As I thought about it after sending that.. I can see no harm in mounting a
two switches breaking both the positve and negative(other then another item
to buy, maintain and/or fail). This would allow any failure to be overcome by
the auxillary switch(which ever one doesn't get used in an emergency) and
even better can be located in different areas for easier access to one or the
other by an emrgency crew.
Remember though, I'm just a bike guy and am not familiar with the car rules
concerning this.
Just a thought.
TD
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Sparky, I don't believe it matters a bit function wise. Failure wise on the
other hand I do believe matters if running straight from the battery(just
like a main breaker).
Concerning the wire connecting the switch to the battery:
If it's on the positive side and it shorts it will cause fire and/or meltdown.
If it's on the negative side and it shorts it will keep the circuit alive.
Either way you decide, my reccomendation would be to put it as close to the
battery as possible and run the connecting lead inside a rubber hose if
there's any chance at all of it getting knicked or scraped in an accident.
TD
> what are the pros or cons of putting the master cut off switch on the
> ground side or postive side of your batteries?
>
> "Sparky"
> Lakester 2211
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