[DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch

Don Thomas don.thomas.ieee at gmail.com
Sun Jul 17 02:04:45 EDT 2016


Rob,

This might be what you are looking for:

http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/products/c0015/automaticbatterydisconnect/FR1052

I am considering this for my Pantera.

Best regards,
-dt



On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 5:54 AM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

>    I have a quick disconnect on the side pole mounts of the Optima
>    battery. It looks clean and functions perfectly but you have to open
>    the front hood to operate it. Brad Freeman's car has a manual cut-off
>    switch installed that is mounted through the trunk on the side of the
>    battery that you can operate by reaching behind the glovebox from the
>    passenger seat and turning it on or off.
>    Has anybody added a massively heavy duty relay that can be triggered by
>    a switch in the cabin to disconnect the battery?A  If it is a standard
>    relay, it would only pull current when activated, so that would not
>    drain the battery. Could it damage anything if the battery were
>    accidentally isolated while the car is running (i.e. MSD ignition or
>    fuel injection computer)?
>    If anybody did this, what relay could you use?.
>
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   Rob,
   This might be what you are looking for:
   [1]http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/products/c0015/automaticbatter
   ydisconnect/FR1052
   I am considering this for my Pantera.
   Best regards,
   -dt

   On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 5:54 AM, Rob Dumoulin <[2]rob at dumoulins.net>
   wrote:

     A  A I have a quick disconnect on the side pole mounts of the Optima
     A  A battery. It looks clean and functions perfectly but you have to
     open
     A  A the front hood to operate it. Brad Freeman's car has a manual
     cut-off
     A  A switch installed that is mounted through the trunk on the side
     of the
     A  A battery that you can operate by reaching behind the glovebox
     from the
     A  A passenger seat and turning it on or off.
     A  A Has anybody added a massively heavy duty relay that can be
     triggered by
     A  A a switch in the cabin to disconnect the battery?AA  If it is a
     standard
     A  A relay, it would only pull current when activated, so that would
     not
     A  A drain the battery. Could it damage anything if the battery were
     A  A accidentally isolated while the car is running (i.e. MSD
     ignition or
     A  A fuel injection computer)?
     A  A If anybody did this, what relay could you use?.
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References

   1. http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/products/c0015/automaticbatterydisconnect/FR1052
   2. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   3. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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