Just watched Road Kill and on the Model A project, they used a ford barrel style starter relay and put the kill switch on the initiator side. Power from the battery flows when the kill switch is closed and doesn't when the kill switch is open. For that you would only need a light duty toggle switch of some kind as it does not have to handle heavy or high voltage. Essentially you can put the toggle switch anywhere you choose and not have to worry about the potential for a high voltage short.
Purely for discussion, when I put the kill switch in on my van, I also paired it with a 125 amp in line fuse as a way to protect the system if the alternator blew up or shorted out. Because I also have additional circuits above and beyond what the vehicle came with when built, they too have all been fitted with circuit breakers to protect them as well.
Nick
Purely for discussion, when I put the kill switch in on my van, I also paired it with a 125 amp in line fuse as a way to protect the system if the alternator blew up or shorted out. Because I also have additional circuits above and beyond what the vehicle came with when built, they too have all been fitted with circuit breakers to protect them as well.
Nick
