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Dec. 2, 2013, 5:07 a.m.
12/2/2013
By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com
Answer RC, a UK based company, has introduced a very unique new product recently. Nitro 1:8 racers have nightmares of their mechanical switch getting "bumped off" in a crash or hard hit, this will often times result in what is called a "runaway". When the power to your receiver is switched off, you lose all control of steering and throttle, leaving the engine to use its brain to pilot the car safely to a stop, except engines don't have a brain, so they often take off in any random direction at full throttle speeds until crashing into something or blowing up the engine. (This information is from personal experience...not wise tales.)
Answer RC has released a new push button power switch, which in theory eliminates the possibility of your switch getting shut off during a race. In addition, the new push button switch also includes a LiPo voltage cutoff feature to help save your batteries.
Answer RC introduces the POWER SWITCH, a tiny MCU controlled on/off switch for your radio controlled model. A simple push button operates the switch meaning to eliminate the problems associated with intermittent contact of an ordinary mechanical switch.The sealed unit is plastic and can easily be mounted to the transponder mount of your model or anywhere else you can mount it using double side tape. (Two kinds of bottom covers are included, user can change the bottom cover.) The switch also features a LiPo mode, by turning this on the switch unit will auto detect low LiPo voltage and cut off power to protect your LiPo from over dis-charging. This of course can be turn off if you have other safeguards in place or using NiMH/NiCad battery. Beside that the power switch informs you about the remaining capacity and conditions of your battery pack.
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