Electrical Cut-Off Switch
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:48 am
I am adding an electrical cut-off switch and made a copy of the recommended wiring. I noticed something missing as far as I am concerned. There are no fuses between the cut-off switch and the Battery? This is normally a pretty long wire that is routed around the car and could become pinched in an accident and short out against the body. I think it would be very wise to add a fusible link or a fuse right at the battery to prevent this from occuring.
I had a situation last year I am sure Joe will not like hearing about, but here goes.
I had my battery work lose at an event and the positive terminal of the battery hit the hood of the car and shorted out.
This caused the ground to burn off and cause a little problem going up the hill.
When I pulled out my handbrake fire shot out of the handbrake assembly and the choke, E-brake, and throttle cables all burned up.
I assume that they became my new ground path to the battery.
I had to replace all of the cables going to my engine.
I since have layed out my battery area a little better to prevent this from ever happening again!
I am not sure if the fuse would have mattered in this case, but I am going to add one anyway.
In my defense, my brother noticed that something was amiss, but in my hurry to get into line, I didn't think it was anything to worry about.
I was also in a very sickly state and didn't feel like looking under the hood and actually ended up in the hospital for a major operation.
We discussed this and I felt it was a detail we should not have missed, we will always look if anything seems out of the ordinary from now on!
I Hope my escapades may help someone avoid any occurances like this so they don't experience a similar experience.
So, when Joe tells us to shake the battery, this is a good example why to do it!
I hope I didn't get myself into trouble with Joe from posting this? lol
I had a situation last year I am sure Joe will not like hearing about, but here goes.
I had my battery work lose at an event and the positive terminal of the battery hit the hood of the car and shorted out.
This caused the ground to burn off and cause a little problem going up the hill.
When I pulled out my handbrake fire shot out of the handbrake assembly and the choke, E-brake, and throttle cables all burned up.
I assume that they became my new ground path to the battery.
I had to replace all of the cables going to my engine.
I since have layed out my battery area a little better to prevent this from ever happening again!
I am not sure if the fuse would have mattered in this case, but I am going to add one anyway.
In my defense, my brother noticed that something was amiss, but in my hurry to get into line, I didn't think it was anything to worry about.
I was also in a very sickly state and didn't feel like looking under the hood and actually ended up in the hospital for a major operation.
We discussed this and I felt it was a detail we should not have missed, we will always look if anything seems out of the ordinary from now on!
I Hope my escapades may help someone avoid any occurances like this so they don't experience a similar experience.
So, when Joe tells us to shake the battery, this is a good example why to do it!
I hope I didn't get myself into trouble with Joe from posting this? lol