RE: {Chrysler 300} Battery Switch and Mystery Switch
From: "'James Douglas' via Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:02:56 +0000
I have had the green handles back out and cause issues. I do not use them and have not for decades.
I agree with Dan, just keep a ½ wrench in the car and just disconnect the NEG cable or both when storing the car.
James
From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Dan Plotkin Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 07:08 To: 'Dyke Ridgley' <ridgleyracing65@xxxxxxxxx>; 'D.C. Mason' <petergriffinforpresident@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: 'Marshall Larson' <granitledge@xxxxxxxxx>; 'John Lazenby' <french_fryguy@xxxxxxxxx>; '300 club' <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} Battery Switch and Mystery Switch
Be careful with the green knob. Those can and eventually do fail. They pass all current through a conductor far smaller than the battery post & cable. When not sufficiently
tight they burn until finally make a bad connection. Usually failure is at crank, and tightening fixes it until it burns away again. A similar device with a black knob is sold and said to be better than the green knob variety.
Best advice: Keep a half inch wrench on the floor behind the driver’s seat. Disconnect the negative cable when garaged.
I have used the "green" knob switches for over 40 years. Never a problem. Remember to always "switch" the "ground " side of the battery regardless of what polarity the car uses.
On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 05:05:00 AM PDT, Zach Hietsch <zhietsch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone know of a good battery switch. I would like to stop taking off the terminals when the car is in the garage. I found a few but I am unsure if they
are any good.
Also I have a 300B and there are two switches in the dash that I am not 100% sure what they do. They are located to the left of the knob used to reset the trip
odometer. The one I am pretty sure one is for the antenna(currently it’s not working so I can’t check) but the one further away only toggles left and back to center. Any insight as to what it does.
