If the battery is installed in the tail, what size cable is required
to connect it to the starter?
Keith P.
On 3/16/2010 6:53 PM,
angus.mckenzie@sympatico.ca wrote to rebel-
builders:
-> Just posted a photo of my rear battery mount to 'new files', 'fuselage',
-> but neglected to include any description.
->
->
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: "Wayne G. O'Shea" <
oifa@irishfield.on.ca>
-> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:11 PM
-> Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Battery in the Rear
->
->
-> > As I remember.. built with firewall in original position. I'd suggest
-> > planning, wire wise, for a battery box in the D bulkhead area.... a bit in
-> > front.. or a bit behind D bulk.... where ever you can fit it nicely to the
-> > passenger side of the floor. ELT beside it on the pilots side. Gives you
-> > plenty of floor that way if you need to sleep back there some rainy night
-> > on
-> > a back lake!
-> >
-> >
-> > ----- Original Message -----
-> > From: "Randy Riggs" <
tci@skynetbb.com>
-> > To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:53 PM
-> > Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Battery in the Rear
-> >
-> >
-> >> Wayne,
-> >> Perfect timing for this conversation on my end. I'm not a light firewall
-> >> forward, should I stick the battery as far back as possible?
-> >> Thanks
-> >> Randy
-> >> ----- Original Message -----
-> >> From: "Wayne G. O'Shea" <
oifa@irishfield.on.ca>
-> >> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:23 PM
-> >> Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Battery in the Rear
-> >>
-> >>
-> >>>I think what Walter typed my have mislead you. If you install it in the
-> >>>back
-> >>> to start with... you will not be moving it forward once you go to
-> >>> floats.
-> >>>
-> >>> MAM 1800 amphib's c of g is around 10.7 inches after of aircraft
datum (
-> >>> the
-> >>> front door post/leading edge of wing)
-> >>>
-> >>> If you have cut your firewall back 3" from kit received condition you'll
-> >>> be
-> >>> good with the battery at least behind the tailcone curtain. If you
-> >>> haven't
-> >>> cut the firewall back you'll be wanting it further down the cone...
-> >>>
-> >>>
-> >>> ----- Original Message -----
-> >>> From: <
snowyrvr@mtaonline.net>
-> >>> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:06 PM
-> >>> Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Battery in the Rear
-> >>>
-> >>>
-> >>>> I'm thinking I might reserve a place on the F wall for when I'm on
-> >>>> floats
-> >>>> but install it now in the tail. Unfortuneately I didn't plan to route
-> >>>> cables back there when building the tailcone. Now I'll have the
weight
-> >>>> of
-> >>>> cables and they'll be in the way as well. But...I'll also have 180 hp
-> >>>> <grinning>
-> >>>>
-> >>>> Original Message:
-> >>>> -----------------
-> >>>> From: Walter Klatt
Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca
-> >>>> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:18:10 -0700
-> >>>> To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> >>>> Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Battery in the Rear
-> >>>>
-> >>>>
-> >>>> My Odyssey PC625 is still going strong after 10 years. Just 13.2
-> >>>> pounds,
-> >>>> and
-> >>>> have mine mounted on the firewall forward. Even ran it dead a couple
-> >>>> years
-> >>>> ago, when I left the master on, but a 15 minute Honda generator
charge
-> >>>> was
-> >>>> all it took to start my engine again, and has been good ever since.
-> >>>>
-> >>>> A lot of people go for the 680, don't know why, as I think the PC625
is
-> >>>> the
-> >>>> better battery...
-> >>>>
http://www.odysseyfactory.com/battspecs.html
-> >>>>
-> >>>> But wouldn't hurt to mount it back as far as you can to help with CG.
-> >>>> Doesn't matter on floats, but probably helps with wheels. Although
with
-> >>>> VGs
-> >>>> on the underside of the tail, probably not needed on wheels either.
-> >>>>
-> >>>> Walter
-> >>>>
-> >>>> -----Original Message-----
-> >>>> From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On
Behalf Of
-> >>>> craig
-> >>>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 10:25 PM
-> >>>> To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> >>>> Subject: [rebel-builders] Battery in the Rear
-> >>>>
-> >>>> I'm looking at putting my battery in the T cone due to the 0360 up
-> >>>> front.
-> >>>> I
-> >>>> found one photo in the archives of this. Does anyone have any
helpful
-> >>>> advice or photos they can share? Thanks. Craig
-> >>>>
-> >>>> "Engine will be delivered in 2 weeks, panel stuff on bench waiting
-> >>>> install,
-> >>>> fly by this Fall!
-> >>>>
-> >>>>
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