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stargate 03-02-2008 06:40 PM

installing a kill switch
 
i'm new to gasoline engines. i have a fuji 34b. need help installing a kill switch. i have the great planes engine kill switch. could someone explain or show a diagram of how it fits to the engine and how the battery is connected. thanks

Ken6PPC 03-02-2008 07:19 PM

RE: installing a kill switch
 
Here is a link to a thread where I built my own kill switch:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_64...tm.htm#6516418

It outlines some of the problems I had, and how I cured the glitching. It might be helpful....

BillS 03-02-2008 08:54 PM

RE: installing a kill switch
 
Isn't a kill switch as simple as turning off the power to an electronic ignition or grounding a magneto ignition?

Electronic - No power no spark

Magneto - Ground equals no spark.

Bill

Charley 03-03-2008 09:04 PM

RE: installing a kill switch
 


ORIGINAL: BillS

Isn't a kill switch as simple as turning off the power to an electronic ignition or grounding a magneto ignition?

Electronic - No power no spark

Magneto - Ground equals no spark.

Bill

That's right. I used a GP kill switch harness for my ignition cutoff on an MVVS 35cc EI. I had to move the switched output wire on the micro switch from the normally open contact to the normally closed contact to make it work the way I wanted it. The two switches are in series, so both have to be closed to get power from the battery to the EI. Oh, and I used a micro servo driving a piece of Golden Rod to actuate the micro switch via the retract channel on my Xmitter.



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