batt. box
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Brad Brady
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Re: batt. box
zreyn,
If you were to build a new box, you wouldn't make it like the original, would you?.....I wouldn't
.....That may take some significant paper work....Brad
If you were to build a new box, you wouldn't make it like the original, would you?.....I wouldn't
.....That may take some significant paper work....Brad-
Zreyn
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Re: batt. box
brad,
Naw I would prolly make a rack instead if there was some way to get by with it seeing as how it's already on the firewall as per the avcon lyc STC so being in a fully ventilated area it doesn't need a box. My background is all airline & large A/C I sometimes get confused about 337's STC's & such.I can make a snazzy stainless box or rack just not sure how to make it legal or if I need to.
Naw I would prolly make a rack instead if there was some way to get by with it seeing as how it's already on the firewall as per the avcon lyc STC so being in a fully ventilated area it doesn't need a box. My background is all airline & large A/C I sometimes get confused about 337's STC's & such.I can make a snazzy stainless box or rack just not sure how to make it legal or if I need to.
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n2582d
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Re: batt. box
Zreyn,
If you do consider the Odyssey battery as an alternative to the original here's some information that might help.
The mount here http://www.odysseybatteries.com/fullsiz ... hdslvr.htm is less than a pound and $38.75 from A/C Spruce. It might be cheaper directly from West Coast Batteries (1-888-379-2555). You would have to get a field approval for installation. Maybe handing over a few cool beverages in exchange for a sign off from your airline's DER might do the trick. Unless you have an understanding FSDO or a friend who is a DER my guess is that is going to be cheaper to just get the STCed mount from FADodge. A DER is going to want to see that the mount is able to handle X amount of Gs. This test wouldn't be too difficult--even if he wanted a 10 G load that would only be around 150 lbs. A DER might also be concerned about the heat an exposed battery is subject to in the engine compartment. Burl's Aircraft makes a non-STCed mount for the C-180/185 but it requires a heat shield to be used in conjunction with it. http://www.skygeek.com/burl-aircraft-18 ... -tray.html (These parts are cheaper directly from Burl's Aircraft http://www.burlac.com/full_catalog.htm). I would think that it is actually going to be harder to get a field approval for your own mount now that FADodge has this one STCed for the C-170. Apparently these batteries are quite popular with the C-180 guys. I have an IA friend in the northwest who was able to get a field approval on an Odyssey installation on his C-180. If it would help, I could ask him for a copy of his paperwork which I could scan and send to you. Alternatively, you might try contacting Jacen Puerta, a C-170 association member in Alaska. I understand he has an Odyssey battery installed in his 170.
If you do consider the Odyssey battery as an alternative to the original here's some information that might help.
The mount here http://www.odysseybatteries.com/fullsiz ... hdslvr.htm is less than a pound and $38.75 from A/C Spruce. It might be cheaper directly from West Coast Batteries (1-888-379-2555). You would have to get a field approval for installation. Maybe handing over a few cool beverages in exchange for a sign off from your airline's DER might do the trick. Unless you have an understanding FSDO or a friend who is a DER my guess is that is going to be cheaper to just get the STCed mount from FADodge. A DER is going to want to see that the mount is able to handle X amount of Gs. This test wouldn't be too difficult--even if he wanted a 10 G load that would only be around 150 lbs. A DER might also be concerned about the heat an exposed battery is subject to in the engine compartment. Burl's Aircraft makes a non-STCed mount for the C-180/185 but it requires a heat shield to be used in conjunction with it. http://www.skygeek.com/burl-aircraft-18 ... -tray.html (These parts are cheaper directly from Burl's Aircraft http://www.burlac.com/full_catalog.htm). I would think that it is actually going to be harder to get a field approval for your own mount now that FADodge has this one STCed for the C-170. Apparently these batteries are quite popular with the C-180 guys. I have an IA friend in the northwest who was able to get a field approval on an Odyssey installation on his C-180. If it would help, I could ask him for a copy of his paperwork which I could scan and send to you. Alternatively, you might try contacting Jacen Puerta, a C-170 association member in Alaska. I understand he has an Odyssey battery installed in his 170.
Gary
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Zreyn
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Re: batt. box
I sure like the idea of that compact setup & long life batt, but it seems like a lot of paper work trouble for a bit of "cool" cause the setup I have now seems to serve very well & the issue of more paper work to build a new box makes a simple repair to the one that's been here since 1954 a lot more attractive.
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