Ferg, It seems to me there are real advantages in having the battery forward
(as Bob Harrison + convenient access). Even with a 914, a Woodcomp SR3000, a
17 amp hr Odyysey, and a very full panel, I found that a forward battery
gave me an ideal C of G position with 3 lbs of lead fixed to the rudder post
in the fin. 3 lbs is probably less than the wire needed to get decent
performance from an aft placed battery. So I would recommend planning
forward until proved otherwise.
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:23 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Aft battery
>I seem to recall someone placing his/her battery aft to balance the
> aircraft. I would like to ask if that someone would be kind enough to
> describe how the square-type item is mounted in the roundie-kind aft
> fuselage - contoured bulkheads, foam filler, size plywood etc.
> Thanks, Ferg
> Still wiring
>
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