May 24, 2006

This evening’s task was to get started on mounting the EFIS keep alive battery. A good place for this is between the firewall and sub panel near the glove box. I decided to make another hinge down tray to support it, and make access to it easier. Here it is partially riveted.

Here’s where it will fit in the plane. Space is tight!

This is approximately where the battery will sit. Maybe a tad further back. I will also mount the shottky diode to the tray, but it has to be insulated from the airframe, so I’ll have to put it on some phenolic board or something. Gell cell batteries are good, because you can mount them in practically any orientation.