House Battery Disconnect Switch?

[Dallas]

Welcome, Roger, glad to see you post!

Have you had trouble wth the terminals on the solenoid heating up?

Dallas

[donnreeves]

I would go with the disconnect switch. In an emergency the cables may be too hot to pull apart if the connectors were used. I use the switch from Dell City on both banks.  Donn

[centrix29]

I used a series 3000 disconnect switch from Blue Systems.  It is designed for marine applications so can't beat that.  I paid around 60$.  Here is a link to a supplier.

http://www.thechandleryonline.com//product.asp?dept%5Fid=420&pf%5Fid=065%5FABSS3000

Good luck!

Pat

[Stan]

I have two original MCI battery switches if someone is interested at a reasonable price plus shipping. They are quite heavy.

[roger dolan]

   I don't know as they ever got hot as the only time real high amprage goes there it as when starting. I belive that the blower for the air con. was about 60 or 70 amps, that should take care of the chargeing system.  I have had this system for about 10 years with no problems.

[tekebird]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Perko-Marine-Battery-Selector-Switch-8501DP-Boat_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50437QQihZ018QQitemZ280175585769QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

when in doubt just look to the marine industry particularly when it comes to Electrics

[rv_safetyman]

Tekebird, that unit is a bit light for large systems.  It is rated at 250 amps continuous.  My Trace 2510 and battery bank uses a 400 amp fuse and I wanted a switch that had at least that capability.

Based on input from this thread, I ended up ordering the Blue Sea 3001 and paid about $55.  I was ordering some other parts (Blue Sea 7210 breakers for my electrical panel) from a vendor (marine.com) and they did not have the 3000 model.  The 3001 is a couple of bucks more. 

The Blue Sea 3000/3001 has a 600 amp continuous (double that for 10 seconds) and a very nice footprint.

I was impressed with the switch and the installation was easy.

Jim

[tekebird]

a quick example......they make larger ones.

[tekebird]

I beleive the one on my boat is rated at 600A