'Cause it had to be done, I went ahead and put the switch mount and charge jacks into their places. I chose to go ahead and use part of the precut switch cutouts that Tom designed into the fuselage on the 84" Extra. Each battery has its own regulated switch mounted with Dubro switch/charge jacks behind the wing and the ignition regulated switch is in front on the pilot's right just behind the motorbox and cowling.

All I had to do was cut out the covering where the mount would be protruding into the fuselage on one side of the hole, then drill a hole for the switch slider. I hardened the hole and surrounding balsa with thin CA then installed my switch/mount assembly. The "OFF" position is "IN" so if I (or someone else) were to bump the switch in transit it will stay "OFF" instead of turning on and depleting my battery's charge...very bad for Li-Ion batteries to go below their minimum voltage.

Well, I'd better stop posting and get back to work...I want to fly this baby soon! The weather is PERFECT out here in CA...75F and CALM! That will change soon...