From: M151 (m151@cox.net)
Date: Sat Jul 10 2004 - 15:16:34 PDT
Does anybody have a good suggestion of where to hide a disconnect switch on
an M151A2, where it will be accessible but not look out of place?
Preferable a key type switch.
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David Brubaker
MVPA # 18115
KCØNZN
M151A2
http://members.cox.net/~m151/
Member of Mid-Kansas MVPA
http://www.mid-kansasmvpa.org/
Member of MVPA - USA
http://www.mvpa.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "James M. Atkinson" <jmatk@tscm.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?
> I have mine installed behind the passengers seat.
>
> Be sure the switch exceeds the amperage rating (at 28 volts) of the
batteries.
>
> This is also a good time and place to installed a permanently mounted
> trickle charger to keep them batteries topped off.
>
> -jma
>
>
> At 06:06 PM 7/9/2004, Ida Heath wrote:
> >I think I saw at an MV show, a cut-off switch that goes in-line on the
> >battery cable that has a hole in it where one can place a padlock. Maybe
> >thats a thought. It would only require the operator to reach under the
seat,
> >unlock it, then flip it for power.
> >
> >Sonny
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: GOTaM35 <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
> >To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:38 PM
> >Subject: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?
> >
> >
> > > I haven't read all of today's post yet, but I had a thought a moment
ago
> > > while reading about David's experience with the bone head.
> > >
> > > I have always heard that if you leave the keys in a vehicle here (SC)
you
> > > can get a ticket. That might be a urban legend. Regardless, since
most
> >of
> > > our MV's don't have a keyed switch, could having these vehicles be a
> >problem
> > > with the law or even with our insurance companies one day. You legal
> >minds
> > > out give us some opinions.
> > >
> > > Having said this, one of the first things I did with my M35 was
install a
> > > keyed switch that will keep it from being started. Sure a thief could
hot
> > > wire it easy enough, but if some dummy at a show does that I think I
could
> > > have him locked up.
> > >
> > > Do we need to keep an eye out for hand lockable devises for our MV's
and
> > > share such finds with each other?
> > >
> > > Joe "paranoid" Trapp
> > >
> > >
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