4x4van wrote:
Chris Bryant wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Salesman Switch
COMMON nomenclature used by MANY folks
Some folks just love to appear superior by denigrating others
In the 45 years I have been an RVer, along with 27 working in the industry, this forum is the only place I have encountered that term.
Just sayin’.
Same here; 31 years RVing (as well as RVing as a kid with my parents prior), I NEVER heard the term "salesman switch" till I I started frequenting RV forums (and I guarantee that there is NO RV that has it labeled as such). The fact that "salesmen" use the switch between showing customers an RV is completely coincidental vs AFTER the sale when that switch will be used for years thereafter to connect/disconnect the battery. It's not about denigrating anyone, it's about using the correct terminology. If people would stop referring to the battery disconnect switch (which it is) as a salesman switch (which it isn't), perhaps the incorrect nomenclature would die. :S
Since we are getting technical, the switch in question is not called a battery DISCONNECT switch, since it does not disconnect any batteries. On my Monaco it is labeled as a "Battery cut-off" switch.
Battery cut-off switchThe battery DISCONNECT switches, which I have two, actually disconnect the chassis or the house batteries by turning the two big red knobs.
