Europa-List: Anyone install battery aft of baggage bay bulkhead?

[Paul McAllister <paul.mcallister@qia.net>]

Ron,

I installed a 16AH Odyssey battery under the starboard side baggage bay.  I
used #4 welding cable and it works fine.  If you wanted to go further back
it wouldn't really be a problem.

About 22' of welding cable was required to put it under the baggage bay and
that stuff weights a lot.  If I was to do it over again I would calculate
out what would happen if I put the battery on the fire wall and offset it
with lead in the tail.  My hypothesis is that net weight gain would be less
because you would eliminate a long run of heavy cable.

Just my 2 cents worth

Paul