Petition for new switches

[emaxxnitro]

Yes. the current switches turn off all the time. every time you tumble it turns off. i just hot wired mine and did away with it

[BrianG]

Alternatively, you could make a little jumper out of a small (1.5mm) bullet connector. This would have the effect of tying them together yet offer the quick shutdown Finnster mentioned. And it would be lighter as well. Just an idea...

[Unsullied_Spy]

I like the jumper idea the best. It's hard to get a switch that can stand up to the abuse we put out trucks through. The switch on my MGM has come off a few times and I have soldered it back on a few times but I lost it completely a few weeks ago. I just live without it.

[93firebird]

With this I think there needs to be a circuit breaker which protects the unit from too many amps and causing a fireball like mine did.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by 93firebird

With this I think there needs to be a circuit breaker which protects the unit from too many amps and causing a fireball like mine did.

Thats irrelevant.
has nothing to do with a switch.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by 93firebird

With this I think there needs to be a circuit breaker which protects the unit from too many amps and causing a fireball like mine did.

Maybe a sprinkler system instead lol

[93firebird]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Maybe a sprinkler system instead lol

I was thinking of full on halon gas system for the full effect

[BrianG]

A circuit breaker has several disadvantages:

- They operate too slow. You could have a fatal problem happen before the CB has a chance to respond.

- They are large/heavy. The negative on this should be apparent.

- They introduce resistance in the circuit.

- Would be difficult to size it right. You want it to allow the high current surges that the motor will legitimately pull, yet blow if "bad" current is pulled. How is it to know when the current pulled is "ok" or a sign of a problem?

- CC has integrated in thermal shutdown, which is probably the easiest/best way to implement catastrophic shutdown. Trouble is, it sometimes doesn't react fast enough.

[What's_nitro?]

Just design a vacuum chamber into your R/C and put the MMM in it. If there is no O2 there can be no fire!

[NoControl]

And with a vacuum the esc may stay cooloer, I mean look if you do a google for the contains they store Liquid Nitogen in.

[What's_nitro?]

Actually the ESC would get hotter, faster because the only way it could cool down would be radiant heat (infrared). There would be no matter to allow conduction of heat via physical contact.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Actually the ESC would get hotter, faster because the only way it could cool down would be radiant heat (infrared). There would be no matter to allow conduction of heat via physical contact.

Put it in a vat of silicone oil.

fan will be come an oil cooling pump

[himalaya]

I dont't hate the switch, but just want it covered by a good dust condom, 'cause all my MMMs' switches were killed by dust.

[hemiblas]

When I hook up my watt meter and turn the switch off the amp load is 0. Are you guys sure the ESC drains the battery with the switch off? Now switch on, it does measure a very small load enough to drain the battery. There has been a couple times when I take a tumble and the switch turns off. Made me a bit worried on my V3, but then I just check it and turn the switch on and everything is good again.

[twisted8]

why not just take a little piece of lexan and make a lever that slides over once the switch is "on" and keeps it from moving. its an old school trick.