Just when do you use a heavy duty switch harness? I am using a 1200mAh 4.8 volt Rx battery with five Hitec 605's. I would assume a standard harness is fine. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Dan

Probably OK, but why risk it. Good heavy duty switch harnesses are availiable reasonably priced from several manufacturers. I would say that you are pushing the envelope with the standard harness and five 605's.

Vince

Most standard switches can hadle up to 3 amps, depending on the wiring. The DSC Super Switches can handle 10 amps.

Personally, I use a standard switch harness no mater how many servos are in the plane. I do use a Heavy Duty Switch Harness if the plane has a gas engine. I have 4 gas engines and all have a H/D harness due to the vibration that these large gas engines produce. I have never had a std. harness fail, and some are 5 years old, although I have had one H/D harness go dead in flight.
It was a kill switch. Not positive why it failed but I would bet it was from vibration. Several of the guys I fly with don't use engine kill switches on their gas engines because of the problem of vibration. In short, if it makes you feel more secure, spend a few extra dollars and buy H/D, as for me, I have a 76" w/s stick with 7 servos and over 400 flights on it and it has a std. switch harness. To each his own.

I've been flying for years with planes having up to 6 servo's. I've never used a HD Switch Harness, and never had any switch problems. Daz...

I'm interested to know more about the DSC Super Switch, could tell me who sell them, web site, and what kind of wires does it have?

Instead of purchasing a super switch why not create a semi redundant system by adding a second switch. The reason I say semi is because you are using one battery if you optioned to use two batteries and two switches then you would have a more positive redundant system. I use this system in all of my planes by creating a Y harness soldered off of the single battery.

Randy

Thanks guys,

I did decide to go with H.D. even though now I realize I dont really need them. I am using dual switches and batteries. I talked to someone and he said that the H.D. stuff is more for giant scale projects where you have very long reaches. Makes sense to me.

Dan