ARC switch panel UGH!!!!

bert powell · 06-07-2010, 02:44 PM

Have new ARC 3700 switch panel in new super stock car. Started car maybe 10 times. Now the starter switch works intermittently. Checked out and switch is bad. Call ARC, they wanted me to unwire the box and send it back for warranty. I ask if they could just send me the switch and I would solder it in. They said yea, as long as I paid for it! Bad part is, I changed a bad starter switch in my friends car a couple years ago and still bought one of these boxes. Anyone have this same issue with them? Who has the best panel out there? Customer service is lost these days!

Mack Reeves · 06-07-2010, 03:01 PM

I have two of the K&R switch pannels with the relay boxes.... Never had a problem..... JMO.....

Greg Hill · 06-07-2010, 03:23 PM

I'll second that on the K&R wiring and switch panel. It's simply the best and easiest way to wire a car. I used it on Andrew's new car and plan on re-wiring my car this winter with the K&R stuff.

Chris DeGidio · 06-08-2010, 06:48 PM

I have a OLD (almost antique) ARC panel and it's been flawless.

treessavoy · 06-08-2010, 10:00 PM

Could it be a ground problem?

JimR

bert powell · 06-09-2010, 07:48 AM

Not a ground problem, isolated it to the switch. Can jumper around switch and works every time. Have heard of others having the same problem with the starter switch.

Adger Smith · 06-09-2010, 05:37 PM

Bert,
Those switches are available for different load capicity.
Check with you local industrial electronics store. Step it up.
Been there done that.

buzzinhalfdozen · 06-10-2010, 01:45 PM

Where exactly does the starter wire go to? Seems odd that any switch would fail with such minimal usage. I use the 8000 ARC panel, touch pad which just supplies a ground to activate the relay, works great and very nice to install. Maybe check to see how many anps you're sending thru this circuit, Adger is right the switch rating may not be up to the task. I've had good luck with ARC stuff heck a buddy of mine has had the same panel in his car for nearly 15 years. Joe

06-07-2010, 02:44 PM	#1
bert powell Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 243 Likes: 36 Liked 34 Times in 12 Posts	ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Have new ARC 3700 switch panel in new super stock car. Started car maybe 10 times. Now the starter switch works intermittently. Checked out and switch is bad. Call ARC, they wanted me to unwire the box and send it back for warranty. I ask if they could just send me the switch and I would solder it in. They said yea, as long as I paid for it! Bad part is, I changed a bad starter switch in my friends car a couple years ago and still bought one of these boxes. Anyone have this same issue with them? Who has the best panel out there? Customer service is lost these days!

06-07-2010, 03:01 PM	#2
Mack Reeves Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Elkin, NC Posts: 671 Likes: 169 Liked 44 Times in 13 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! I have two of the K&R switch pannels with the relay boxes.... Never had a problem..... JMO..... __________________ Mack Reeves 2377 STOCK & SUPER STOCK

06-07-2010, 03:23 PM	#3
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! I'll second that on the K&R wiring and switch panel. It's simply the best and easiest way to wire a car. I used it on Andrew's new car and plan on re-wiring my car this winter with the K&R stuff. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

06-08-2010, 06:48 PM	#4
Chris DeGidio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 364 Likes: 8 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! I have a OLD (almost antique) ARC panel and it's been flawless. __________________ Nautilus Racing

06-08-2010, 10:00 PM	#5
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Could it be a ground problem? JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

06-09-2010, 07:48 AM	#6
bert powell Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 243 Likes: 36 Liked 34 Times in 12 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Not a ground problem, isolated it to the switch. Can jumper around switch and works every time. Have heard of others having the same problem with the starter switch.

06-09-2010, 05:37 PM	#7
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Bert, Those switches are available for different load capicity. Check with you local industrial electronics store. Step it up. Been there done that. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

06-10-2010, 01:45 PM	#8
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: ARC switch panel UGH!!!! Where exactly does the starter wire go to? Seems odd that any switch would fail with such minimal usage. I use the 8000 ARC panel, touch pad which just supplies a ground to activate the relay, works great and very nice to install. Maybe check to see how many anps you're sending thru this circuit, Adger is right the switch rating may not be up to the task. I've had good luck with ARC stuff heck a buddy of mine has had the same panel in his car for nearly 15 years. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117