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tkcas01

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Posted: 08/11/12 02:55pm

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Follow-up Report from OP

Got the switch off and sure enough it must have gotten very HOT! Kinda scary - who would have thought a battery disconnect switch could almost burn your rig down! Here are some pix.

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MEXICOWANDERER

las peñas, michoacan, mexico

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Posted: 08/11/12 04:07pm

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Bad design. Too small a switch. Your new switch will eliminate the problem. Your old one was like putting a 175X13" tire on an F-350

Rvpapa

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Posted: 08/11/12 04:45pm

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Safer to choose a good one in the beginning.
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tkcas01

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Posted: 08/14/12 04:37pm

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Another OP Update

On further thought, I agreed the original switch was just not heavy enough, even though I had already ordered an exact replacement. I found a heavier one here:

http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-co........er-switch-contour-heavy-duty-55-3765.htm

Here are a couple of pictures contrasting the two switches - the larger one is MUCH heavier.