REFLECTOR: Battery options

[Hiroo Umeno]

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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