DeLand, Florida-based Intellitec Products issued a warning of inferior and dangerous knock-off 100 Amp battery disconnects being sold on-line. The battery disconnects appear very similar to the Intellitec design and to part number 01-00055-000.
Intellitec has purchased and tested samples of the product. It found units that did not latch closed and had high-resistance contacts, presenting a serious risk of overheating and fire two million disconnects over the past 40 years, so it is not a shock that someone would knock them off.
“We are putting the overseas manufacturers and their resellers on notice about the risks associated with their copies as well as making our OEM customers aware of this activity because when a fire occurs, everyone gets blamed.
“The counterfeit products are easily identifiable as they do not feature the Intellitec name and logo on the cap, have shorter power posts than the genuine product, and are not labeled with the USA as the country of origin. Every genuine Intellitec battery disconnect is manufactured in the USA. There are online reviews of these knockoffs, from buyers experiencing overheating and melting of the enclosures. Intellitec strongly recommends only replacing the disconnects with genuine Intellitec parts which are readily available through any reputable RV dealer,” the company said.
