[T3] Dump Day

[Jim Adney]

On 5 May 2013 at 11:27, Keith Park wrote:

> Anyone know of a "knife switch" kind of thing on the market that would serve
> as an autodisconnect in such situations??

SCCA race cars are all required to have an easily accessible (from 
the outside) battery cutoff switch, so track workers can disconnect 
the battery easily after any accident. They are a rotary switch that 
mounts on a panel, with the "knob" on the outside and the wiring on 
the backside of the panel. I'd expect them to mount somewhat easily 
on the back seat kick panel, if that's what you wanted.

If you're interested, I can find out where to get these.

While you're right about the problem, there are some easier 
solutions:

1) Make sure your car will start BEFORE you load it up.  ;-)

2) Buy one of the little Harbor Freight battery maintainers. They 
cost less than $10, but you have to have AC power available to run 
them. I bought one of these for the car that sits in the garage all 
the time. It works great.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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