I disagree. I would want it on the hot side to cut off power. Part of
spec for the placement of the switch in race cars is that it must be close
to the battery. This, I beleive, is to cut off power to the hot lead to
not only stop engine, but remove power from wiring so that there are no
shorts that could spark against the body as start a fire. I think.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'74 BGT going by-by soon
'63 Buick 215
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/9/00 3:21:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> doddk@mossmotors.com writes:
>
> << The battery cut off switch can be on either the hot, or ground lead.
> Since this is something that is getting stuck into the car, the ground side
> would be safer, as the exposed terminals will not be a shorting hazard. >>
>
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>
> That makes sense. All the switches I've seen have big exposed terminals on
> the top. I guess you could use the cable boots that are used on starters but
> they never seem to fit very well.
>
> Thanks, Kelvin.
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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