Battery disconnect switches, aka “kill switches,” discourage machinery theft and reduce problems with batteries being drawn down during storage.

Hidden ignition or fuel pump kill switches were once popular and could be installed quite easily. Today, many cars have anti-theft systems built in.

There’s considerable controversy over whether it’s best to hook up the master-shutoff (“kill”) switch to the battery’s positive or negative side.

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A couple of years later, the same thing happened with her next car, a 2008 Hyundai. Rudimentary kill switches have long been sold to the public as anti-theft devices for less than $50 apiece. But ...

JESSE WATTERS (HOST): Well, now thanks to Joe Biden, you're going to have a car that tracks your every move, but it's not here to help. Democrats want every car in America armed with a kill switch ...

MPD task force working to reduce car thefts Dooley said a basic kill switch ranges from $250 to $350 installed, and an alarm system can cost as little as $450 installed.

Check out this installation of a Classic Auto Air Perfect Fit air conditioning and heating kit into a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan.

Lu unwisely responded to that setback by installing a "kill switch" that would activate if the company revoked his network access.