Battery kill switch location

rmchrgr said

No, not that I can tell. I can whack the lever with my palm like someone might do in an emergency and it actuates the switch perfectly. The rod is 1/2" diameter solid round stock. When you put a bend in something it usually makes whatever it is more rigid.

As you can see in the pic the switch itself is mounted to an L bracket which is welded to the floor. The rod is supported by a small bracket that is also welded to the floor right when it enters the trunk. It's pretty solid.

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Thanks, was curious as the switch I have takes a pretty good amount of pressure to “switch” either way and assume yours is the same. I haven’t bought a mount kit yet, so not sure how much the lever that mounts to the switch changes the force required to rotate it, just have the knob.

Bends increase rigidity in things like panels, however in the case of something like this it actually makes it weaker. The strongest connection would be to have the line of force actuating directly on the switch without any offset. This is why roll bats are made as straight as possible.