***** 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.

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.

**** Hi Dave L, a lot of folks use a relay to connect both batteries for Start,
is this
to give the starter 24 volts for a short time, or just extra capacity for
multiple starts?
Seems to me, if the engine is hard to start, I'd want to know why; maybe if I
lived in
the northern states or Canada, I'd have a different view of things about starting
engines
in winter. Thanks for your info, I'm putting this all together. BR, Dave McC

 
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