<div>Fred,</div> <div> </div> <div>I will have to try that when I get a chance.</div> <div> </div> <div>FWIW, the Airboss ESC does not remove the power from the motor. it actually keeps the motor brake function turned on (verified by trying to turn the prop). It WILL drain the battery, but I like the fact that it disables (?) the system.</div> <div> </div> <div>I agree, the best way is to electrically/mechanically remove the battery from the system. I also like the idea of the Deans connector to enable/disable.</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Fred Huber <fhhuber@clearwire.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT size=2>\Run a little test with those ESC's....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>with the "arming switch" off, plug
an RX battery to the ESC. Then try to start the motor with the TX.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alternately, you can hook a voltmeter to the + and - leads of the plug for the RX, then turn the switch on and off a couple of times wathing the meter.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If those switches do like most on ESC's with BEC, all they are doing is turning BEC power to the RX off. While this SHOULD keep the motor from turning when you are using the BEC to power the RX, its not as sure as something you do to break the circuit to the motor battery. (such as the modified Deans plug or a removable fuse.... I like the Deans plug idea as its almost the same thing as the automotive blade fuse idea.)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt
arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob@toprudder.com href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:18 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Noxville Contest??</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I have two ESCs with arming switches (Airboss and FMA). The switch is very small, with small guage wire. It does not remove battery power, it merely arms/disarms the ESC from operation. I really like that feature. I wish all ESCs had that feature.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob R.</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>