Re: Kill Switches

["Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@autox.team.net>]

Hypothetical situation #1:  You wired in a simple two post kill switch in
a car running an alternator.  The tech inspector requests that you demonstrate
that the kill switch works, so you fire up the motor, he flips the switch and
your alternator explodes in a shower of sparks because the current generated
by the still spinning alternator has no place to go.

Hypothetical situation #2:  You wired in a simple two post kill switch in
a car running an alternator.  You just got punted off turn 2, you're sitting
there with the motor still running and a ruptured fuel line soaking your
Nomex in gasoline because the fuel pump is still running, and the corner
worker reaches for the kill switch...

mjb.