ColoradoSolar
Well Known Member
Hear me out, I am thinking about using 1 or 2 EarthX batteries in the 10 I am building and I know they should be behind the baggage bulkhead in the battery tray but I am going to have A/C in my plane and I don't want the tail to be too heavy. I will run some cg calculations before I make the final decision.
I was thinking about mounting the 1 or both batteries on the firewall, however since the heat in the engine is bad for the batteries I was thinking about mounting on the aft side of the firewall like what is in my 6A. This would provide many benefits like shorter cables for less weight and voltage drop. The aft side of the firewall would be much cooler and better for the batteries. Help to keep the cg forward with the A/C in the back. A downside is that they will be harder to get to even though I will have the access panel kit.
Has anyone ever done anything similar? I couldn't find anything in my search.
I was thinking about mounting the 1 or both batteries on the firewall, however since the heat in the engine is bad for the batteries I was thinking about mounting on the aft side of the firewall like what is in my 6A. This would provide many benefits like shorter cables for less weight and voltage drop. The aft side of the firewall would be much cooler and better for the batteries. Help to keep the cg forward with the A/C in the back. A downside is that they will be harder to get to even though I will have the access panel kit.
Has anyone ever done anything similar? I couldn't find anything in my search.