ARC switch panel UGH!!!!

Chris DeGidio · 06-08-2010, 06:48 PM

I have a OLD (almost antique) ARC panel and it's been flawless.

treessavoy · 06-08-2010, 10:00 PM

Could it be a ground problem?

JimR

bert powell · 06-09-2010, 07:48 AM

Not a ground problem, isolated it to the switch. Can jumper around switch and works every time. Have heard of others having the same problem with the starter switch.

Adger Smith · 06-09-2010, 05:37 PM

Bert,
Those switches are available for different load capicity.
Check with you local industrial electronics store. Step it up.
Been there done that.

buzzinhalfdozen · 06-10-2010, 01:45 PM

Where exactly does the starter wire go to? Seems odd that any switch would fail with such minimal usage. I use the 8000 ARC panel, touch pad which just supplies a ground to activate the relay, works great and very nice to install. Maybe check to see how many anps you're sending thru this circuit, Adger is right the switch rating may not be up to the task. I've had good luck with ARC stuff heck a buddy of mine has had the same panel in his car for nearly 15 years. Joe

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Chris DeGidio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 364 Likes: 8 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! I have a OLD (almost antique) ARC panel and it's been flawless. __________________ Nautilus Racing

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treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Could it be a ground problem? JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

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bert powell Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 243 Likes: 36 Liked 34 Times in 12 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Not a ground problem, isolated it to the switch. Can jumper around switch and works every time. Have heard of others having the same problem with the starter switch.

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Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Bert, Those switches are available for different load capicity. Check with you local industrial electronics store. Step it up. Been there done that. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

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buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Where exactly does the starter wire go to? Seems odd that any switch would fail with such minimal usage. I use the 8000 ARC panel, touch pad which just supplies a ground to activate the relay, works great and very nice to install. Maybe check to see how many anps you're sending thru this circuit, Adger is right the switch rating may not be up to the task. I've had good luck with ARC stuff heck a buddy of mine has had the same panel in his car for nearly 15 years. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117