Battery charging.

[NYTOM]

Has anyone come up with a nifty way to plug in a battery tender without removing the cowl? Thinking about mounting a plug just inside the oil door but wondered if someone has done something better. We have some pretty creative folks here.

[DEWATSON]

I made up a line from the battery side of the battery tender chord and ran it from the battery to the inside of the front baggage compartment on my 8. Works great for low voltage charging. Open the baggage door and the charging line is laying on the ledge of the baggage door.

[Bevan]

I glassed in a used oil door from a Cessna 150 on the bottom of the cowl near the battery. I have a piper style charge receptacle suspended from the motor mount right above the door. The oil door included the hidden hinge and door trim.

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Bevan

[vasrv7a]

Originally Posted by NYTOM

Has anyone come up with a nifty way to plug in a battery tender without removing the cowl? Thinking about mounting a plug just inside the oil door but wondered if someone has done something better. We have some pretty creative folks here.

I have the plug mounted along the engine mount just inside the oil door... It has been a perfect spot for 4 years with no problems at all... close to the battery and very easy to access.

Good luck,

Victor

[John Tierney]

EAAer Jack Dueck has an extension cord idea in this video that should also work.
http://bcove.me/qj7rkurv

[Bavafa]

When I bought my battery tender charger about 6 years ago, it came with a nice round plug/harness that is mounted near the battery and close to the oil door on the top cowl. I simply plug the charger thru the oil door each time the RV is in the hanger. I have looked on internet and have not found this setup offered any more but it is a very nice and easy setup to plug in the charger. Incidentally, I have not had any issues plugging my battery to the charger, six years on and still cranking as strong.

[NYTOM]

I guess I'm on a popular track. Just need to find a cool polarized plug set up. The modified electrical extension cord method is economical but I'd rather do something a little more substantial . Thanks for the feed back.

[wirejock]

Originally Posted by NYTOM

I guess I'm on a popular track. Just need to find a cool polarized plug set up. The modified electrical extension cord method is economical but I'd rather do something a little more substantial . Thanks for the feed back.

How about something like this?
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...clickkey=33599

[912ry]

I used a Piper receptacle mounted to the engine mount with adel clamps, just inside the oil door. I used heavy cables for the short run to the battery. I then fitted a piper plug to my charger. Now I can jump start a dead battery or charge it from the same point. Both ways have been tested and work!
Just about every FBO around has a start cart with a Piper plug.

[krw5927]

I installed one 12V cigarette lighter receptacle in the panel that is directly connected to the battery (through a 10A fuse). Easy to plug a battery tender in, and never any question about polarity.