Battery Cutoff Switch installed
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Topic: Battery Cutoff Switch installed
Posted By: beken
Subject: Battery Cutoff Switch installed
Date Posted: 28 May 2007 at 9:44pm
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To save me from stripping my battery terminal screws and the thread in
the battery, I bought a cut-off switch. I bought it from
Fierostore, but also found it on ebay for...more. Lordco stocks
the version for the top posts but not the sidepost batteries. After mounting it neatly, I found there wasn't enough room to thread the positive cable between the engine and battery box, so I had to route the switch over the battery box. I'll have to work on that as it does look kind of messy. So when I store the car, I just have to give the knob a quarter turn and the battery is disconnected. A clean and safe way as I was always aware of the possibility of zapping myself good connecting and disconnecting the battery all the time.  -------------  Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 01 June 2007 at 7:06pm
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I was thinking about getting that as I store my car over the winter...and my battery is stripped also and hate the thought of when I have to remove it this year or any time in the future ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 03 June 2007 at 8:44am
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And speaking of storing over winter... Harbor Freight has small weather proof permanently installed 1.5 (I think) amp chargers for those of you that can get a cord to the car. Just make sure you install the charger so the cutoff switch doesn't cut off the charger!  |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 03 June 2007 at 8:20pm
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Ken does it just twist and turns off, or do you have to unthread it all the way and the joint comes apart. Just curious. It it just twists and shuts off like a switch I might buy a couple like that. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 04 June 2007 at 1:30pm
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Actually, it's a pretty clever design. The bottom of the knob is a metal plate. It is that metal plate the makes the connection between the top plate and the bottom one. So it only takes a quarter turn to connect or disconnect the battery. Nothing else actually comes off. Race cars which do not have a proper t-handled battery disconnect use these as emergency can just twist the knob and the electricals are killed.
------------- Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Capt Fiero wrote:Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 6:00am
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Well looks like I might grab a couple of them then. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 9:53am
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You can get the top post mount ones at Lordco. I saw them there. But they didn't have any of the side post ones. I got mine from Fierostore, but also saw them on eBay and noticed they lowered the price by $5 from the last time I looked. With the Canadian dollar being what it is, this looks to be a good price.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Side-Post-Battery-Master-Disconnect-Cut-Off-Switch_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42606QQihZ006QQitemZ160122473551 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Side-Post-Battery-Master-Disc onnect-Cut-Off-Switch_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42606QQihZ0 06QQitemZ160122473551
------------- Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |