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Old 03-15-2011, 02:25 PM   #1
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I just bought a 250v/5A switch to use on my berg as a dig switch...
How reliable are these switches?
Which wire do i cut to connect(red or black)?
I will just make one cut and let the rear axle freewheel instead of locking it into drag brake...will it still work?
The axles need a bit of a force to run them around when the esc is off so i thought this will work.
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Old 03-15-2011, 03:13 PM   #2
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its hard to say how reliable it will be without knowing what it actually is but 5A isnt much when i made a dig switch i used 20A switches
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Old 03-15-2011, 03:27 PM   #3
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I've seen a thread in here where someone used this 5a switches but forgot which one was.
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Old 03-15-2011, 04:08 PM   #4
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I've seen a thread in here where someone used this 5a switches but forgot which one was.
Amp rating sorta decides on how often you replace the switches....period.
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Old 03-15-2011, 04:16 PM   #5
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I used the same 5A switch for two years before switching to a two ESC setup. You would want to wire your dig switch like this for it to work properly:

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Old 03-16-2011, 02:16 AM   #6
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What if i don't use the black wire on the rear motor(i'll only use one switch for the rear only)?
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Old 03-16-2011, 07:22 AM   #7
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Someone who understands electronics better would have to answer that.

I only know that two of my friends tried that and ended up burning 5 switches before wiring the switch according to the diagram. After that no issues.
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