how does a battery boost switch operate?
how does this switch function?
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The word SOLENOID is often used cause that's what FORD calls the relay that makes the starter whine.
Another term is CONTACTOR.. but that is usually used for very high power stuff.
Relay is of course what they are
For the O/P if it helps
Have you ever jump started a car or other engine? You hook a cable Positive to positive then negative to engine block (if you do it right most folks do not) and varoom
Well the negative cable is already connected.> Both the house and the chassis systems use the chassis as a common negative terminal
The boost simply acts like the POSITIVE jumper cable.. Hooks house to chassis and may work both ways to crank up ye old generator.
Side note.. Once had to jump start both a truck and the stumper it was (towing Machine that grinds up stumps)
They had tried to jump the stumper from the truck, still connected. They were somewhat insulted when I ask if they had paid attention to positive an negative they said We hooked Hot to Hot and Ground to Ground how much more positive to positive can you get.. I said 24 volts the stumper is positive ground.
Yup. they did it bass ackwards.
Another term is CONTACTOR.. but that is usually used for very high power stuff.
Relay is of course what they are
For the O/P if it helps
Have you ever jump started a car or other engine? You hook a cable Positive to positive then negative to engine block (if you do it right most folks do not) and varoom
Well the negative cable is already connected.> Both the house and the chassis systems use the chassis as a common negative terminal
The boost simply acts like the POSITIVE jumper cable.. Hooks house to chassis and may work both ways to crank up ye old generator.
Side note.. Once had to jump start both a truck and the stumper it was (towing Machine that grinds up stumps)
They had tried to jump the stumper from the truck, still connected. They were somewhat insulted when I ask if they had paid attention to positive an negative they said We hooked Hot to Hot and Ground to Ground how much more positive to positive can you get.. I said 24 volts the stumper is positive ground.
Yup. they did it bass ackwards.
