david cromie
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| posted on 27/7/03 at 11:31 PM |
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Battery cutout switch
Is it ok to use the battery cutout switch on the Negative side of the battery or are there any pitfalls? tks to all for past help. david
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ned
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| posted on 28/7/03 at 09:30 AM |
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can't see any reason why it should be a problem. just break the earth and voila, no power!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Rorty
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| posted on 29/7/03 at 05:52 AM |
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david cromie:
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Is it ok to use the battery cutout switch on the Negative side of the battery
That's the only side it should be connected to!
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 29/7/03 at 10:58 PM |
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the use of a battery switch was discussed about a year ago.
There is a tiny issue of operating the switch with the engine running.
If you do, the alternator will continue to power the car and the engine wont stop. Alternators dont like battery removal and can shag themselves as a
result.
Race switches have an extra terminal to break the ignition feed to the coil also.
If its just for anti theft, you probably arnt going to operate the switch running. If its an engine kill you are after, it wont stop the motor.
atb
steve
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