"Miracle switch" failures

[Tony Stillman]

The Radio South "Safe-Switch Regulator" will NOT work properly if hooked up
backwards!  The Male lead coming off of the regulator goes into the
receiver.  The Male lead coming off of the switch is for charging/testing.
If you plug this end into the receiver, the voltage is not regulated, and
you can't turn it off, because this lead is "hot" no matter what position
the switch is in.

So, you can tell if you have it hooked up properly when you can turn the
unit on and off!

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
----- Original Message -----
From: <s.vannostrand at kodak.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 12:16 PM
Subject: "Miracle switch" failures


> 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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