im new to gassers and i dont have too many contacts that could help me at the flying field, we are a small group and most of the guys fly helis or nitro planes... i have a DL 50 on the way my first gasser



here is my question..... if i buy an optical kill switch that runs off of my receiver, i wont need an ignition battery

correct?

Nope.
If you bought your DL from DL-USA, Bob includes really good written instructions. There's a lot of information on my website, links to other pages with info about gasser setups.

The optical kill is just that - it is an electronically-isolated, fiber-optically coupled electronic switch FOR the ignition battery. It uses a channel from the RX, actuated by a tx switch, to disconnect power to the ignition on demand.

You do need an ignition battery on a DL 50.

oh ok.. thanks for clarifying that ... how many milli amps do you reccomend? yes i ordered the engine form dlusa


nevermind, i took a look at yur webste... its great.

The optical kill switch isolates the ignition electrical system from the radio electrical system, but allows you to kill the engine from your transmitter. You still need a separate ignition battery.

My Fuji 43 recommended a 1400 mAh pack but it actually draws very little (188mA/h). The EI unit should have a recommendation from the mfg.

DA 1200 to 1500 minimum.

Every one of my airplanes has an Optical Kill Switch built in - and they always will.

As soon as I lose sight of my plane or take my eyes off to watch some bikini-clad distraction, my plane dies! Every time!

Im running 1300mah 2C lipo on my Da50