swith removal

[JOddino]

Depends on the connector you are using but typical R/C connectors are not made for jillions of make and breaks.  A solid state switch like the Jaccio Perfect Switch is best.  Electronics is a lot more reliable than a mechanical part.  
Jim
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wayne Galligan 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:47 AM
  Subject: swith removal


  Jerry, 

  I have seen a few guys lately just doing with out a switch completely.  Since a lot of the newer airships have easy to remove canopies its not hard to reach in and unplug.  Not a bad idea considering you can eliminate several possible failure points and not to mention the voltage drop(minor if any) that one can get through a switch.

  Wayne G.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jerry Budd 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:37 AM
    Subject: Re: Webra 1.60XP -Mixture


    I had to switch to a 12 oz tank to make weight at the Nats (I also 
    took my switch out - did you know a JR switch harness/charge jack 
    weighs a little over an ounce?) and I was concerned about running out 
    of fuel in the Masters pattern.  So I went out to the practice field, 
    set the timer, and flew a regular masters flight in some pretty 
    strong wind.  When I landed I had 40% of a tank left (I turned the 
    E=MC3 on it's side and looked through the canopy) which is ~4.8 oz of 
    fuel (7.2 oz used).  I checked the timer and it read just a little 
    over 7 minutes so I'm using about an ounce of fuel per minute of 
    flight time.  I've checked it several times since then and always 
    seem to get the same answer so I'm confident it's right.  Pretty 
    miserly if you ask me!

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