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Old 02-17-2023, 08:00 AM   #26
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Re: Battery Disconnect

I always manually disconnect the battery after every use. I have two trucks and never know when I'll drive them again after using. I always check my fluids before driving, so it's not too big a deal to reconnect the battery. Change up your parking situation before you go away?
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Old 02-18-2023, 02:01 PM   #27
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Re: Battery Disconnect

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Had my local electronics guy that does stereo and remote starter installs put a kill switch in my 72. No buttons to push or any special wiring showing. Just do something and you can start the truck and if u don't do it the truck will never start.
Give us an example of things that can be done. Is it a sequence of events?

Also, a link to the device.
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Old 02-20-2023, 08:26 AM   #28
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Re: Battery Disconnect

I went ahead and purchased the
Painless Performance Remote Master Disconnect Kits 30206.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/PRF-30206
it works just as I needed. hit the button from inside the cab and battery is disconnected, hit it again and it reconnects, zero power draw to hold the circuit open/closed. it does include a bypass to power things like clock and such but I chose not to use it.
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Old 02-21-2023, 12:57 PM   #29
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Re: Battery Disconnect

How does the Painless kit wire into a AAW harness to allow the Dakota Digital, ECM, and radio to maintain power?
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Old 02-21-2023, 02:15 PM   #30
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How does the Painless kit wire into a AAW harness to allow the Dakota Digital, ECM, and radio to maintain power?
There is a 10A fused wire that has constant power. those would be the only battery drains. I chose not to connect that on mine.
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Old 02-21-2023, 03:18 PM   #31
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Re: Battery Disconnect

Thank you Minkota. I was looking at that diagram and was wondering where in the AAW harness I would run that wire to keep those (radio, dakota digital box, and ECM) powered. Would I need to run to each of the leads for those items or is there a way to go directly to the fuse block with one wire?
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Old 02-21-2023, 03:26 PM   #32
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Thank you Minkota. I was looking at that diagram and was wondering where in the AAW harness I would run that wire to keep those (radio, dakota digital box, and ECM) powered. Would I need to run to each of the leads for those items or is there a way to go directly to the fuse block with one wire?
My truck has a dedicated harness and fuse block that I wired in separate from the OEM Fuse block. I did not want to run the new technology thru the old fuse block, but that was a choice that I made not necessarily required. I could have wired it the the constant wire but I chose not to do that. I may still do that but for now it is wired the way I need it to serve my needs.

Eventually I will be replacing the old fuse block with an upgraded block. but for now the old still serves its purpose.
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