Quote Originally Posted by chuck baader View Post
...kill everything with kill switch.
And, possibly, your alternator diodes and some electronic components as well due to the surge...that's what the resistor bleed circuit is for: to slowly bleed down all potential energy (voltage), rather than simply shutting the door in its face...

All that voltage gotta go somewhere, and if the battery isn't there to absorb the shock (its secondary purpose is to dampen voltage spikes and act as an electrical accumulator) then something will... - GA