Confused at Battery Shut Off Switch

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   The rule I learned was connect the positive first, negative last. Disconnect negative first, positive last.That is why I put the disconnect on the negative side. It has worked fine that way. For your jumper, 4 Gauge is what I used but the terminals on it fit the posts just fine. I had previously purchased a 6 Gauge jumper but it ended up being just a bit too short to use with my cases so the one that I am now using is long enough to allow it to make the bends needed to fit around the lids.

Now, as for the three wires on the positive, the heavy one is the main one to power the R-Pod. One of the smaller ones is likely the one for the solar input (mine was not connected when I bought it). If you have an electric jack, the third one is likely to power it.

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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6429	Topic: Confused at Battery Shut Off Switch Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 8:42am
	The rule I learned was connect the positive first, negative last. Disconnect negative first, positive last.That is why I put the disconnect on the negative side. It has worked fine that way. For your jumper, 4 Gauge is what I used but the terminals on it fit the posts just fine. I had previously purchased a 6 Gauge jumper but it ended up being just a bit too short to use with my cases so the one that I am now using is long enough to allow it to make the bends needed to fit around the lids. Now, as for the three wires on the positive, the heavy one is the main one to power the R-Pod. One of the smaller ones is likely the one for the solar input (mine was not connected when I bought it). If you have an electric jack, the third one is likely to power it.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 8:39am
	+1 - Switch on negative side.
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Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1454	Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 8:25am
	Put the switch on the negative side. It's safer and does the same thing. There is a lot of toMayto / toMAHto about which side to put the switch on. Google it if you want to. TT
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clickscrazy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Aug 2017 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 8:08am
	I went to install my battery shut off switch after looking at a few pictures and became a bit confused. On my positive, I have 3 red cables hooked to the positive terminal. Should I put all 3 of those positives to my switch, or should there be some that stay there. I also got a 4 Gauge wire...and I think that is way to big. Just FYI. Not flexible, too big for the terminal.
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