[NSRCA-discussion] Arming plug manufacturer and source?

[Chad Northeast]

Yes, but an arming plug is fundamentally the same thing.  Someone has to physically remove/deactivate the arming plug, or disconnect the batteries once the system is armed.

Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com>
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:20 am
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming plug manufacturer and source?
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> Great. But, once armed, the only way to disarm it is to unplug 
> the battery, right?
> 
> --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Chad Northeast <chadnortheast at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Mike
> 
> I started using these connectors,
> 
> http://hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8939
> 
> Very inexpensive, and 4mm is really all we need for our app.  No 
> heat shrink required, plugs remain together (so not flopping 
> around), no worries about shorting anything out and impossible 
> to connect in reverse.
> 
> I also stopped using my anti-spark circuit with these plugs 
> since conventional bullets don't care about the spark since the 
> contact portion is not damaged by it like a Neu connector is.  
> Plus since the spark happens inside the housing you can't really 
> see or hear it either :)
> 
> I also do not use arming plugs, mainly because most ESC's if 
> plugged in at certain throttle positions are disarmed.  For 
> instance, with the Schulze if you start at full throttle and 
> plug in the pack the controller does not arm until you reach 
> idle for at least 2 seconds.  Since my brake is on a switch I 
> have to bring back to idle, then activate the brake before the 
> ESC will arm.  My brake switch is a condition which on Futaba 
> alarms if on when the radio is turned on, so I always have the 
> brake off when the radio is turned on.  Essentially this setup 
> makes it virtually impossible to arm the controller by accident.
> 
> Chad
> 
> 
> 
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