Battery-Disconnect Switch - Will Fit Both Side Post and Top Post

by Beverly Hills Network Corp.

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• ASIN: B00099YOV8
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,237 in Automotive (See Bestsellers in Automotive)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple, effective security, February 29, 2008

By	J. Lewis "Take2" (Houston) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Inexpensive but well-made, this Disconnect Switch is simple to install in a couple of minutes. We put one on my wife's minivan to secure it after an attempted break-in and it works great! Unscrew the knob about one turn and, while a small amount of current through the fused jumper maintains radio and other memory functions, high-current functions like the starter are totally disabled.

Unscrew the knob completely out of the switch and take it with you for maximum security and as a reminder you have disabled the system. My wife has already blown two fuses, forgetting she had disconnected the battery. It works as advertised: but with the switch open, turn the key, the fuse blows, everything goes dead, and you spend the next ten minutes re-programming the radio. Popping a fuse doesn't hurt anything, but volatile memory will disappear. You can still tighten the knob, closing the switch and start the engine, so it's only a convenience and not a safety issue.

If you buy one of these switches, lay in a good stock of 15A mini fuses too . . . you will blow several before you learn the new starting drill!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Real Money Saver For Me, March 19, 2009

By	R. Cross "LVWolfman" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My wife's 1981 El Camino has an electrical problem that drains the battery after a week or so and we've been unable to find the cause. This resulted in having to replace the battery every year as it'd get to the point where it wouldn't take a charge.

I ordered this bit of hardware in the hopes that it'd save the battery. It did.

Installation was easy... the adapter for side mount batteries worked fine, but I did have to spend a nice chunk of change at PepBoys for a post adapter for the other end of this switch.

The end result though is that when my wife gets home at night, she raises the hood, turns the knob and knows that the battery will be charged the next time she needs to drive the car.

If you have a car that doesn't get driven often, or has an electrical problem as I've described, I think this is a great solution for a reasonable price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Battery-Disconnect Switch, January 27, 2009

By	Jose A. Perez "Textos" (Maple Heights, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This item has proven to be an excellent product. I no longer have problems with the RV's battery going dead.