Saturday, May 06, 2006

Battery - 2 hours (238 Total)

Today I placed the battery and BRS rocket.

When installing the hardware for the BRS parachute, I spaced the hardware so the battery would fit between the aluminum angles.

Since the battery is resting on two bolts which hold the aluminum angle in place, I put thick pieces of foam rubber under the battery. This should keep the bolt heads from damaging the batter due to vibration.

I also used some excess aluminum angle to protect the top of the battery from the pipe clamp I used to hold it into place.

The pictures don't show it, but the pipe clamp is also holding onto one of the steel frame members for extra support.