I have what I believe to be a pretty first rate kill switch for my race
car. I think I followed the wiring directions, but now have an unacceptable
result -- the engine will not turn off.
I do not know the brand of switch. It has a metal handle and the switch body
is about 2" around. There are 4 terminals -- two major posts and two
minor. One major post is hooked to the battery and the alternator/main
electrical goes to the other. A lead from the battery also goes to one of
the minor posts. The field wire from the alternator goes to the other.
[This is a Bosch alternator for the Ford Fiesta. It has connectors to it
like the stock triumph TR6. I believe the field wire is the yellow/brown
wire that hooks to a terminal on the alternator labeled with a "+" sign.
I have a Longacre ignition/starter/two accessory switch panel. This does
not seem to be wired correctly. The ignition switch controls the starter
[when not on, the starter does not work]. However, it is also supposed to
switch the ignition system [in my case a Crane HiFire box] but it does not
turn it off.
When I first started the engine, the ignition switch would not shut the car
off, but the kill switch would. I suspect this is because the field wire
had become disconnected at the alternator. Once I hooked up that wire
yesterday, I started the car. But neither the kill switch nor the ignition
switch would turn it off.[turning off the fuel pump worked -- I had it on
blocks and did not want to shift it into gear with the break on to kill it].
Anybody have any suggestions on how the switch should be wired. I am a bit
suspicious of the two minor posts wiring.
I do have a wiring schematic I can share with anyone who response -- it is a
Power Point drawing.
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Chuck Arnold
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