Switch failures

[dr gary turner]

What switches are you guys using?

 

[john v]

The black futaba slide switch with the charge lead built in , Daniel place makes a real heavy duty one

 

[dr gary turner]

Does anyone make a double pole double throw?

 

[dave roach]

Dr
You can get them from Aliexpress

 

[Roxyflash]

Did you mean double pole single throw I see no reason for a double throw

 

[Terry Keeley]

Hey Doc, text me your address and I'll send you a couple of these old Noble switches, best ever IMHO, you just havta wire them. They're like hen's teeth now but ask around, some old airplane guys might have some stashed away.

Again, those locking type SPST switches are garbage for our high vibration environment, and they are definitely NOT waterproof. Flame suit on.

 

[Daniel's Racing]

Did you mean double pole single throw I see no reason for a double throw

If you wanted a charge cable then it needs double throw.

 

[Roxyflash]

That’s makes sense I always remove my battery when charging so I wouldn’t use a switch to charge my battery

 

[SayMikey]

That’s makes sense I always remove my battery when charging so I wouldn’t use a switch to charge my battery

Makes sense to always change the water in your radio box while charging the battery. I switched to the magnet switches this year. So far so good

 

[dr gary turner]

Makes sense to always change the water in your radio box while charging the battery. I switched to the magnet switches this year. So far so good

Tell me about the magnet switch.
Pictures and where to find them. Thanks

 

[SayMikey]

Tell me about the magnet switch.
Pictures and where to find them. Thanks

Soaringusa.com these are available from 7.5 amp to 15 amp no issues

 

[Buckshot]

no issues

Until you loose your magnet.

 

[Mark Anderson]

https://www.zepsus.com/

 

[Mike Cathey]

Or go with waterproof gear and plug your battery straight into the receiver so there's no switch to fail at all.

 

[mike gruenwald]

Regardless of what configuration of switch is used, if / when it fails you're out of juice. Eliminate a single point failure area, run 2 switches with 2 (smaller if space constricted) battery packs plugged into separate ports in the receiver. Depending on receiver used, if you don't have an unused servo port to plug the second switch into; run a y-harness with your rudder servo. This system MUST be plugged into 2 separate ports for total redundancy. Everything I have uses this setup, boats and F3A pattern airplanes.

 

[LohringMiller]

Standard switches can be waterproofed.

Lohring Miller

 

[gilbert galli]

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/33109682111...a=1&pg=3650466&_trksid=p3650466.c101465.m3507I use this type of waterproof switch without cap, it is excellent and there is no risk of tearing the cap

 

[Ray Sametz]

Andy Brown special.

 

[dr gary turner]

Thanks guys

 

[Grimracer]

THIS.. is the big one.. Zepsus
Stand-by Consumption
The switch has an ultra low stand-by consumption in off-state. The consumption is so low that the switch can be connected to a small battery for several years without discharging it.

Now it has my attention!

Grim