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Old 10-02-2008, 08:00 PM   #1
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Instead of spending lots of money for reliable fail safe switches, why dont we use a Female Deans connector and connect it in series between the battery and the receiver on the + wire. Then make the male connector as a shorting plug. Now we have a high current arming switch . Would this not be very reliable and very high current at the same time? Electric fliers use this quite often in their power circuits.
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Old 10-02-2008, 10:08 PM   #2
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this would work very well but<<<<<<<<<< then you have no bling
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Old 10-02-2008, 10:29 PM   #3
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No bling is fine as long as there's no intermittent switches The less connections and parts the better.
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Old 10-03-2008, 10:10 AM   #4
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Instead of spending lots of money for reliable fail safe switches, why dont we use a Female Deans connector and connect it in series between the battery and the receiver on the + wire. Then make the male connector as a shorting plug. Now we have a high current arming switch . Would this not be very reliable and very high current at the same time? Electric fliers use this quite often in their power circuits.
Been doing this for the last year, works great.
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Old 10-03-2008, 12:12 PM   #5
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Is there a clever way to mount the Deans connector to the fuselage side? I know the Deans connectors are difficult to remove. I would hate to tear off the fuse side or break some of the glue joints . Tks
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Old 10-03-2008, 12:36 PM   #6
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I made a quick release push pin for Hatch retention and I just plug it in just like you would an electric..

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Old 10-03-2008, 07:50 PM   #7
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Rickster,

How do you make your pin...??

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Old 10-03-2008, 07:54 PM   #8
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http://www.jergensinc.com/infodir/ca...?GroupNum=1359

Mine are the 3/16" by 1" .. I took the key ring off and press a piece of brass tubing through the hole with some heat shrink on it for looks..

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Old 10-03-2008, 08:29 PM   #9
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Is there a clever way to mount the Deans connector to the fuselage side? I know the Deans connectors are difficult to remove. I would hate to tear off the fuse side or break some of the glue joints . Tks
http://www.toddsmodels.com/6970_Armi...ugs_p/6970.htm

I use these in all my non-foamy electric planes, works great. Only concern I would have on a I.C. plane is the shunt vibrating out.
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Old 10-04-2008, 11:59 AM   #10
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I think the Anderson power poles have a safer locking mechanism . They can easily be mounted on a piece of plywood through the locking pin hole and for safety c/a the pieces together . Also in Powerwerks accesssories they have a nice E shaped metal pieces for mounting the powerpoles to the fuselage side. http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-po...e-accessories/
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Old 10-04-2008, 03:17 PM   #11
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great thinking guys! i like ideas like these.. less money and less mess! and certainly less to go wrong!
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