Battery Cut Off Switch
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Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Norwalk Ct
Battery Cut Off Switch
anyone using one? I am trying to find a good place for one (as part of my Heinz Johnson #4 L88 race car theme....)
Dont really want to cut a hole in the body.....maybe on my AIR wiper cover...hmmmmm.
Dont really want to cut a hole in the body.....maybe on my AIR wiper cover...hmmmmm.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Buckner Missouri
I have one at the battery. Car came with it. Have seen them in catalogs for around $11. Just bought another one at Wal-Mart for $3. Seems to be the same one as the higher priced versions. Green **** not a blade.
Safety Car
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j.c. whitney sells the blade,thats what i use ,open the blade and current stops,keep it open while cars not in use,,with the **** type i had ''making & breaking'' causing alarm to go on and off when trying to disc,at shows,,so i went with the blade type----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
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From: Florida
Blade type here also. Mounted just to the left of the emerg. brake console behind and below my right elbow as I sit in the drivers seat. Niether the seat back nor my arm ever hit it. The arm rest cushion conceals it from view and I can take the blade out completely if I want when off. The stub the blade goes into sticks out about an inch through the carpet. I dipped the blade in black liquid plastic to cover the red.
Jim
Jim
Last edited by jimvette999; Nov 16, 2005 at 02:47 PM.
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From: B'Ville NY
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Scotty, I believe you have your disconnect on the wrong side of the battery. I have the same style and the instructions (if I remember correctly) had it mounting on the negative side, hence the black (neg.) colored **** 
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
I used to have one like Scottys78 
I have a rotory type mounted just below the drivers side bumper. It's so nice to be able to just flip the switch rather than;
open the door
move the seat forward
move the T-Tops
open the cover
wedge my hand in between the sharpp edges of the battery box and the battery
unscrew the stupid little ****
dig the **** out of the bottom of the battery box when I unscrew it too far
put the stupid **** back into the stupid cable
close the battery box
move the seat back
I have a rotory type mounted just below the drivers side bumper. It's so nice to be able to just flip the switch rather than;
open the door
move the seat forward
move the T-Tops
open the cover
wedge my hand in between the sharpp edges of the battery box and the battery
unscrew the stupid little ****
dig the **** out of the bottom of the battery box when I unscrew it too far
put the stupid **** back into the stupid cable
close the battery box
move the seat back
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,469
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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster
Don't know what they're called or where I got them but the battery clamps themselves are quick release no tools needed.
Looks like a standard top post clamp but has a knurled nut and a cammed lever for clamping it.
Flip the lever up and the clamp is loose enough to slip right off. Push it down and its clamped on without stretching the lead terminal.
Looks like a standard top post clamp but has a knurled nut and a cammed lever for clamping it.
Flip the lever up and the clamp is loose enough to slip right off. Push it down and its clamped on without stretching the lead terminal.
