---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/15/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:13 AM - Battery recharge (George Frost) 2. 06:21 AM - Re: Battery recharge (Eugene Williams) 3. 08:41 AM - Re: Battery recharge (Ross Mickey) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:13:24 AM PST US From: George Frost Subject: RV6-List: Battery recharge --> RV6-List message posted by: George Frost Has anyone built a convenient means of recharging a weak battery without removing the battery housing? It is not easy to get at it especially with heavy clothing in the cold. George Frost ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:21:47 AM PST US From: "Eugene Williams" Subject: Re: RV6-List: Battery recharge Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:18:18 -0400 --> RV6-List message posted by: "Eugene Williams" I needed 12 volts for my Navaid at the panel so I ran a wire from the battery solenoid to just under the panel and used a bullet connector to the Navaid. When I want to charge the battery I disconnect the bullet and hook up a trickle charger. Works fine! You can be neater and connect the wire to a mini phone jack on the panel but you'd better carry an adapter in case you are caught out on a x-country. gene williams ----- Original Message ----- From: George Frost To: rv6-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 8:13 AM Subject: RV6-List: Battery recharge --> RV6-List message posted by: George Frost Has anyone built a convenient means of recharging a weak battery without removing the battery housing? It is not easy to get at it especially with heavy clothing in the cold. George Frost ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:41:49 AM PST US From: "Ross Mickey" Subject: Re: RV6-List: Battery recharge --> RV6-List message posted by: "Ross Mickey" George, There are a number of ways. Bob K. at http://www.aeroelectric.com/ has a design for a plug that is protected with a solenoid. Or, you can modify the end of a trickle charger by attaching a cigarette lighter end on it and plug it into your always hot aux power plug if you have one. I bought a trickle charger from Batteries Plus and it came with two ends interchangeable with a plug. One end is the standard clamps. The other end has two ring connectors protected with an in line fuse. You put this on your battery and secure the end under the instrument panel. All you do is plug the trickle charger in and off you go. Ross N9PT RV6A ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Frost" > > Has anyone built a convenient means of recharging a weak battery > without removing the battery housing? It is not easy to get at it > especially with heavy clothing in the cold. > > George Frost