Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?

From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Jul 10 2004 - 15:20:22 PDT


I mounted a bat disconnect lever switch on the battery cover
facing the driver on my M151A2. Easy access but if you had
something in the middle, you could slid it over and cover it up.

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

----- Original Message -----
From: "M151" <m151@cox.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?

> 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.
> ==========================================
> David Brubaker
> MVPA # 18115
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> ----- 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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