Battery switch causing heat up
I put a 60 amp battery switch in line on my ground side where my two 6 volt batteries connect, hot from one side and ground from the other with switch in the middle. When I was at the races my genera...
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Jerry Amerson wrote:
Thanks,
I will move the switch to the hot side (red), and try that.
How many wires are attached to the + red post; how many to the - ground ??
From your last post, it appears that you are ignoring some important parts of the advice you have gotten.....from more than one person.
Moving the existing switch may not help....IF it is too small.
You NEED a higher capacity switch.
And putting the switch in the NEGATIVE cable is much safer in most circumstances.
IF.....you insist on putting a new switch in the positive side PLEASE disconnect the negative while working on the switch. If you do not, grounding a tool can cause significant damage.....both to the equipment AND to YOU.
