BEP Marine 600A Heavy-Duty Battery Switch

The BEP Marine 720 Heavy-Duty Battery Switch is rated 600A continuous and 2,500A cranking, mounting from the rear or on the surface.

Six hundred amps continuous is what separates this from a recreational battery switch, and it is the continuous figure that matters rather than the cranking one. Plenty of switches handle a big cranking surge. Far fewer carry 600 amps indefinitely, which is what a boat with large house loads or high-output DC equipment actually demands.

The self-cleaning sliding copper contact is the same design used in the 701 family, and the sliding action wipes the contact surface every time the switch is turned. That is what keeps resistance low over years of switching, where a butting contact accumulates oxide and starts running warm.

It mounts from the rear of a panel or on the surface, so it fits either a finished helm or a bulkhead in a machinery space. An interchangeable labeling system identifies the switch function rather than forcing a single permanent legend, which suits a main disconnect that may serve different roles. Explore more battery switches.

• 600A continuous, not just a big cranking figure
• Self-cleaning sliding contact wipes clean each turn
• Butting contacts accumulate oxide and run warm
• Rear or surface mounting with changeable labeling