Break Away Cable

you will be better off to:
1 Remove mounting bolt from old
2 bolt new one in place
3 lay out wires along old ones
4 cut the wires off of the old switch, one at a time.
5 splice the new switch in.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
(P.S. when I say cable by that I mean I am looking to replace both the cable and the plastic key thing that it is permanently attached to.)


The Keys are usually not interchangeable ....just buy a new Break Away Switch with Coiled cable

Simple......

When I go to replace the old switch will the brakes be applied when I un-wire the old one ? Should I unhook the battery first ?

rlw999 wrote:
Those unknown Chinese brands on Amazon always make me nervous.

Ditto. The one linked above is a knock-off of the one Fastway has been doing for about 8 years or more.
I use the Fastway brand and love them.

You can get the tether and a new unit or just the tether.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fastway+breakaway+cable&i=automotive&crid=2WZPG9EDBVHHK&sprefix=fastway%2Cautomotive%2C463&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_5_7

Yeah, you shouldn't get one.

ScottG wrote:
I have one of these.
I like that it can't sag or dangle and touch the ground. It will work with any breakaway switch.

Those unknown Chinese brands on Amazon always make me nervous. I bought a cheap dog lead once with similar style -- a cable with crimped ends just like that product.

Pulled into the campsite, put the dog on the lead to let him sit outside, then I walked up to the campground office to check in. When I came back out, the dog was sitting there waiting for me with the 15 foot lead behind him -- one of the crimps wasn't tight and it slipped off.

So now, for anything safety related, I always look for a brand name that I recognize.

(P.S. when I say cable by that I mean I am looking to replace both the cable and the plastic key thing that it is permanently attached to.)


The Keys are usually not interchangeable ....just buy a new Break Away Switch with Coiled cable

Simple......

I have one of these.
I like that it can't sag or dangle and touch the ground. It will work with any breakaway switch.

Complete unit would be best way to go as the internal parts rust away in most.

Don't worry about finding a match for the old one. They all do the same thing and are simply a switch. Just purchase a whole new unit. They are cheap.
Hopkins Breakaway switch

Bargeman breakaway switch
Barney