Battery isolator switch

[Adrian B]

Hi,thought i'd fit a battery isolater switch to my stag,tried fitting a cheapy off ebay,and it was cheap rubbish,any recomendations of a decent one would be gratefully appreciated,thank's.

[wilf]

I have had a "Richbrook Discarnect" unit fitted for years, works fine, despite only being around a tenner. Get a spare connector knob, worth it.

[DJT]

I agree with Wilf, but get one of the genuine ones: https://www.richbrook.co.uk/product/...master-switch/

There are cheapos which look similar and have a green knob, but the one I had let me down at a very inopportune moment

[Adrian B]

Ok great thank's for the advice,i'll try the one in the link,i did try the one wirh the the green knob so aviod that one anyone else thinking of buying one!

[mole42]

Ok great thank's for the advice,i'll try the one in the link,i did try the one wirh the the green knob so aviod that one anyone else thinking of buying one!

Mine's a green knob, been working properly for years!

[richardthestag]

Mine's a green knob, been working properly for years!

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[richardthestag]

I use these

https://www.carbuilder.com/products/quick-battery-disconnect-terminal

not had any issues as yet

[stagwingnut]

One has to remember to keep putting that screw cap back I , when I had one I used to blowing the accessories fuse , so I done away with it , it sitting my garage somewhere, do you want it for security reasons ,

[SteveD]

I bought a green one which broke on fitting. Replaced with the slightly more expensive black Richbrook one which has worked fine. Only about a tenner!

[RNF]

Hi,thought i'd fit a battery isolater switch to my stag,tried fitting a cheapy off ebay,and it was cheap rubbish,any recomendations of a decent one would be gratefully appreciated,thank's.

Spend a bit more and be done with it. I've added a remote disconnect to my Stag, dead simple to install and saves your, now, expensive battery too.

I had the usual cheap battery isolator disconnect, but grew tired of opening the hood (bonnet) every time to manually disconnect the battery, so I installed a remote battery disconnect. After running the car, I simply shut off the battery and it's good to go next time. Plus, it doubles as a security deterrent as well.

I used to have to put it on trickle charge, since I don't drive the car too often, but not anymore; very small parasitic losses. For my situation, it's a great addition.


https://www.painlessperformance.com/wc/30206

[mole42]

I agree with Wilf, but get one of the genuine ones: https://www.richbrook.co.uk/product/...master-switch/

There are cheapos which look similar and have a green knob, but the one I had let me down at a very inopportune moment

I've just done a comparison between my existing green one and the new Richbrook one - no discernable difference and the knobs are interchangeable although different colours!

[DJT]

I've just done a comparison between my existing green one and the new Richbrook one - no discernable difference and the knobs are interchangeable although different colours!

Hi Richard,

I guess there are some good green knobs out there . The one I had served me well for a few years, but then developed a fault, causing difficulty in starting. This happened in heavy traffic on the M6. The contact surfaces (battery post, earth wire and knob) were all clean, but a heavy twist on the knob restored connection - for a while. This happened a few times, so bought a new one from Richbrook and all has been fine since. I inspected the unit I took off and couldn't see anything amiss, but it went in the bin. I can't remember where I bought it from.

[jbuckl]

Spend a bit more and be done with it. I've added a remote disconnect to my Stag, dead simple to install and saves your, now, expensive battery too.

I had the usual cheap battery isolator disconnect, but grew tired of opening the hood (bonnet) every time to manually disconnect the battery, so I installed a remote battery disconnect. After running the car, I simply shut off the battery and it's good to go next time. Plus, it doubles as a security deterrent as well.

I used to have to put it on trickle charge, since I don't drive the car too often, but not anymore; very small parasitic losses. For my situation, it's a great addition.


https://www.painlessperformance.com/wc/30206

Wow… so many modern cars could benefit from this…. Complex systems that end up giving battery drain that are very tricky to. Fix.