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Remote Battery Disconnect on ground side? #2392445
10/24/17 05:44 PM
10/24/17 05:44 PM
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Western Md.
skicker Offline OP
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Western Md.
I want to put a remote battery disconnect in Dad's Duster while I'm moving the battery to the trunk.
In his 69 Dart I bought a unit that works perfectly but haven't been able to find it again.
What would happen if you used a Ford solenoid directly off the ground terminal and from the other side of the solenoid to a ground point.
Then run a small ground wire from the battery to a remote toggle switch...leaving the switch back to the small terminal on the solenoid basically duplicating what is done with the hot wire in a starter installation...
Any reason this doesn't work??? work
It would be cheap and I don't need a mechanical disconnect for racing purposes anyway...
All I'm really looking to do is toss a switch after I shut the car off that disconnects the battery completely...I'm not worried about isolating the alternator while doing this...
Thoughts???

Last edited by skicker; 10/24/17 05:45 PM.

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Re: Remote Battery Disconnect on ground side? [Re: skicker] #2392457
10/24/17 06:02 PM
10/24/17 06:02 PM
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MI, usa
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Just make sure the relay is rated for continuous duty with a high enough amperage rating, not just spot duty like a starter solenoid. make sure to fuse the trigger wire at the battery.
Doug

Re: Remote Battery Disconnect on ground side? [Re: skicker] #2392639
10/24/17 11:22 PM
10/24/17 11:22 PM
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Bristol, Va
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Do it right. This says for GM but it works on anything. It cured my hot start problem and made the car NHRA legal. http://madelectrical.com/catalog/st-1.shtml


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