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I put one in last year on my ‘52 3100. I may have been the one that klhansen is talking about. I installed it on the passenger side seat riser as I wanted it within reach when I was driving. I installed it on the negative side to keep the cables as short as possible and to keep the positive cable (12 volts and several hundred amps) from passing thru the floor pan. If the ground cable shorted out, the worst that could happen is it completes the circuit needed to run the truck.

I bought the switch and the cables from eBay. I listened to Jerry and bought a switch with a 195 amp continuous and a 1,000 amp surge. Search for “heavy duty battery disconnect switch” and you will find many to choose from.

The cables can be ordered at whatever length you need. Search for “battery cable negative 2 gauge” and you can choose the cable ends and length.

I installed one end on the battery and the order to the frame where the original cable was attached.

If you decide to install the switch in the truck, make sure you install grommets where the cables pass thru the floor. You can buy them at your local hardware store.