[NSRCA-discussion] Arming Switch

[Dave Harmon]

+1 on that.

Rather than having a disconnect, I think ensuring that the fail safe function of the radio is set properly is the way to go.

Generally…with today’s 2.4g radios…..not 72mhz PCM radios….I trust the electronics more than someone holding the transmitter. 

Besides….with a disconnect it would be my luck to rip the side of the fuselage off and start a fire that way………or not being able to let go of a full throttle model to pull the disconnect….in this case just turn off the transmitter and/or have an external radio switch and turn off the receiver.

The ESC will shut off the motor when the ESC loses the pulse from the receiver…even if the failsafe is NOT configured correctly.

Everyone already knows this….or should know it…. but it’s a good thing to mention anyway…..

 

 

Dave Harmon

NSRCA 586

K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net

Sperry, Ok.

 

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Keith Hoard
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 1:44 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming Switch

 

I'd rather not cut a hole in my plane in the first place, or add another point of failure to the system. . . .

Keith Hoard
Collierville, TN
khoard at gmail.com





On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Ronald Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:

You can mount a female Deans connector in a piece of thin plywood, use Pacer Pro Zap to glue the Deans connector to the plywood and, after cutting an appropriate hole in the side of the fuselage, glue the assembly inside the fuselage.  Use a male Deans connector with the leads soldered together as an arming plug.

 

Or you can buy a SharpRC SafeArm (http://www.sharprc.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=43)

 

Being cheap, I do the former.

 

Ron Van Putte

  

On Feb 12, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Ron Hansen wrote:

 

What are the available arming switch options?

 

Thanks

 

Ron



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