Andrew Hamilton
Member
Not so much an RV-7A question, but all RV's with the battery on the LHS of the firewall.
Due to the time involved in removing the cowls I was thinking of placing some remote battery terminal posts possibly fastened to the engine mounts below the oil filler door.
Couldn't find any posts on the subject so was wondering has anyone else done something similar.
If posts were mounted below the oil door they could be easily accessed for the new mini jump starters that are now quite common.
Remote posts could be fabricated or bought as parts from the many cars that have a similar thing when their battery is placed in the boot/trunk.
I have enough suitable cable left over from the build so am wondering if there is any reason not to try this.
My thought was to run the positive lead straight from the battery but maybe the negative lead as an earth from the engine as it is closer.
The posts could be suitably capped when not in use. I think these points could also be used for charging the battery too ?
Would appreciate any thoughts on if this sensible and the best way to go about it.
Cheers,
Andrew Hamilton
Australia
RV-7A
Due to the time involved in removing the cowls I was thinking of placing some remote battery terminal posts possibly fastened to the engine mounts below the oil filler door.
Couldn't find any posts on the subject so was wondering has anyone else done something similar.
If posts were mounted below the oil door they could be easily accessed for the new mini jump starters that are now quite common.
Remote posts could be fabricated or bought as parts from the many cars that have a similar thing when their battery is placed in the boot/trunk.
I have enough suitable cable left over from the build so am wondering if there is any reason not to try this.
My thought was to run the positive lead straight from the battery but maybe the negative lead as an earth from the engine as it is closer.
The posts could be suitably capped when not in use. I think these points could also be used for charging the battery too ?
Would appreciate any thoughts on if this sensible and the best way to go about it.
Cheers,
Andrew Hamilton
Australia
RV-7A