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fly4grins(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:39 am Post subject: AeroElectric-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 11/30/22

Hi Art-

I wouldn't alter the battery box at all.  In my case, I used plywood to shim the battery.  Should I want to go back to a 'standard' sized battery in the future, all I have to do is scrap the shims.  Easy, and offers future flexibility.

FWIW- 



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 > I decided to try a cheap AGM battery in my airplane and it is working 

 > great. So well that I want to swap out the large battery box for one 

 > that is smaller and fits more nicely. But my battery (Super Start 

 > Power Sport Battery 

 > <https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/power-sport-agm/more-powersport/atv---motorcycle-accessories/batteries/adae772e612e/super-start-power-sport-battery-group-size-btx20l-agm/ssbn/etx20l?q=batteries&pos=0>) 

 > is slightly larger than the EarthX batteries so their boxes won't fit.

 >

 > Battery Dimensions: 6 1/8 (h) x 3 1/2 (w) x 7 (l)

 > Group Size BTX20L

 >

 > Any thoughts on places to shop?

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art(at)zemon.name
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:34 am Post subject: AeroElectric-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 11/30/22

Glenn,

That was my initial approach. Now that the new battery has proven itself, I know that I am not going back to a larger, heavier battery. This AGM has proven itself through hot and cold weather to hold a charge better and crank the engine faster.

I had to remove the engine for a rebuild. Since it is out of the way, I am taking the opportunity to clean up some miscellaneous stuff in the engine compartment, like swapping out the (now oversized) battery box.

Cheers,

    -- Art Z.

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:48 AM GLEN MATEJCEK <fly4grins(at)gmail.com (fly4grins(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

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		  Hi Art-

I wouldn't alter the battery box at all.  In my case, I used plywood to shim the battery.  Should I want to go back to a 'standard' sized battery in the future, all I have to do is scrap the shims.  Easy, and offers future flexibility.

FWIW- 

 	  Quote: 	

 > I decided to try a cheap AGM battery in my airplane and it is working 

 > great. So well that I want to swap out the large battery box for one 

 > that is smaller and fits more nicely. But my battery (Super Start 

 > Power Sport Battery 

 > <https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/power-sport-agm/more-powersport/atv---motorcycle-accessories/batteries/adae772e612e/super-start-power-sport-battery-group-size-btx20l-agm/ssbn/etx20l?q=batteries&pos=0>) 

 > is slightly larger than the EarthX batteries so their boxes won't fit.

 >

 > Battery Dimensions: 6 1/8 (h) x 3 1/2 (w) x 7 (l)

 > Group Size BTX20L

 >

 > Any thoughts on places to shop?

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