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    Posted: 15 Feb 2013 at 6:45am
Originally posted by Robwid

I replaced the nut on the neg battery terminal with a stainless wingnut.  When I put the pod away I pop off the battery cover and simply pull the negative cable.  Quick, cheap and easy!
 
That is what I did also, and it works.  I may install a real switch this spring, but I have gotten into the habbit of removing the battery and keeping it charged when I am not using the pod.  My Pod parking is acorss a paved alley from my house, and I ma thinking about having a cable bored over to the Pod to have power available.  That could change things too.
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Posts: 67 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2013 at 11:26pm
I replaced the nut on the neg battery terminal with a stainless wingnut.  When I put the pod away I pop off the battery cover and simply pull the negative cable.  Quick, cheap and easy!
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 1:18pm
We did ours on top of the box, but stay plugged in at home nowdays.. We didn't have the RV plug in our garage when we bought the pod..




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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2013 at 7:53pm
I took another route, and installed a weatherproof fuse holder just outside of the battery box.  Its an extra layer of safety and acts as a battery disconnect.
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Posts: 454 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2013 at 5:16pm
Originally posted by Bill-GA

I store my pod offsite (no power outlet) so rather than have it drain down (from active detectors) I use the switch. In the winter (now) I pull the battery and leave it on battery minder in my garage.
Yeah, I have mine pulled and on a trickle charger in my garage also since I am in the same situation with having the pod stored offsite w/o electricity.  I'm installing the kill switch for the same reason during the season, along with a making a more secure and locking way to leave the battery with the pod.
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Posts: 454 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2013 at 5:14pm
Originally posted by Bill-GA

I took the time to install it on the top of the battery cover. Since my cover installs with 6 screws it seemed to make sense. It was a bit of a pain to cut into the cover and mount but it looks and works great.  I looped some small nylon rope thru key so it wouldn't walk.
That looks exactly like the one I bought.  Did you mount yours on the side or top of your cover?
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Posts: 214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2013 at 4:19pm
I store my pod offsite (no power outlet) so rather than have it drain down (from active detectors) I use the switch. In the winter (now) I pull the battery and leave it on battery minder in my garage.
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Posts: 672 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2013 at 9:58am
  This is one of those things that I have thought about but have not done. It is so easy to plug into the barn or light pole to charge the battery. Now you have got me to thinking again.   Goose
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I took the time to install it on the top of the battery cover. Since my cover installs with 6 screws it seemed to make sense. It was a bit of a pain to cut into the cover and mount but it looks and works great.  I looped some small nylon rope thru key so it wouldn't walk.
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Posts: 53 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Feb 2013 at 10:54pm
I'm with Doc, I just put one on top of the battery and it fits underneath the existing cover. Here's the one I got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HSBW74/ref=wms_ohs_product
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