:-) and heaps of cranking power.
Hi Mark,
Odyssey have different codes for their batteries in different countries.
I'm using an Australian ES-12V700 which is the US part number PC-625
Weight = 6kg (13.2lb)
CCA rating = 265 Amps
A maximum 700 pulse amp discharge
It can be fitted on any angle except inverted, on any side is OK.
Thanks guys for the great info re: batteries, chargers, & Ellison carb.
Once again, excellent resources from list members.
On 10/15/2015 5:24 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote:
A netter asked about why the batteries explode: generally in the auto world my
experience has been that the times they have exploded on me, and there have
been several, is the battery generally is either shorted internally, and
ignites the charging gases, or vapors get trapped and some other ca
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