Petition for new switches - RC-Monster Forums

brushlessboy16 · **Petition for new switches -** 04.21.2009, 09:11 PM

Today while running my truggy along with Eovnu87435ds and his buggy. Both cars are running the MMM v3. upon landing jumps the esc shuts off, come to find- the switch gets flipped to Off by the force of the landing. this happened numerous times to both vehicles.

Castle Creations please include switches that match the quality of your speed controllers.

BrianG · 04.21.2009, 09:16 PM

Sure, I'll vote yes, but I usually replace them anyway...

04.21.2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Sure, I'll vote yes, but I usually replace them anyway...

...Meatloaf sang...'You took the words right out of my mouth, must have been while you were...' OK...well, lets not go there

brushlessboy16 · 04.21.2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Sure, I'll vote yes, but I usually replace them anyway...

With them changing switches you wont have to

(hopefully)

i just cant have that happen on the track.. I need to replace mine or bridge it. havent decided yet.

JerryF504 · 04.21.2009, 09:23 PM

I usually mount mine the opposite way so the impact turns them on rather than of off.

Unsullied_Spy · 04.21.2009, 09:25 PM

If using a better switch means the ESC will cost more then no. I'm fine with cutting off the switch and grounding the wires together or solding the traces on the PCB together. The only thing a switch is handy for is re-binding my Spektrum.

brushlessboy16 · 04.21.2009, 09:25 PM

My switch is mounted facing up. with the slider at the top perfectly vertical and a landing shut it off. no side-to-side motion on the truck at all

04.21.2009, 09:51 PM

I say yes also, all 3 of my MMM's have had switch problems. I just cut them off now

What's_nitro? · 04.21.2009, 09:57 PM

A switch is also good for preventing the spark next time you plug in the battery. If you shut it off by the switch before unplugging the battery then the caps remain charged, and voila- no spark! If you shunt the switch then the MMM will always discharge the caps when you remove the battery and so you will always have the biggest spark possible when you plug them in again.

Unsullied_Spy · 04.21.2009, 10:12 PM

I've always had my plugs spark whenever I plug them in regardless of the switch. Even a good switch will get damaged, I tried putting one on my Rustler and it broke after enough use as well as any other switch unless it costs a rediculous amount of money. I'd rather spend less money on the ESC and not deal with the switch.

Finnster · 04.21.2009, 10:57 PM

The switches are horrible. The most horrible switches ever. The MM switches are crap too.
I cut them off and put deans mini connectors on wired to a good switch (nitro leftover.) The switches are always a pain to mount as well, so if I have to remove the esc, I leave the switch in place. The nonpolar mini deans can be shunted too if you wanted to bypass the switch.

brushlessboy16 · 04.21.2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Finnster

The switches are horrible. The most horrible switches ever. The MM switches are crap too.
I cut them off and put deans mini connectors on wired to a good switch (nitro leftover.) The switches are always a pain to mount as well, so if I have to remove the esc, I leave the switch in place. The nonpolar mini deans can be shunted too if you wanted to bypass the switch.

I epoxied mine to the side of the MMM case in between the power input wires.

should be built into the esc.

himalaya · 04.22.2009, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

A switch is also good for preventing the spark next time you plug in the battery. If you shut it off by the switch before unplugging the battery then the caps remain charged, and voila- no spark! If you shunt the switch then the MMM will always discharge the caps when you remove the battery and so you will always have the biggest spark possible when you plug them in again.

This was true for both my V2s but no longer true for my new V3. I found the electricity in V3's capacitors will leak away in just 10 or 20 seconds, while for my older V2, the charge would remain there for days!

So now my V3 will spark each time a pack is connected, no matter what the switch status was. There must have been some hardware change(like a resistor across the power poles) caused this change.

What's_nitro? · 04.22.2009, 02:01 AM

Interesting. I hadn't noticed that.

_paralyzed_ · 04.22.2009, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

My switch is mounted facing up. with the slider at the top perfectly vertical and a landing shut it off. no side-to-side motion on the truck at all

if landing a jump is shutting it off then its a switch position problem, not a switch problem. moving the switch would cure your problem.

I believe the switch should be mounted in the esc case. There are enough things to mount, and enough wires.