I installed my battery just aft of the flap tube and calculated the
weight penalty to be 1.5lb using #4 aircraft cable. I have submitted an
article for the next edition of the Europa Flyer which includes
discussion about the relative merits of battery position.
Regards
Nigel Charles
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul
McAllister
Sent: 22 September 2006 00:23
Subject: Europa-List: Anyone install battery aft of baggage bay
bulkhead?
<paul.mcallister@qia.net>
Ron,
I installed a 16AH Odyssey battery under the starboard side baggage bay.
I
used #4 welding cable and it works fine. If you wanted to go further
back
it wouldn't really be a problem.
About 22' of welding cable was required to put it under the baggage bay
and
that stuff weights a lot. If I was to do it over again I would
calculate
out what would happen if I put the battery on the fire wall and offset
it
with lead in the tail. My hypothesis is that net weight gain would be
less
because you would eliminate a long run of heavy cable.
Just my 2 cents worth
Paul
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