Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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My battery is in the normal location on the firewall (SS7) and I ran a full size + and - cable from the battery terminals down the firewall and terminated in the bottom cowl rear air outlet area. The ends are normally capped so they can't be shorted together, but can be easily reached for battery charging or jump starting without removing the cowl.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Jim,
I'm not quite to the wiring stage yet, but I had planned to "permanently" install the a Battery Tender cable and route it thru the firewall to be accessible under and forward of the panel. I'm liking your approach though that doesn't bother with having to pass thru the firewall with the other wiring and yet would still be very accessible.
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon
I have a big quick disconnect under the CP side of the instrument panel, the
pluggable side is a modified set of jumper cables. The plug looks like this one:
http://www.parts-express.com/smh-sy1...ector--263-120
The inside connector ties to the starter solenoid, and ground.
I use it from time to time in the winter, since the IO-120 is a bear to start
when the temp gets down to zero-ish
Jeff
Jiott,
Your design sounds like something that a person could connect to the traditional jumper cables - meaning a person could get a jump just about anywhere if needed.
Do you happen to have a photo of your installation?
Our S7 would be similar as we have the standard location on the firewall for the primary battery.
I like the idea of no firewall penetration and something that does not interfere with removing the cowl.
Dave S
Kitfox 7 Trigear (Flying since 2009)
912ULS Warp Drive
St Paul, MN
Dave, sorry no pictures. Actually right now the cables are not on due to some fooling around I was doing. When I put them back on I will try to remember to take some photos. Actually it is really simple:
I used the same gauge cables as goes to the starter.
Crimped and soldered on the large ring terminals on both ends of the cables.
Sandwiched them under the existing battery cables on the battery posts.
I may move the negative off the battery and connect it to engine ground.
The two cables bend 90 degrees at the battery and come straight down the firewall to a couple inches below it.
The are held in place in a couple places by some rivet-on zip tie anchors.
The large ring terminals on the bottom make an excellent place to clamp on jumper cables or battery charger.
Just make sure you cap off the bottom ends (or spread them far enough apart) so there is no chance of shorting them together when not in use.
That's it folks, super simple.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS