Blue Sea 6006 Switch - Dumb Question

[GTBRMC]

Bought this to use as a shutoff switch for power to my amps. Had great success with Blue Sea products in past, this switch seems very well built also.

Problem: I can't figure out how to take the thing apart to access the posts to mount my incoming and outgoing positive power wires. Documentation that came with it and available online neither shows nor explains how to do it. I am sure it is obvious, but I am oblivious on this one for some reason.

Thoughts?

https://www.bluesea.com/products/6006/m-Series_Mini_On-Off_Battery_Switch_with__Knob_-_Red

 

[Julian]

I have one of these on a shelf in my garage....who ever wants to pay shipping its yours....I can get a pic if needed.

To the OP....I can look at the back of mine when I get home and see....pretty sure the back of mine is wide open though....

 

[Julian]

Mine looks like this....(except just on/off)

http://data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAkGBxQTEhUUEhQUFRQXFBUVFxgUFBQVFxUUFBQXFhUXFBgYHCggGBwlHBUUITEhJSkrLi4uFx8zODMsNygtLisBCgoKDg0OGxAQGiwkHyQsLCwsLSwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCwsLCw3N//AABEIAOUA3AMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAAcAAABBQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAMEBgcCAQj/xABDEAABAwEEBwYEAwUHBAMAAAABAAIDEQQFITEGEkFRYXGREyIygaHBQlKx0QcjchRisuHwJDNDc6LC8VOCktIWNGP/xAAaAQACAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADBAACBQEG/8QALxEAAgIBBAEDAgQGAwAAAAAAAAECAxEEEiExQQUTUSIyFGFxgRVSkaGxwSMzQv/aAAwDAQACEQMRAD8A3FJJJQgkkl5VQh6kvNZRZ7xjbm7piuZOpN9EpIlA7Rfvyjqhs94SOzceQVXYkGhppy74LLPb42ZuHlihlpv4fA3zKrNsvCOPxvAO7N3QYoTaNJBlGwni806AVPWiFK4dq0GfBaLRecrs3UHDBD5rzEeLpKH9Rr6KrTXhNJ8RA3N7o9MSpNiuYu7zzQcUB2N9Dy0sILkNx6Xy1pFV/wCoYfdWKy6RERgzNAk2huXTMKrsLWCkYpxXBJOaurJLyCnpap+MBq06SSuPdo0cBX6pyHSeQeINd5EIAkue5L5O/hasYwW+DShh8THDlQohBfULsngfqq36qg1Xuurq5gJaCt9cGlRyg5EHkV0s3jmIyJHIkfRTYL6mblITwdQ/VEVy8i8tBNfay+BeqpQaUPHiY13I0U1mlkA8eszmKj0V1ZFgJaW2PgsCSYstrZI0OjcHNORBT6uLtY4Ykl4vVCCSSSUIJeFQL3vNlnjL38gBm47gqNbtKbRIe7RjdwxPmShWWxh2NafR2X8x6+S62++mx4AF5/dLQOriEHm0uP8A0nt40D/4SVUHW95zPUL11odql2rUDMjGnNLvUN9GnD0yMPu5LE++O0/xAeFaHocVDtV5Rs8bwDuBq7yaKlVae1FyZiYAKUpx341xQ/eY1HRxQbn0h/6bCeLzT0GJ9ENnt80nieQNzO6PTH1K5bGnI4q5Krk2GVcI9IiR2emQ6KZZrvLtmCI2WwbSp7aNGCiicnbjhDEFkZGKnEpSzE8ty9kNSuKK/wCgDvlnlV7VeFJQ6epVXi8c6mah1I6SUZ9taNtVFlvM/COqruRZVyYTqmJraxu2p4IPLanOzKjly5v+Aio+QjaLzJ8OCgPlJzXtnsz5DRoJPBG7Ho9tkPk37riTkWlOFZDuO85oH1hJxzbiWu5j3WkWbSEOaC6NzSRiDTDlvVes9mYwUa0BdvkATMHKK7MvUQrulnBaor4iO0jmFMjna7wuB5FZ5PbwMkPfe7mmocQeCv72Oxf+H56ZrCSpOjOmIe8RTnE4NfvOwO+6uaNGSksoQtqlVLbIzD8Qb2pK8nwxjVaP3tvqfRZxDbJJn1LjyBIAHBWP8Q3kufxld9VWrlZj1SWeXJnoIwajCC6wErPpJFG8RySV2VIJDTxduVjjkIOsw47xtHuFkl7WVzJCHDaVoGh9pMlljLqkt1mV3hpo30IHku21pRUkTTXylZKuS6DkkTH4ijH7vgceB+Hko5iLTRwIKeouhIaUrUbjiPKuSXHuuh2zWWqIwQNaM0G7Q7yvNc711MrKvPkOve3+iVHe8bz1KF9sf6qvRKNusOVD6Fd3FVSl5Jxnpt6rg2v+qqL2ZPhIdwyPQ+1VHe8jA4c1zcWVaCD7fw9Uy+8DsAUQSkLzWB4fRc3Mv7cfgefbXHamHSk5rl4ITkdkc7YuZZbEUNFy5RSK6jSrskWsdkibuJ44Kyg2BnfGIAst2SPyBpvOARmyXAxuLzrHds/mi1UxLagEZQSFJ3znwh9jQ0UAAHDBcyTgIVaLz3IXaLxJ2rrkisaW+WG7ReICFWm8qoRNayVEknVcth1WkEJrZVQ5LSojpk2XrqRHJIffMtj0Lvrt7KxzyC9tY3HeW0xPMEFYxFZ3OVs0fkfFGWtOBcXeZa0eyLB7TP1cVakiPpBZO1Mjduu6nPWKrlgslHUOG/DIq8aSWbUtEg3u1hydj7oRNC12JwdvG3nvSsuG0atTUoRl+SB9qsUbwBK0GmR2057VMscLWMDWABorQDmvRBvNQn9i5lsK4pc+Tlcly8e7/lSrLc00mLY3kbz3B1dRRJvpFZSjDmbSITpU2ZSrAzRKc5iEc3uP8LUn6JTjZCeUjx9WK3t2fAL8Xpv5iu9qdxSE45IrNckrCQ6N4LaV7MtkpXKoaajoofYE1AIfTNuThzacVVxku0FjZXP7ZDOsCn22o0o8a43OzHJ2YUcxN4tPUV5HFcODm55bxkoXf5kmSytIrG7/ALXYOHLeu4bIweJ1eFFDDl1VVO44w2FRaI2/yAC6beTdgaOJqfohC5keAKk0AXU2VdcQ2LSXZFruTgD0NFzNaC3xNcOYNFU3X22tGtJG8mnREbBfByBIr8LsWngifV5AfRnCZNfbyPCacvsmn3lrZ4O9D9lGvCniaKb27jw4IW+VVTYVxiuwhJaVFknUYzJovRIxyAlPA++VNF67isznIhBYQERRAStIMVnc5ELPYQM1LZHROAKyQvKbZyyMBWfRuy60bj++R/paq/FGSaAEk5ACpWg6LXS+OGkjdVxcXUJFaEACu7JXisi901FAvT2z0kY/5mkebT/P0VUKvunsVYWO3P8AqCqFRLXrEzS9OnuoWfAgpVgu9857uDRm45DHIfM7hwTl13aZnHYxtNcjPHHUbxIx4DyVxgjaxowAbSjWtFBqj22/1jamndy+get13tfTDv8AwR7mumKLHVq7ZI+hJ/TsbyG9TauAFdYd6jiSd2FCa4HDYmpCKAvdQUypwxDR78eCj2q/A3BoHmmnKEDGULb3nsMr1uY5qsvv92wgeQTf/wAgfvB8gqfiIBv4faVOKOGzGNrWvbewtrQ4hry60xyWjvuLvC+F0Tif3eBCstu0hs0szoZ7OdZsr42uaWuc1rA86zyKOiJEZdq41a5h+IKRBpOdYa7OFQcR1x6IrDbYpc9V1QQagVo5uq4HmMOSsrISBT091XOCvSXL2sTZoCZYntDmtkGrKGnLVcfFyPVAZoHMqRUgeJrgQ5vB7DktOhDQ0BtA0AAAZADIBQr0upk2J7sg8LxmOB+YcCh2UJ8xHNN6lKL22cozQsB8OB3b/wBP2TQcid8XY6J5BFHZ0Hhc35me42IX2utnn9efFJtc4ZuwmpR3R6HKoDpPaiNVg2ipRoOQPSOzklrtlKLsMbuSXJuDwQLtHxHYK9EFnvmbtCQ8gVwbs6bVY7sjoMRhkeRUG9NGH11ohrNO7PzTUJx3PJl30WOtOBYrkt/7RAHfEMCM8R7bVBnqHEKTovdroYiH4Oc4uIzoKAAHoupYavPNAwt7SHd0vYTn2Q4IyXU3g9Rj9KorZ7GBmo8TPzI+bv4Ci7QjxQlObZyxgTgCQCD3npJFFUNPaP3N8I5uy6VVsAW8dhoBD7XfTGYN77uHhHM7VUZr+lkd33Ub8rRRo3cT5p8muI/oqYwSLTWUXjQK/v7bCJAKOLm1yALmkN9aDzW1VXzZd1nfrNe3AtIcDxaaj6L6Ps79ZrXb2g9RVFgI6tYaZVdPrT3Y495Lj5YD3VOijJIDRVziGtG9xyRzTObWtJHyta3390tE7HrSl5yjbQf5j9vMN/iSklvtwa1MvY0m79/6lguuzMiiEbCHUxJ2uccS7r9EMvG+RGTWhdtyw3A8RuXd52/sWYHvnI0rqg5njjQhU2aQONanzKJdcoLahbQ6N3t22dEm23w97icgojpicykISci3qFzNA9ubTTfs9Ei22b0YQgsIRlK8MxTJK5JXMl8IkNmUmz2mhqDRC3yAZlNi2DYupsHKMX2Xi7b8IwefP771ZrPaA4Yf88llMdu3go3c196hoTVvqOITdVzXDMfV+nprdWXa8rCyZmq/mHDNrqeJpWZX7dronkGmw1b4XtNaPZwPotLBbPEW6xo9pFWGhodrTsVYFiqP2KZze2FTZ6MLe41gcQ1rW0bDqjVDnGpcHbgi21qayuxTRauVE9sun3+RSWS15/VOuja8Ud/wUxeFnMbyCKUJFDsIzC6glrikT0sWmKKyGN2Iw9HDh/WCl0p4T5HZ913HKaU2HZs6LoclMkSSOG1pioBzPNEnBMQ2faUSpci2rktmCLC38xnJ59APdM3ppFDBUV7R4+FpGB/edsUe+rQe01GEgAUNNpdifZU+9owH4EGoqabCm645Zj3z2xyiVed/zT4Odqs+VlQPPa7zUBqjtTsZR2khNTbfI8rJcLA5zQdo+irYCsujfjZyKFMbo7LfBGMgtphbRrRuAHQLG7E2r2je5o6kLZ2hdrF9Z4Mxv92taZP1/Sg9lYtFYaWcO2yOc/yqWt/0tHVVm9z+fKdz3npVW+AdlY2urTVhaBxIYEvV98mPaz/prgvOCoX9ae0leQe6Kgchu86oHRT3ZHkoZalJvLybVEVCCigxohdontLQ4VYwF7gcicmg+Zr5KPb5zHPK1mDRI8Buymsdit/4d2LVhfKc5HUH6WYfUuVMvz/7Ev8AmP8A4ijTjtrTEaLfd1c14Swdh8UuDgI3fMPCTxGxBLznEbi0EEjaMk/I6gqq5apauJQ4rcNzft9HUk5ccSpEKGMnxU1siMkkhVycmEYyn2jaMCh8UimxPQpMZriWLR6+NR3ZvJDX1GsDQscRQOB2feinWSA637LIXOdCNeMukdrSNo8NE82trVq5rwaYOacDQKpuyV30ZtDLQxolGs+IilXOzBBY6gNCagZjMcUxp7M/SzI9U0m1+5FceQNpJZe3gbaBQv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And opens up to look like this.....those 4 holes on the front must have screws or hex heads in them? No?

 

[GTBRMC]

That looks identical to mine. I didn't realize the posts extend from the switch dial side. For some reason, I was thinking they came from the backing side... I am guessing the backing is just a "dumb" bracket & likely has some tabs to release with a slot screw driver (or some such). I will verify when I get home. Thanks for the thought starter.

 

[Julian]

That looks identical to mine. I didn't realize the posts extend from the switch dial side. For some reason, I was thinking they came from the backing side... I am guessing the backing is just a "dumb" bracket & likely has some tabs to release with a slot screw driver (or some such). I will verify when I get home. Thanks for the thought starter.

Yeah....its so you can sandwich it onto a flat surface....either cut a big round hole and flush mount....or leave it raised mounted. @OperationROL did a really nice clean flush mount job on his....mine is all surface mounted and I keep thinking...one day....I'll clean all that up!

 

[txav8r]

All the posts are on the back, but as julian says, you have to route the wires either on the same mount surface or drill out that surface and only have the face coming through to get the wiring behind the surface. But the cable hook up posts are on the back. Also, this switch only accepts up to 4/0 awg wire. So consider if you have several amps with 2/0 run to a distribution block, your over this switch's capability.

 

[maboat]

... Also, this switch only accepts up to 4/0 awg wire. So consider if you have several amps with 2/0 run to a distribution block, your over this switch's capability.

"only" up to 4/0 wire lol. That's 0000 gauge. Are you confusing 4/0 (0000) with 4-gauge?

This switch handles 300 amperes continuous and over 1,000 amperes for a few seconds. I have 1/0 gauge wire going to mine and a 100-amp circuit breaker from the battery. I think this switch fits just fine for this type of use with plenty of extra capacity to spare.

 

[GTBRMC]

All the posts are on the back, but as julian says, you have to route the wires either on the same mount surface or drill out that surface and only have the face coming through to get the wiring behind the surface. But the cable hook up posts are on the back. Also, this switch only accepts up to 4/0 awg wire. So consider if you have several amps with 2/0 run to a distribution block, your over this switch's capability.

I will surface mount this to keep the install simple, although the hidden wiring approach would look really sharp.
I have checked the wiring/amp load, etc., and bought this switch specifically for my situation - I just couldn't figure out how to get the damned cover off - LOL!

Thanks for the input, I do appreciate guidance from all here at JBN.

 

[txav8r]

I literally quoted from the spec sheet on the switch...thats why we have you @maboat ... to help sort all this stuff out! I have seen installs @GTBRMC , that just drill a couple holes to route the cables through behind the switch, a good approach too, with an easy surface mount but a cleaned up install.

 

[GTBRMC]

OK, I figured out how to open it, once I realized the terminals are attached to the switch itself.
Method: Stick a screw driver in the open side, wedge it top to bottom, pop it open.