battery kill switch....

[7challenger1]

does anyone have one on there car? i wanna put one on but i dont know exactly how to hook it up...please help me!

[Changin Gears]

There is the right way and the wrong way.  Most cars have it the wrong way, they just disconnect the battery positive from the rest of the vehicle.  The problem with this is that if the engine running and the car has an alternator, the alternator with keep charging even without a battery.  So as a safety cut off, it does not work.

You need a double pole switch to break the current from the alternator also or run the wire from the alternator directly to the battery.

[wagesofsin]

http://www.timskelton.com/lightning/race_prep/weight/battery_relocate.htm

this will help.

[Chryco Psycho]

it depends what you wantr the switch for , for racing it has to interupt the alternator as posted above but if it is just a battery disconnect when the car is parked you can use one of the threaded kill switches right at the battery

[7challenger1]

im using it for both racing and when my car is parked for a long time. basically if i dont start my car atleast once every few days, my battery is dead. i have the switch mounted on my rear valance and i just need to know how to wire it properly. when i bought the switch, it didnt come with any  instructions on how to wire it. so im kind of stuck...

[Chryco Psycho]

for racing you Have to interupt the + battery cable & the Alt field wire

[7challenger1]

and how would i go about doing that? im sorry im horrible when it comes to electrical.

[GoodysGotaCuda]

There is the right way and the wrong way.  Most cars have it the wrong way, they just disconnect the battery positive from the rest of the vehicle.  The problem with this is that if the engine running and the car has an alternator, the alternator with keep charging even without a battery.  So as a safety cut off, it does not work.

You need a double pole switch to break the current from the alternator also or run the wire from the alternator directly to the battery.

Mine is on the positive side. It is not wrong either. The alternator output goes directly to the battery using a 6ga wire (and breaker). The switch cuts off all electrical flow to the rest of the vehicle when tripped. Whatever the alt has left kicking out just goes to the battery. Nowhere else.

[Chryco Psycho]

do you have the battery located in the trunk ?
 this would be where I would start , then you need a relay & a single wire to cut off the power to the alt field

[7challenger1]

my battery is in the engine bay and i have a standard wire altenator