Learn how to install a battery cut-off switch that kills the engine and all electrical power to-and-from the battery. I also show you how to crimp battery cables using a hand crimper, hammer crimper, and hydraulic crimper, so you will learn each method and how to get perfect crimps.
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0:00 Intro
1:32 Tools and Products
5:40 Wiring Diagram
6:19 How a Kill Switch Works
11:20 How to Crimp Battery Cables
19:50 Easy Way to Add Split Wire Loom Tubing
20:29 Installing the Battery Cables
24:10 Organizing the Wiring
26:12 ECU Cut Off Wiring
31:54 Kill Switch Panel Fabrication
37:47 Panel Installation
39:20 Testing the Kill Switch
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Nice. I'm going to install one in my Tesla right away.
Amazing vid. Only one small thing i would do. Have the "off" position at 9 oclock and the on position at 6 oclock. That way in future. If you need to run an external pull cable so switch can be activated outside the car. Its going in the right direction. ❤
Bro just turn the key
What happens if that kills with accidentally gets activated while you're driving. Won't your car die on the highway that way?
What a find! Great tutorial mate, will be using for our track car. Really appreciate the attention to detail.
Can you use a kill switch as an on off switch? For example I have underglow and wanted a conical switch to turn them on and off
WOW, I'm speechless! I cannot imagine the amount of time and energy you put on planning and making these videos. Well done Chris, well done!
How much did that cost?😂😂😅😮
Can’t a ecu also be an ecm
what's the brand name for that paint?
how do i make a kill switch for children? the kids in my basement are getting annoying.
What size wire.? Is it the positive side or neg.
I'm just glad you call her a she 😂
1:20 so basically, if you own a Honda, you might want to take into consideration the fact that you’ll have to unlock your radio everytime u use the killswitch
After I tried that one day I found that criminals stole my headlights.
If simply cutting the ECU wire stops the engine, why did you need to also run the heavy gauge wires to the kill switch?
I would have first installed the switches in the plate and then installed the plate in the dash.
Instead of cutting the heavy gauge wire and adding more heavy gauge wire, you could have installed a high current relay at the battery end, and used a small low current switch as the kill switch.
If you use waterproof heatshrink (has hotmelt glue inside), you won't need silicone paste.
Note: You're not supposed to twist the strands before crimping. I use a twist tie to compress and hold the strands together while inserting.
Thanks for the great video!
Where does the circuit breaker go in the wiring system?
Doing a sequence switchboard to start my Foxbody. Aint nobody stealing it now
Do you really have to talk so much we do have eyes you know.
Hello Chris? I hope all is well. I have a question. I have a 2003 chevy malibu bu the battery is dead. could I put a battery that belong to a 2005 buick century in the malibu?
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Good 👍
i love wiring it's a satisfying to me . just like you did in epsiode 2 project police intercepter, episode 3 project nightlight and this video aswell.