Power source suggestions? I'm all ears

[AdamIsAdam]

Originally Posted by patrickt

You really don't need a fancy isolating switch. In fact, the simpler the better. An old fashioned big copper knife switch handles hundreds of amps and is really easy to visually check. And it pretty much never breaks.

That strikes me as very dangerous since it's pretty easy to drop a tool or somehow make electrical contact.

In my jeep I installed this HD circuit breaker for the winch so that power is off whenever not in use.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...nstall-260339/

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam

That strikes me as very dangerous since it's pretty easy to drop a tool or somehow make electrical contact.

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Ehhh, I don't know... calling out dangerous on a Cobra is like calling out stink on a pig.

[AdamIsAdam]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Ehhh, I don't know... calling out dangerous on a Cobra is like calling out stink on a pig.

LOL. Fair enough.

[spdbrake]

If you're using the Knife switch you may want to pick one of these Lucas Harness Smoke Replacement tools. Great for the originality crowd.

Lucas - Prince of Darkness - Lucas Electrical Humor Jokes

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

If you're using the Knife switch you may want to pick one of these Lucas Harness Smoke Replacement tools. Great for the originality crowd.

Lucas - Prince of Darkness - Lucas Electrical Humor Jokes

You know, the wiring on my Cobra is far and away of higher quality than on my daily drivers. This weekend I spent several hours chasing down, and finally finding, a faulty ground that is relatively notorious in the Jeep world. One headlight had gone out on me, and showed no ground feed at the light. When I ran a quick supplemental ground to the headlight, the dashboard brake light would stay on! When I ran a supplemental ground to the brake fluid sensor switch, I got the brake light to behave normally. Obviously my bandaid fixes were not the final solution and there was a sneaky ground issue somewhere. When I finally found the answer on a Jeep forum it was a faulty ground in a nine-wire ground bundle to the frame that fails invisibly up from the crimp. From the outside it looked absolutely fine and you couldn't wiggle it to produce any tell-tale effects. But when you cut it open, the connections would literally crumble in your hand.

[spdbrake]

Troubleshooting is fun and your wiring skills are good. I'm just giving you hard time is all.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

Troubleshooting is fun and your wiring skills are good. I'm just giving you hard time is all.

No worries. The thread on the Jeep forum that solved my problem was literally titled "Are you trying to diagnose bizarre electrical activity? This is your answer." Seriously. There were guys on there saying that when they used their turn signal that the doors would unlock, if they tried to unlock the doors the wipers would start, all sorts of absolutely bizarre stuff. Never underestimate what a bad ground can do, especially in modern cars.

[AdamIsAdam]

Originally Posted by patrickt

You know, the wiring on my Cobra is far and away of higher quality than on my daily drivers. This weekend I spent several hours chasing down, and finally finding, a faulty ground that is relatively notorious in the Jeep world. One headlight had gone out on me, and showed no ground feed at the light. When I ran a quick supplemental ground to the headlight, the dashboard brake light would stay on! When I ran a supplemental ground to the brake fluid sensor switch, I got the brake light to behave normally. Obviously my bandaid fixes were not the final solution and there was a sneaky ground issue somewhere. When I finally found the answer on a Jeep forum it was a faulty ground in a nine-wire ground bundle to the frame that fails invisibly up from the crimp. From the outside it looked absolutely fine and you couldn't wiggle it to produce any tell-tale effects. But when you cut it open, the connections would literally crumble in your hand.

What year Jeep?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam

What year Jeep?

2013 and the ground bundle is known as the G110. It is nine separate wires all crimped to one eyelet that is bolted to the frame on the passenger side of the car adjacent to the engine.