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LAB-003 — Truck Battery Disconnect Install Packet
No battery disconnect switch has been purchased or installed yet. This packet turns the issue into a field-ready purchase / install / validation checklist while preserving what still requires live work.
Candidate Store Run
- AutoZone — Newport or Claremont
- Advance Auto Parts — Newport or Claremont
- O'Reilly Auto Parts — Newport or Claremont
Required Items
- battery terminal disconnect switch
- terminal shim/post riser if needed
Selection Criteria
- Fits the truck battery post without forcing the clamp
- Mounts on the negative battery terminal
- Physically secure once tightened
- no special tools required to operate
Live Purchase State
- Store selected: pending
- Part selected: pending
- Part cost: pending purchase
Installation Target
- Install location: negative battery terminal
- Ready to operate without tools: yes
Install Checklist
- Verify the truck is off and keys are removed before touching the battery
- Confirm the disconnect fits the negative battery terminal before final tightening
- Install the disconnect on the negative battery terminal
- Tighten until physically secure with no terminal wobble
- Verify the disconnect can be opened and closed by hand
Validation Checklist
- Leave the truck parked with the disconnect opened for at least 24 hours
- Reconnect the switch by hand the next day
- Truck starts reliably after sitting 24+ hours with switch disconnected
- Receipt or photo of installed switch uploaded to this issue
Overnight Verification Log
- Install completed: False
- Physically secure: False
- Overnight disconnect duration: pending
- Truck started after disconnect: pending
- Receipt / photo path: pending
Battery Replacement Fallback
If the truck still fails the overnight test after the disconnect install, replace battery and re-run the 24-hour validation.
Missing Live Fields
- store_selected
- part_name
- install_completed
- physically_secure
- overnight_test_hours
- truck_started_after_disconnect
- receipt_or_photo_path
Honest next step
Buy the disconnect switch, install it on the negative battery terminal, leave the truck disconnected for 24+ hours, and only close the issue after receipt/photo evidence and the overnight start result are attached.