REFLECTOR: Battery options

[John Dibble]

I have 000 gauge wire and a car battery up front.  Works great with my 
Franklin.  I also use a Honda starter.

John

On 2/11/2014 1:29 PM, Hiroo Umeno wrote:
> Fellow builders,
> I have two Odyssey PC680s in the nose of my plane wired in parallel.  
> While this setup works for the most part, starting the big 6 cylinder 
> Franklin can be a bit tasking.
> I am considering doing something about it when we take the plane apart 
> for condition inspection and upgrade next winter.  So...
>
>   * Would it make sense to move the batteries to the rear bulkhead
>     close to CG assuming the W&B issue can be worked out in the nose? 
>     This will reduce the wire run length.
>   * Would it make sense to keep the batteries where they are now in
>     the nose and add additional 0-gauge wires (and back) to reduce
>     current loss?
>
> I know that going to 24V system will give me less current to drive the 
> starter but that is a fairly extensive change on the rest of the 
> aircraft systems.
> Any other ideas?
> Hiroo
>
>
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