If you switch between starting battery and house batteries, and your master switch isn't a make before break, you can have the issue you're referring to. In other words, when moving to a different switch position, the switch should momentarily go from starting to both to house.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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