From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 01 2003 - 04:44:06 PDT
Glenn,
Do you really need to put a switch in the starter circuit? There are two
cables going to the positive terminal of the battery, one heay to the
starter solenoid and nothing else and a second, smaller gauge, to the
regulator/accessory switch and circuit breakers.
Generally, the smaller gauge cable already has the accessory and lamp
switches in the circuit and the regulator draws its power from the
generator, never from the battery (internal diodes make sure of that).
If you must add a switch for the entire vehicle, use the ground cable at the
battery, but remember the cranking current on a cold day...Hundreds of amps.
If the switch gets warm when cranking, then you are losing power across it.
For security, replace the accessory switch with a key type.
Cheers,
Bjorn
MVPA 19212
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
>From: "Glenn McCalley" <glenn@combatcatering.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M35A2 positive batt. cable
>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:22:16 -0400
>
>What size switch did you use? Something like the 200 amp or so that you
>find for battery disconnect on boats?
>
>Glenn.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "D O" <dohe69@hotmail.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 2:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] M35A2 positive batt. cable
>
>
> > I am not sure what size it is, but I put a ground disconnect switch on
>mine
> > to kill power to the entire truck (except the solargizers which are
> > hardwired to the batts). I used 00 welding cable and crimped/soldered
>the
> > eyelets on them. Try weldingdepot.com or weldingsupply.com for cable,
>but
> > you would have to put on your own eyelets.
> >
> >
> > >From: AVarvarigo@aol.com
> > >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > >Subject: [MV] M35A2 positive batt. cable
> > >Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:16:39 -0400
> > >
> > >Hi guys, anyone knows the gauge thickness of the positive battery
>cable,
> > >coming out of the battery terminal itself, and going to the starter
>etc?
> > >I want to get a short jumper of the same thickness in order to put a
>cut
> > >off switch in line with it.
> > >In fact I would appreciate any recommendations to places I can get the
> > >short cable from.
> > >The cable has to have eyelets on both ends and the shorter the better.
> > >Thank you, Tony V. (avarvarigo@aol.com)
> > >
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