Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 11:50:56 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [32.97.166.32] (HELO prserv.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.1) with ESMTP id 1861107 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:01:56 -0500 Received: from oemcomputer (slip-12-65-211-247.mis.prserv.net[12.65.211.247]) by prserv.net (out2) with SMTP id <2002111215014920206rnmvfe>; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:01:49 +0000 From: "Larry Henney" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] charging the battery easily X-Original-Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:01:00 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c28a5c$515f0040$f7d3410c@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Bob Writes >Is it possible to charge the battery using > the battery > lead from the alternator. I guess I would have to turn on the > master and > pull the breaker on the turn and bank. Bob, Two elegant thoughts I've seen on this problem discern between trickle charging or jump starting. I too have a piano hinged cowl and don't want to remove it to jump a dead battery. I installed a cessna style female plug in my passenger seat back. It has a fiberglass cover that and is easily accessible (and away from the prop) for jump starting. The power is fed back through my 50 amp breaker through my hydraulic pump power circuit to my firewall mounted battery. The other solution has been mentioned already. Hide a small connector with light wire for a trickle charging circuit. It is important to use an "auto shutoff" charger for this application. Larry