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Old 12-14-07, 07:33 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Battery disconnect wiring

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Originally Posted by MReid View Post
Run both the + battery and the alternator output to the input of the switch, then run the output of the switch to the + distribution block or starter solenoid. When you throw the switch you kill everything. There is no practical way to do this by breaking the ground.
However, this approach leaves a high current capable live wire running direct to to the Alternator. Hopefully the builder has included a fusible link in the cable to provide some degree of current limit, but certainly would not qualify for track isolation requirements.
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