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Subject:Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:28:56 -0400

At 02:55 PM 6/22/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>it's not 'that advisable' to touch the end of the wire to the alternator
>positive post ..but you can in an emergency. Normally you'd connect your
>remote starter switch between that hot post and your cheater wire.  I just

I have to disagree here.  It's a low-current circuit (?~3? amps),
nothing exciting happens.  A mechanic's remote start switch isn't
protected against causing an explosion so I don't consider the spark
much of an issue.

Yours,
David