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From: "Rick Morel" <>
>
> It's not a big deal to make switch-off a part of the starting routine;
even
> less of a deal to wire the engine direct to the starting battery. Of
course
This is the second time I've seen this mentioned (wiring the starter
directly) and thought I'd comment. I don't think this is a good idea. If you
ever had a solenoid freeze, or got rotor lock in the starter, you'd be faced
with a draw of hundreds of amps for a long time.....until something "gave".
The switch gives you the ability to disconnect power should this happen.
It's not a real common failure, but neither is it rare, and the consequences
of (for eg in my CAT 3208) 700 amps flowing for ¿¿¿who knows how long???
could be very serious.
Just my ?.0155
Regards...Randy
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