I am about to solder a power switch with my new HL rx 18 mainboard and have a question: Is this the correct powerswitch wiring, se picture? Also see thread: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_82...tm.htm#8212883

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Looks correct to me, all your doingis interupting positive voltage , a simple meter test should show you open and closed positons, if you have those then your good to go, if you dont have a meter, hook up your batt and a motor to the output side of the switch and see if you can control the motor on/off via the switch.

Thanks, I was in doubt about this because I was told that it works with this other method also (see picture):

Darkith posted in the thread you linked about cutting the ground to reset some of the electronics. I got the impression it's not likely necessary most of the time.

A lot easier/simple to use the switch as you've wired it.

Ok in the picture they have the black wires connected together and on 1 terminal of the switch, which really wont do anything but cause a possible short should the switch fail, and being that they have both positive and negative voltage hooked up, theat's more then possible of happening,and seeing as bothblack wires are soldered togetherthen to the one termianl on the switch really does not make any sense to me anyways, notlike the black wires are being controlled by the switch anyhow,I would just do it the way you have at as it's safer and makes more sense to me

As Darkith posted:

"Basically, the electronics positive pole is the center pin of the switch. Slid one way, it gets positive power from the battery. Slid the other way, it connects the electronics positive pole to the electronics negative pole and drains the capacitors. Note that because the battery is on the end pole, it can *only* be connected to the electronics, so things will never be shorted. "

Ok, I guess even though most caps as far I know are self draining once power is removed ,this just gives you a quicker way of discharging, even then, I ve seen switches shorted before and rather not take that chance.