> Yes, Another D*** Battery Question > This question regards the use of the typical marine battery selector > switch. These usually have four possible positions: Batt 1, Batt 2, > Both, or Off. > Off is simple: cuts ALL juice from the circuit, on startup ECU must go > through 'learning' period and clock must be reset. But what happens > when switching between the other modes? Are these switches 'break > before make' (as I suspect) or 'make before break'? If the former, that > means that there will be a momentary interruption of power as the switch > is being thrown leading to the question, how long does power need to be > interrupted to cause the reset of the ECU? > Loren, I really like your question .... and would really like to know the answer. If you find out off the list ... please post it. Thanks, Mike (who is considering the marine battery switch) |
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