Blue Sea 6010 m-Series Mini Dual Circuit Battery Switch, Red

In the m-Series Mini line, the Blue Sea 6010 is the dual circuit battery switch: one knob turns two separate circuits ON or OFF at the same moment, and the circuits stay isolated from each other in both positions. Use it for two battery banks that must stay separate, such as a start battery and a house bank, or for one circuit whose positive and negative conductors both have to be switched. Each circuit is rated 300 A continuous, up to 32 V DC.

Key specifications

What is in the box

• The switch and knob
• The stud nuts and lock washers
• The isolating rear cover; snap off any of its three side pieces where a cable enters

Mounting and wiring

Two circuits share one body, but each cable still gets its own terminal: the ratings assume 4/0 AWG (120 mm²) cable, one per terminal, and drop with smaller cable. The 7/8 in (22 mm) one-piece tinned copper studs take 120 in-lb (13.56 N-m).

The panel cut-out is 2-5/8 in (67 mm) for a rear mount and 2-5/16 in (59 mm) for a front mount; a surface mount uses holes on 2.175 in (55.25 mm) centers.

There are no alternator field disconnect terminals, so stop the engine and turn the loads off before selecting OFF.

Common questions

Does it come with mounting screws?

No. Pick up #10 (M5) screws at a hardware store, long enough for your panel or surface.

6010 or a single circuit ON-OFF switch?

A single circuit switch handles one bank. When two banks have to go off together, or a positive and a negative must break at once, the 6010 does it with one knob.

Should the switch go on the positive or the negative?

In most systems the positives are switched and the negatives share a bus, as Blue Sea's FAQ notes; the 6010's second circuit lets you switch the negative too where an installation calls for it.

Find the 6010 instruction sheet, wiring diagram included, and the m-Series Mini dimensioned drawing in the Downloads section of this page.