Battery Switch..poll the audience or phone a friend

[Harry Babb]

The old battery switches that were removed from Denada are the Cole Hersee black switch.....On, One, Two and Off positions.

On the back it states that its rated for 175 amps continuous and 500 intermittent service.

Having repowered with Cummins I am asking you electrical savy guys if its a good idea to use these switches or not.

So whatcha tink???

hb

[Capt. DQ]

Harry,

Should not be a problem as I still have mine, but using one each for port & starboard side engine.

DQ

[Pete Fallon]

Harry,
The old Black Cole Hersey rotary battery switches are still working in my boat after 50 years, every 3 or 4 years I clean the backs of the terminals and shoot some CX into the guts. If it aint broke don't fix it, the old ones are much beefier than the new Perko's or even the newer Cole Hersey switches.

[Harry Babb]

Thanks for the reply and reassurance.

I am in the process of making up battery cables today.....so I shall proceed.

One thing, though, I was mistaken about the intermittent amperage.....I looked at it again this morning and it reads 325 Amps. The odd thing is that it further states that it can do this at 6, 12, 24 or 32 volts.....(unless I am mistaken) In everything else that I deal with when the voltage doubles the amperage is cut in half.....and vice-versa.

Thank for the help.....this is better than "Who wants to be a millionaire".....when you phone a friend.....several friends answer.

hb

[bob lico]

use them harry just clean them up . you will need three; port, starboard,house. they will only be used as on---- off . mount then under salon seat along with distribution breakers where they are out of harms way and accessible ----good for a thousand years!!!

[Bruce]

Harry,

Basically its saying the switch can handle 325amps of either 6, 12, 24 or 36.

Current is current no matter the voltage.