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Old 27 August 2010, 11:50   #1
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Recommend a Heavy Duty Battery Switch Please
As title,

The Opti has taken several attempts to start from cold last few days. Once started running /restarting fine as usual.

Running pair of fairly recent Optima Blue Tops as well as a new alternator....cables good, so am going to swap out the old battery switch as it is a possible culprit (unless anyone has any other suggestion).

Can anyone recommend a good switch /what they use?

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Old 27 August 2010, 12:36   #2
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BEP - I get mine from Merlin Equipment
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Old 28 August 2010, 15:33   #3
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Hi Dan,

Go with BEP as mentioned in the above post, great quality kit !
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BEP - I get mine from Merlin Equipment
Thanks Cookee /Damien

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Old 05 September 2010, 16:43   #5
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Hello chaps
I am thinking of fitting a quick connection battery terminal to the live side. Is there any danger to the engine management system or other electrics with spiking or surging?
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