Very true -- I wonder if they make high current latching relays. Bet they'd be expensive though.
On 8/30/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK Don wrote: > > A heavy duty relay would work nicely also - not a mechanical device, > > little loss due to cable runs, low current to a switch in the car. > > I thought about that, but it'd only work if he intended to turn it off > every time he parked the car. Otherwise the current to energize the > relay coil would run the battery down. > > I'd be tempted to use a Ford starter contactor, but they're probably not > designed for continuous duty. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
