Every pro car I have ever worked on the first thing we
usually do is turn the battery off.. Does not matter what
you are doing if it does not require the battery on it is
shut off . Same with trailering too. So I would suspect the
switch gets more use than the chute...Sure saves on pit
fires and all sorts of surprises. Plus it is good for the
switch, just don't use it while under load.
Dave Dahlgren
Jim Dincau wrote:
>
> It's already in the rule book for 2000, I quote;
> "as of 12/31/2000 all vehicles must be equipped with a main battery
> disconnect switch. The disconnect switch must be visible and clearly marked"
> Opinion follows,
> I was under the asssumption that this device was to disconnect the battery
> power so that rescue attempts would not be accompanied by BWF (blinding
> white flashes). Running a long cable from the hot side of a battery to
> somewhere else in the vehicle would negate the intent of the rule. I would
> want the switch located on or near the battery with remote actuation I
> don't have much faith in an automatic, electrical device that is going to
> sit unused (and probably un maintained) for years in an alkali/saline
> environment working the first time it is required.
> Jim in Palmdale
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