Electrical Cut off switches...

[landroversforever]

I'm in need to two electrical cut off switches...

Currently I have two of the red key ones which quire frankly are splendid! (Don't you love the forum censoring... completely changed the meaning of what I had written! the switches are sh!t)

What have people got and would the recommend them?

The main fault of the red key ones is that dirt ingress = no worky! Tried cleaning them out but nothing seems to help. They live on the front of the seatbox, but still get full of mud and water

[western]

The big brass key unit is the best, easily handle 250amp continuous current flow for hours, I haven't had any problem with mine for the husky winch.

as mentioned in this thread last week http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=76002

[Boris113]

You could always make some sort of cover for yours to try and minimise dirt ingress and possibly move the switches elsewhere to keep them out of harms way.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-24V-HEAVY-DUTY-BATTERY-ISOLATOR-SWITCH-Original-quality-Durite-item-/330710068181?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cffdb2bd5#ht_958wt_306

I've heard good things about this type of switch and they are much better than the standard red key jobbies. A thread popped up about them recently on here, might be worth doing a search.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DURITE-0-605-11-MARINE-BATTERY-ISOLATOR-SWITCH-ASSEMBLY-/120804663873?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item1c2084e241#ht_500wt_922

If you need cut off switches but don't require a removable key then something from a boat may be a better idea. We use them on all the RIBs at work (albeit with higher amperages) and they are regularly submerged in saltwater with no problems.

Harry

edit: western types quicker than me, sorry to repeat things

[minimaquinas]

hi

have a look at nissan cabstar 110 e

mine has got a power cut off switch under the battery shelf that cuts all the power to the truck

and quite robust too

hth brian

[Team Idris]

This mine; (another durite)

[HoSS]

I can vouch for the one in Boris' first link, nice positive action. Looks well able to handle the current.

@ TeamIdris- wow, interested in your mechanism there, what?, why?....

Is that a 12/24 system and to protect altentors on (dual) switch off?

[Jon White]

Yup - i have the one in the first of Boris' links aswell. I had no end of trouble with the red ones, including completely meling one whilst winching TJ's 130 out of the lake at Slab......

The new one so far has been fit and forget.

Jon

[Team Idris]

I used to have the normal ignition red key, which later did the winch as well. (only an X6) Then I went split charge with two batteries, keeping the old red dash key and a seperate rear red key. (pushing my luck on a goldfish) Then MSA changed the regs to; 'Everything in one action', so i built this contraption.

While assembling it I fitted a new red key for the ignition side and the large durite you see (more like the task).

I wanted somthing smaller than the big Durite key unit I have on the van, which has proved itself a good switch over the years