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Bob,Â This discussion poses a (probably dumb) question.Â My system consists of a L40 alternator, LR3C-14 regulator and the 2 circuit breakers and lamp that come with B&C's installation kit.Â ...

Try google for Fire Barrier 2000.Â Like that it comes in grey.Â Steve

On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 6:41 AM Jeff Parker <foghorn757@gmail.com (Iâ€™m using fire barrier 2000 by 3M on my RV8 project. ...

Bob,Â The slow prop became more noticeable after rebuilding the engine last summer.Â Fresh cylinders along with upping the compression ratio from 7 to 8.5.Â Â
Â The battery and solenoids are loc ...

Bob.Â Thanks for the help.Â I had a chance to do the voltage tests like you suggested.Â They were fairly similar to your your're example.Â While cranking the voltage at the battery was around ...

Bob,Â Thank you for the reply.Â I will try to get out to the hanger early next week and check the voltage readings.Â The battery is a PC680 at three months old.Â Â Do you have a method you would s ...

Can someone with more knowledge than me on the subject, tell me the difference between a series wound motor and a PM motor. Also, does the series wound have more torque. Is it more durable.
I ha ...

Yeah. Heating from the bottom would probably be better. The bottom of the box is open. Maybe I can put a steel plate on the bottom of the box and attach the pad with a magnetic strip. Any thoughts ...

While waiting for the preheat on my engine I got to thinking about warming up the battery a little. Was thinking of slipping a small silicone pad type heater in between the battery and the box. Don' ...

So, I put the ammeter in line as you suggested. Interesting results. With everything in the cockpit on, even the transponder, engine monitor and all the lites it only drew 3.1 amps. Add 3 more when ...

Okay, some more info.
I have a glastar with an O-320 and a B&C 40 amp alternator and LR3C.
The main battery is an Odyssey 680 mounted on the firewall.
Battery #2 is the 9 ah located in the back ...

Bob,
The second battery is a small 9 ah sealed lead acid batt. The kind with 2 fast-on tabs to connect to. It's purpose is to operate a few things on the ground, like comm, efis, cabin lites, ciga ...

Just a followup on this thread.
The question was how to charge an "accessory" battery off the main buss.
I ran about 16' of #20 wire, with the schottky diode and a 7.5 amp fuse in line ...

Ok. I think I will give that a try. Is there a particular diode you would recommend to use for this.
I am not quite ready to run the engine yet, so I will try to test it using the main battery ...

Some interesting ideas. What exactly is a schottky diode. Is it different than a standard diode.
If the small battery was very low in charge how much current do you think could flow in the 20 wi ...

Joe,
I think that would work to charge the battery, but I'm not sure that would do what I want. My intention here is to be able to turn on this small accessory buss without turning on the main and ...

I have a small 9ah sealed lead-acid battery in the back of my plane that I use mainly to operate some things on the ground without having to use the main battery which is on the firewall. It is also ...

Thank you. Those are the answers I was looking for.
Steve

I'm at that point where I need to install a transponder antenna on the bottom of my fiberglass fuselage. Research shows differing opinions on several issues.
-Location, For a number of reasons I a ...