Powershift rc on/off switch
 

Check this out https://www.ecwid.com/store/store114...R**-p108629997
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http://fs5.directupload.net/images/180618/5yqalxnu.jpg

Harley talks about it here at the beginning https://youtu.be/0YGRhHBuJ2Y

Cool lil device

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I something on this last night, looks interesting, it would be nice to leave the batteries connected and not have to worry about any discharge. I would want something more 'positive' holding it in so that it did not fall out from a hard fall, or become momentarily unseated and make the electronics cycle.

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Imthatguy said Jonathan from Powershift was picking up his truck from the switch at the KNK TTC and it wasn't coming off. I would imagine something that light attached by magnets that strong wouldn't be popping off unintentionally.

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You'd have to roll it off a pretty big cliff to have these magnets come loose. But then again, you wouldn't be driving it away from that sort of thing anyway. ;-)

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I'd think it would have to take a hard, direct hit to the switch to attempt to knock it out. In which if it is mounted in a proper spot like he demonstrated on the flat bed truck, a direct hit will be pretty hard to do IMO.


Just don't lose the plug...

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You'd be surprised the falls I have driven away from.

If nothing else, I would want the block tethered.

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Wouldnt be hard to I wouldnt think

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tether it with scale battery cables, and done

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$30 for a switch with a scale cover is a little salty, but I like the idea a lot.

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That's a lot more expensive than an extra XT60 added on your positive ESC lead. Then you can use much higher than 3S. Boaters route one wire near the hull, put a bulkhead female on the hull, then put a short wire loop on the female side. They simply give it a yank to disconnect the battery.

I know Arrma does this for their ESC's to give people the option to use dual or single batteries. When you use a single, you insert the jumper. If you pull the jumper, the battery is disconnected.

https://www.arrma-rc.com/power-systems/latest/blx185

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This is how I did it on my bomber. Then over the extra plug I made a 3d printed fire extinguisher and glued them together. So when I remove the fire extinguisher it breaks the positive battery lead.http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/axial...oa-bomber.html

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WTF is the point of a switch? Failure points are great I guess?

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For those people not scared of switches I guess.

In over 30 years of RC I've had exactly 1 switch failure and that was this year with Castle's Mamba X ESC.

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Scared of a switch? Quite the opposite really. I've had so many switches die while racing I started clipping them off and soldering the leads on all new esc's. I have 1 that has been in use for a couple years only because I like the push button switch on a trackstar 150A but as soon as it gives up it is gone too

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Well I use a deans plug on my dead mans switch, not an actual switch. Switches on the ESC may or may not stop all amp draw so I don't use them. Most actual switches are rather large if they are rated to handle the amp draw.

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I'm not on FB so... Anyone know when Jon is planning to have more of these available? Amain shows out of stock on all three variations.

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Thanks so much.. The store didn't come up in my search. I appreciate it.

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My concern is how much resistance this thing adds. It looks like they might have a solid bar in the "battery" that's pulled onto the 2 body contacts rather than passing power thru the magnets' nickle plating...but we won't know til someone else reviews it. Hiding the workings of a $30 part is rather silly IMO.




Exactly, a typical ESC switch just turns off power to the on-board BEC. The power capacitors will still be charged and they still leak power (operational leakage current). It's not much, but a LOT more than a disconnected battery leaks.

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I was really intrigued by it since I'm planning on having a Marlin Crawler soon. I want it to be as scale as possible and not have to mess with the screws every time that I need to get inside. Still haven't seen any negative reviews but I see what y'all are saying for sure. I'm cautious but still plan to give it a shot. Wouldn't be the first time I blew $30 on something that didn't work as advertised.