Emergency shut off switch ?

[K-2]

http://greatlakesskipper.com/mercury...op-switch-kit#

Do these break a connection or make a connection? N.O. or N.C. ?

I tried to find this part on iboats , searched by part number and "Emergency Shut Off Switch " , no luck .

 

[Frank Acampora]

You can get non Mercury switches either way. The ones with four spade terminals on the back use one set to make a circuit and the other set to break the circuit. The specific one you showed, being a Mercury switch is most likely a make switch. That is, when the lanyard pulls the switch to off position, the circuit is completed and the electronic ignition is shorted to ground, stopping the engine.

 

[alldodge]

=1 agree and will add, the same switch can be used for I/O and Outboards just by flipping the switch over. It's a toggle switch and when the lanyard is pulled out it flips the switch. Open for I/O and inboard, closed for outboard

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...drives/384171-mercruiser-kill-switch-question

 

[K-2]

Should work for me then. My shut off solenoids need 12V to kill the engines . I'd like something fairly waterproof.
Thanks!