Battery cut off switch
I just bought one like the one in the picture below. Should I install it on the positive terminal or the negative and why? I run two 12V group 27s in parallel.
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If the switch is in the ground/negative, someday, someone, somewhere will tow the trailer with the switch open and the breakaway system will not be functional. That is a dangerous and illegal situation. There is no real benefit to switching the negative, so why take the risk of something that is almost inevitable to happen eventually.
Why would there be a loose end anywhere? The topic is about where to locate a disconnect switch.
Learjet wrote:
...If you have the battery disconnected and then plug in the trailer the disconnected end will be powered by the converter. If that loose end contacts the frame you can create a short....
Why would there be a loose end anywhere? The topic is about where to locate a disconnect switch.
