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From: Dingo on 4 Apr 2010 02:22 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 4 Apr 2010 04:11 "Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hobgr5tfn0b16ieomvbak21sv5kah2s341(a)4ax.com... >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 4 Apr 2010 06:53 "Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hobgr5tfn0b16ieomvbak21sv5kah2s341(a)4ax.com... >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 4 Apr 2010 07:00 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 4 Apr 2010 09:46
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 |