KitsonRis
ClioSport Club Member
I want to install a battery isolator switch to the Clio so I can easily disconnect it for storage and also for track safety. I have had a look and there are some wiring diagrams that make no sense - some say to the negative other say to the positive terminal and I hate wiring (electricty is magic to me). I am sure I saw some MSA instruction where it needs to go in a certain way but as I am not racing why can't I do the following:
My thinking is that this is essentially what I am currently doing when I am taking the negative terminal off the battery when it is parked up. But will the work in an emergency if I need to kill the engine?
I also need something similar for the Z3 and E34 but as they are not track cars and will be disconected mainly for storage I was going to get something like this instead
- Buy a switch like THIS
- Take the negative terminal off the battery
- Cut the battery post mount off and wire it to the switch
- Wire the other end of the switch to the negative terminal with a new connector (the one on the Clio is looking a little battered)
- Mount the cut off switch either in the cabin where the radio was or under the engine bay somewhere (depends if I can get the cable through the bulk head), but the negative terminal cable will essentially be longer
My thinking is that this is essentially what I am currently doing when I am taking the negative terminal off the battery when it is parked up. But will the work in an emergency if I need to kill the engine?
I also need something similar for the Z3 and E34 but as they are not track cars and will be disconected mainly for storage I was going to get something like this instead
