Rv Battery Disconnect Switch Positive Or Negative Side

Does it make a difference.

Rv battery disconnect switch positive or negative side.

To provide more specific troubleshooting information we need to know the make model and year of your rv. Typically the battery disconnect switch is designed to disconnect the house batteries similar to pulling the negative cable off the battery so nothing can drain it when the unit is not in use or in storage. I plan on installing a battery disconnect switch on our bc this spring when i bring it out of storage. When the switch is off the alternator is de energized too.

It s the same principle as why you should always disconnect the battery s negative side first. Better quality ones have built in terminals for the alternator wire that are separate from the battery cable terminals. I plan on installing a battery disconnect switch on our bc this spring when i bring it out of storage. As i was considering this it came to mind that somewhere i had read and or heard that the switch in this type of circuit should be on the positive side.

As i was considering this it came to mind that somewhere i had read and or heard that the switch in this type of circuit should be on the positive side. My first inclination was to put the switch on the negative leg of the circuit. The negative cable connects to the body ground already so there s no additional danger if it rubs.