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Originally Posted by ricepow
Just a thought. There may be times when you have a rather large draw of current on that switch (guessing this since it has a 40A fuse). I hope that toggle switch you are using is capable of handling that amount of draw or you may witness a small fire/melting episode in your truck. Not bashing your idea or anything. Maybe using a relay and activating the relay with the switch would be a good idea. Also that wire you used (16g?) would not generally be recommended for something pulling 40 amps either. Keep an eye on that too. This is just based on my 5+ years experience of installing car alarms, video systems, car audio. Cool idea though.
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Those are some very good points that I never would have considered. I just went directly from the Four Wheeler article, figuring that they wouldn't publish it if it wasn't reasonably safe on those lines. I know the wire gauge seems small but it would have been a real PITA to solder bigger wires inside those fuses. Suppose I could gently remove the terminals from the casing somehow.