Farewell 80T

[larry leung]

Alex,

Really, REALLY sorry about you car. I'm glad that you are alive, and really wish that if I were there that I had a larger extinguisher (I don't, so I guess that'll be a lesson for all of us). Anyway, in terms of the kill switches Dan mentioned, there are two types. For the switches to just kill the battery ground to prevent drainage, such as you can get at Griot's Garage, they are mostly meant for storage and hence, are attached directly to the battery post, not convenient for those with the battery under the rear seat. The other kind, called kill switches, available from sources such as Pegasus, are intended as safety kill switches, and are required by many racing bodies such as the SCCA for Club Racing, Solo racing non-street classes and all hill climb and Solo 1 events, Competition Rally, etc. They are remotely located from the battery in (at least in racing cases) the most convenient position for the driver/safety worker to kill the battery in case of an accident. I would think for those with batteries under the seat, the racing kill switch would be a better option rather than the storage switch. One could consider hiding one under the dash, or at the hood opening or some other hidden but easily reached location. Some of the kill switches I've seen CAN be key locked which pretty well disables the car from starting if you must store the car in, say a public parking lot for an extended period. Beware that it is a "kill", that is alarm function, computer memory and radio presets will all be lost when you operate the switch. If you want to keep these up, you'll have to rig a separate, isolated 12V supply to just those devices. 

LL - NY
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