***** Thanks Paul C, and all who took the time to give me their

views. Just

about everyone uses a seperate starter button.    DMcC

Since everyone is doing it that way, I will admit that I did it

differently.

I bought a gerneric 4-positions key swithch for $10 a the auto parts

store. With "accessories" I turn on the EC2.  "run" gives me the EC2 and the
primary fuel pump.  "start" gives me those as well as the main starter
relay.  This relay has only a small load on it so it is unlikely to fry the
switch.

My main starter relay only has 2 jobs - trigger 2 other relays.  One of

these is the starter solenoid, and the other is a cross-over relay that
allows both batteries to be used for starting the engine.  This way the
cheap starter switch is protected from the back current when the solenoid
closes.

The main advantage of this system is that the starter is locked with a

key.  Helpful for airshows and assorted accidents.

Dave Leonard

Hi, Dave....I have the seperate key and starter button. Pushing the starter
button does nothing unless the ignition switch is turned on with a key
first, as I wired the starter button to the terminal on the keyed ignition
switch output.  Hope this helps. Paul Conner

 
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