omc battery selector switch

[67firebird]

My battery selector switch is a omc, or so it says. None of my terminals are marked as ''com''. It has bat 1, bat 2, and ''feeder''. Is the feeder terminal same as common? picture didnt come out good. the terminal on top/middle is bat 2, terminal on right is bat 2 and terminal on left is feeder. front of dial is 1 on left both at top 2 on right and off on bottom.

 

[Don S]

Re: omc battery selector switch

Is the feeder terminal same as common?

Yes.

You have two battery 2's and no Battery 1 in your description.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: omc battery selector switch

"Feeder" is a far better term than "COM" (common) for that connection since common typically denotes ground. In the case of dual battery switches this is definitely not the case. That terminal becomes the +12 volt feeder for the rest of the 12 volt system. Whilst on this topic, I've not seen an actual depiction of the innards of a switch so I will post one. Hope that helps folks understand how these things direct current flow.