switch failure

[Tony Stillman]

Wayne:

Futaba now has a HD switch, but the JR is very good also.  If you want the
regulator type, ours has a good track record!

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
----- Original Message -----
From: "wgalligan" <wgalligan at cnbcom.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:10 PM
Subject: Re:switch failure


> Thia is a rather an odd instance.  I will recharge the battery and check
again.  It is not possibLe to hook this MPI up backwards.  Anyway I will be
sending you my Futaba PCM reciever as the antenna got jerked out and got
sprayed with fuel.  Perhaps you could recommend a good h.d. switch Tony.
>
>
> > Wayne:
> >
> > I have not heard of a problem like this with anyone's regulator!  There
were
> > a few failures of the Oddino unit, but it would just not turn on.  I
don't
> > know of any that failed in the air.
> >
> > Tony Stillman
> > Radio South, Inc.
> > 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> > Pensacola, Fl 32505
> > www.radiosouthrc.com
> > 800-962-7802
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "wgalligan" <wgalligan at cnbcom.net>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.orgdiscussion@nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:06 AM
> >
> >
> > > I had an unfourtunate mishap yesterday and lost my Prophecy.  Come to
find
> > my redundant or failsafe switch failed on me.  I was using a MCI Miracle
> > swith that has a regulator on it and has mechanical fail safe if switch
> > breaks down the system is on till the battery is unplugged. I found out
when
> > testing the battery to make sure I had juice.   Through the battery lead
I
> > had 6.5v and at the charge plug I had 6.5 but when tested through the
> > receiver end of the switch I had only 4.2v.  Below the recivers voltage
> > threshold.  Went into pcm lock up and throttled down and into a slow
spiral
> > death.  At least the throttle came down by pcm failsafe.  SO it appears
the
> > regulator side of this switch went bad.  SO Much for failsafe.  Has
anyone
> > heard of such failure on these types of switches?  And is it really
> > neccesary to voltage regulate a 6volt system.  I know when peak charged
the
> > pack is at 7 volts on an expanded meter.   I have recently gone to
1500mil 4
> > cell pack on my new plane to eliminate the regulator part.
> > >
> > > Wayne
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