What's this for

[bikermike87]

Cleaning up my battery terminals and found a wire running to this, what's it for?! I've got a syncro caravelle GL spec 89

[bikermike87]

I should say this is under my seat and it points towards the passenger footwell, facing the front of the van

[syncronized]

Aftermarket battery isolation switch. There should be a red key to turn it off & on

[bikermike87]

That will be the red key I put in the bin

[mrhutch]

mike, it's isolation for the winch that was, at one time, on the front!

[bikermike87]

aaaa it all makes sense now and I don't feel so bad for losing the key!

[jamesc76]

aaaa it all makes sense now and I don't feel so bad for losing the key!

does the van still work ????? or is it not wired in anymore? very handy think to have to isolate batterys

[bikermike87]

It does indeed

It's an isolation for the live feed to the front winch, which is no longer fitted. So it is now Isolating a feed to a device not fitted (i might leave it in, a red herring for a potential thief, or is it ).

[mrhutch]

You'll find the live and earth feeds somewhere behind the grill, all taped up.

[sturtywurty]

I have the same thing but if I turn it off and take my key out the van doesn't start!