Switch power location

As of right now I'm running the power for the switches directly to the battery. Where is everyone else running the power for the switches, just curious

 

In my personal build, I did an add a fuse to the under dash fuse panel to send power to my switches inside the cab. I do not have any pictures unfortunately, but I could take some this evening if you would like.

 

If you could please. Trouble with the way I did it unless the lights were turned off they stay on and drain the battery.

 

Yep, that's exactly why I have mine the way it is in order to avoid that situation. Only problem is bed lights, which is a real PITA to turn the ignition to get bed lights sometimes....which is why I am adding two more soon that aren't power dependent on the ignition being in the on position.

Anyway, I'll take photos tonight when I get home!

 

As I was thinking about this I realized something important. My fail-safe, in reference to power not being supplied to my accessories when to truck is off in the event that I forgot to turn them off, is built in through the way I built and wired my bussmann rtmr fuse/relay block and not in the way I wired my switches through the add a fuse. That was simply for powering the upper dependent light on my switches.

 

I'm using an 85-amp solenoid relay, controlled by a DPDT switch, sending power to an aftermarket OLS fuse block. I have a dual battery system and I have a power inverter hooked up; so the relay/switch helps prevent a passenger from forgetting to turn off the inverter.