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[VeryTangled]

Agree about the convenience on our '36 (Henry above is my dad).

We ended up putting the Cole-Hersee unit on the flat of the passenger floorpan as close to the tunnel as we could. Required cutting a hole in the floorpan. Have to lift the mat to get to it, it's not visible. It's close enough to the seat that your feet never get involved. Routing the cables didn't take a tremendous effort. I like the peace of mind. Our car has some wiring that is original and the fabric sheathes (sp?) are very fragile. Had a blown fuse when we were in Maine last fall.

-VT/Jeff

[1930pu]

Thanks Pat/Ohio I used the same cheap batt. disconnect on the battery and also have a big twist kill , after reading your post about the engine turning slow I took mine off , left it sit about a week and it never turned over so fast !! thanks

[tiger.1000]

The readily available £5.00 battery isolators with the green or black knob are in my opinion RUBBISH ! They are not brass but gilded pot metal.

I had one on my 1932 B Cabriolet and found that after a few seconds of operating the starter that the switch warmed up.

I pulled the switch apart and got a piece of 3/4 " square brass bar. Using the lathe I managed to create a reasonable replica. I created the taper for the positive terminal by first boring a parallel hole the diameter of the top of the tapered positive terminal then created the taper by using a SNAP ON terminal and lead cleaning tool. In effect a reamer.

Bored the terminal hole first then the clamp bolt hole and lastly cut the slot.....not shown in the picture.

Needs to be noted that the cheap Chinese £5.00 versions are made for negative earth cars and thus they do not fit positive terminals.

With the home made version on the car it appears to start much easier !

[bo8109b]

I am using two of the original USA made disconnect switches. They are black in color with an American flag in the center. Those cheap green ones are Chinese knock offs of this switch. Available on ebay out of Crystal, Ill, cost 10.95 postage paid.

[BILL WZOREK]

Another great job:Keep them coming / I love the see it when there is a problem then
Someone moves in on that problem & overcomes the problem. !!!

[tiger.1000]

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Thanks Bill......I'm working on everlasting shock absorbers......don't hold your breath though !

[BILL WZOREK]

Originally Posted by tiger.1000

Thanks Bill......I'mworking on everlasting shock absorbers......don't hold your breath though !

I all ready have those ~ BUT they are all worn out
BUT will last forever.
What you need to make is EVERLASTING WORKING shock absorbers.

LOL / LOL

[32phil]

I presently have several of those "greenies" in use, including one on my 2007 Chrysler Pacifica. I have had 2-3 of them corrode a little over time, I just toss it and put a new one in. On the old cars I don't drive them that often so they work well for me. On the Chrysler (my daily driver), the switch works fine. I put it on the Pacifica because the battery caused a lot of corrosion ( I tried lots of tricks to stop it, nothing worked ) and it ate the original clamp. I put the greenie on there and used the hole in the end to bolt on the original cable. When the battery died after 6 years I put the whole set up on the new battery, it's been over a year with no problems. I know they are cheap but my experience has been OK. I do keep a close eye on the cars that have them in use however.

[russcc]

I have the Cole Hersee switch on 2 of my cars, it's a 1st class product sold by aircraft, construction equipment, and truck vendors. The company is here in Boston and has been in business for years, with great customer support.
I put the switch on the ground side of the battery. The drawback to switching the positive side is, if something grounds between the battery & switch you have an unwanted circuit. With the ground side switched off, nothing happens, because the battery is totally isolated. I would be interested in hearing opinions on this method.

[Bill S]

Had one on a 6 volt system. It was on the ground side. After about a year had problems starting. The problem was because the disconnect.