From: Dingo on
A friend said he used a "lockable manual battery switch" on his Patrol
instead of installing a car alarm. Is this something you can purchase
and install yourself or would I (mechanically incompetent) need to
visit an auto electrician.
From: Jason James on

"Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>A friend said he used a "lockable manual battery switch" on his Patrol
> instead of installing a car alarm. Is this something you can purchase
> and install yourself or would I (mechanically incompetent) need to
> visit an auto electrician.

It would be very simple to fit as long as the point of connection was a
clamp. If a crimp,..you could invest in a crimper with suitable jaws to
accomodate the cable size. The idea has merit,...but if the thief had time,
he could get around it,...if he had time :-)

Jason


From: George W Frost on

"Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>A friend said he used a "lockable manual battery switch" on his Patrol
> instead of installing a car alarm. Is this something you can purchase
> and install yourself or would I (mechanically incompetent) need to
> visit an auto electrician.

You can buy a battery disconnecting system from a truck spares place
The boss had one on a bus I drove and you had to turn the key and take it
out whenever you left the bus , say at a football ground or Zoo car park or
wherever.


From: Dingo on
On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:53:41 GMT, "George W Frost"
<georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>..... you had to turn the key and take it
>out whenever you left.....

I'm assuming that's what my aquaintance meant. He also went on "Mine
is a four position switch: <Battery 1> <both batteries> <Battery 2>
and <Batteries disconnected & switch locked>"....
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on
Dingo wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:53:41 GMT, "George W Frost"
> <georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ..... you had to turn the key and take it
>> out whenever you left.....
>
> I'm assuming that's what my aquaintance meant. He also went on "Mine
> is a four position switch: <Battery 1> <both batteries> <Battery 2>
> and <Batteries disconnected & switch locked>"....
SImple way is to switch the battery and maintain a small power-feed
bypassing the starter with a light one or two amp fuse into the cars
internals and electronics
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