"Miracle switch" failures

[wgalligan]

Lance,

The MPI is the miracle switch and that is what I was using.  I had not disconnected it in some tme so it wasnt hooked backwards.  They only have tow connectors.  one male and one female, charges through the switch plate.

> I know there are some vendors and users of those voltage regulators with
> the built in switch.  One mfg calls it the miracle switch.  I have one,
> hooked it up, am using it with no problems so far, but I may be just lucky.
> Is there a right/wrong way to hook up the connectors?  I have a radio south
> one and there are two male connectors (one for the receiver, and one for
> recharging), and one female (for the battery input).  The system works with
> either male plugged into the receiver.  Based on Wayne's sad story below
> I'm wondering if maybe only one should be connected to the receiver in
> order to maintain voltage when the switch fails.
> 
> Anyone know if there is a sure way to tell if you have it hooked up
> correctly?
> 
> 
> Wayne writes, " I am/was using a MCI Miracle switch that is a regulator and
> has fail safe if the mechanical switch contacts fail the switch stays on
> all the time.   I tested the battery and it checked at 6.5v.  I checked
> through the charge port and 6.5v.  But when I checked it through the
> connector to the receiver it only registered 4.25v  just below the
> receivers voltage threshold. "
> 
> --Lance
> 
> 
> 
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