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Old 05-16-2019, 01:04 PM
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No. Most toggle switches are rated at no more than 10 amps. If you mean one wire is from the alternator output (you said “to the alternator”) then that can carry, and switch, the full alternator output. With your Motorola alternator that is 37A. A 10A toggle switch might last as long as several milliseconds before its contacts melted or vaporized. If you get a higher output alternator, you will need a switch that can safely handle switching the higher output, something like,

https://www.bluesea.com/products/6008/
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