When you work on your Avanti.......

[Hawklover]

Simple question.............when you work on your Avanti and the door/doors have to be kept open..........do you pull one of the battery cables so as to not run down the battery?

[paintim613]

Not if you have switched off all interior lights first. At least not on my stock '63.

[rockne10]

Here's an idea I added to mine over thirty years ago.

[Gunslinger]

I installed replacement LED bulbs in all my interior lights in my Avanti...less electrical pull, whiter and brighter light and no heat which won't yellow the lenses.

[sweetolbob]

I switch off the latching relay that disconnects the battery unless I need the power on for some reason.

[WCP]

Always the negative terminal cable at the battery - just habit, no surprises.

[StudeRich]

Not if you have switched off all interior lights first. At least not on my stock '63.

I don't know how you could do that, since I have never seen a Studebaker that had a THREE way switch like a New car to turn off the Door Switches.
They have: ON - OFF - DOORS ON,
we have ON - OFF - and doors are always on.

[rockinhawk]

Hook up a little trickle charger to the battery.

[Hawklover]

You win the big prize!!......I was going to suggest such a thing I finally did to my Avanti.......after 46 years of ownership..purchased these at York:-)

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[Rerun]

I would recommend a "Green Knob" disconnect on the negative terminal of the battery. It literally takes only seconds to disconnect/connect power. In addition to working with the doors/trunk open, it is also a good idea to disconnect the battery when parking the vehicle for an extended period since old wiring can sometimes do strange things.

I once had a short circuit happen in the dashboard of a '64 Daytona while driving. With the Green Knob, I was able to stop and disconnect power before losing the entire harness and/or the entire car to a fire. Note that it only takes about 1/2 turn of the knob to disconnect.

[rstrasser]

Working under the dash you better believe that I disconnect the battery. If I am just vacuuming out the car, no I leave the battery connected. Usually when my Avanti is in the garage the battery is disconnected. I don't need a car fire, as my bed room is above the garage.

Ron