Position of the voltage regulator

So I am to the point of mounting the voltage Regulator on the STOL 750 I started in 23 . The Zenith pictorial guide shows it mounted to the plate the coil pack is mounted to . 

The U L  Power interactive guide says to put in on the fire wall due to vibration and heat .

It would appear that mounting it on the firewall is creating an air flow problem due to the close proximity of "L" brackets and so forth . However the leads for the regulator are long enough to go to the firewall.

Has anyone had any experience on the mounting location?? 

 This is a computer controlled airplane and A+ voltage is critical.

So if anyone has any advise I would appreciate it.

Thanks

William 

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Permalink Reply by Jim and Amelia Isaacs on Sunday

I bolted the Ducati VR that came with my 701 FWF kit to the firewall, five years and 230 hours in service. No problems so far…

Permalink Reply by Perry Delano yesterday

I did the same as Jim, but got a poor ground through Zinc Chromate (anchor bolts might even have been a bit loose). Sanded off some ZC tightened anchor bolts, might have even added a ground cable to be sure. It’s on FW engine side directly in front of CP. 16 hours run time 3 hours in the air w/o issue.

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