Anyone use a solenoid starter button?
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So this button bypasses the solenoid relay and carries the entire load of the starter? Must be one heavy duty button to be able to handle close to 1k watts without burning the contacts. What gauge wire did you use for the bypass circuit?
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I think what these covers do is allow the operator to manually push the solenoid forward, which, itself, makes the contacts for the starter to turn. Instead of electrically (magnetically) moving the solenoid via the use of the low-power switch on your handlebars, you are manually, physically moving the solenoid. It is the solenoid that makes the electrical contact for the starter. There is no "electricity" moving through the solenoid starter button, nor does the solenoid starter button carry any power.
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Got one on my fatboy. Got rid of all the switches off my bars and tank. Put the headlight and air-ride switches, along with idiot/neutral lights on the back of the fork panel. Starter button was easy to install, and once you get a feel for where it is, it's easy to reach without looking, even though those hot pipes are sooooo close lol.
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I think what these covers do is allow the operator to manually push the solenoid forward, which, itself, makes the contacts for the starter to turn. Instead of electrically (magnetically) moving the solenoid via the use of the low-power switch on your handlebars, you are manually, physically moving the solenoid. It is the solenoid that makes the electrical contact for the starter. There is no "electricity" moving through the solenoid starter button, nor does the solenoid starter button carry any power.