rjxj wrote:
That is about the last place that you want to place the circuit breaker. It's a vented battery so the circuit breaker is sitting right where it can get maximum corrosion exposure. The circuit breaker is most likely not explosion proof rated so in theory it's an ignition source when the battery is gassing. It most likely would never be a problem but again, it's about the worst place to install it.
If the previous owner did that poor of an install I would look at the circuit and see what is needed to properly carry the current. Go over any wiring and cable ends. They make nice flip lever circuit breakers that can be used as shut offs too.
My thoughts exactly when I saw the picture. Replace it with a marine in-line fuse instead.
If you really need a resettable breaker (can't imagine why if you have a fuse) get a longer wire from battery, put a fuse at the battery end and relocate the breaker to a "cleaner" environment.
