Positive or Negative to Battery switch
Just got my Torx box installed and my battery switch. Wanting to wire it up tomorrow. I believe I know (negative) but thought I would ask do I put the switch on the Neg or pos? Thanks for your help guys..
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- Bottom line is it doesn't really matter on a trailer - both work, and you can argue it either way. I came out of boats, and I think positive is the best way to go as there is no "potential" voltage anywhere - can't hit anything hot and make a spark ....
- On my MH I put my battery cut out switch on the negative side.
- It's usually Pos.
Think of Neg as the ground, makes no sense disconnecting it when it's literally sitting on it. As the boater noted, there is more risk to make a spark if Pos remains connected. It will "work" either way, but switch on Pos is better. Almot wrote:
It's usually Pos.
Think of Neg as the ground, makes no sense disconnecting it when it's literally sitting on it. As the boater noted, there is more risk to make a spark if Pos remains connected. It will "work" either way, but switch on Pos is better.
Interesting. Don't those little electrons fly off the atoms and really come out of the negative terminal and go back in the positive terminal?:B Either way will work as long as the circuit is broken. Don't take this serious, just kidding- An exposed switch such as a knife style I would put on the negative. Especially if in a metal box. Otherwise a standard insulated switch I recommend putting on the positive to stay with the existing conventions of switches and fuses to be on the hot lead.
WyoTraveler wrote:
But think of the debate you could start....Almot wrote:
It's usually Pos.
Think of Neg as the ground, makes no sense disconnecting it when it's literally sitting on it. As the boater noted, there is more risk to make a spark if Pos remains connected. It will "work" either way, but switch on Pos is better.
Interesting. Don't those little electrons fly off the atoms and really come out of the negative terminal and go back in the positive terminal?:B Either way will work as long as the circuit is broken. Don't take this serious, just kidding- Democrats put it on the positive circuit
Republicans put it on the negative circuit MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Democrats put it on the positive circuit
Republicans put it on the negative circuit
Wow- you have that exactly backward ... LOLBill & Kate wrote:
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Democrats put it on the positive circuit
Republicans put it on the negative circuit
Wow- you have that exactly backward ... LOL
No, that sounds right.- Theoretically, the positive is better.
In practice, either one works fine.
