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Congratulations for choosing the Booma RC Hidden Ignition Switch. This switch is the result of feedback from our company pilots and was designed for giant scale RC enthusiasts by a giant scale RC enthusiast. The hiddend switch is the world’s first 2 stage fail safe ignition switch in a compact and affordable package.
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Typical Connection Examples for The Hidden Ignition Switch . Ignition Battery Ignition Receiver switch Ignition As a Gas powered Ignition switch On Board Glow Battery Ignition Receiver Switch Glow Plug As an “On Board” Glow switch...
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Switching off power to your receiver will put the switch to sleep and kill the ignition. The hidden ignition switch does not need to be connected to the Ignition/glow battery for system set up so it is recommended to...
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Also a bad signal (no pulse or less than 50% mark space ratio) must be present for more than 20 continuous frames before The Hidden Ignition Switch will kill the ignition. In most modern re- ceivers fail safe is built in so this condition should never be met except as a complete system safety feature.
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Hidden Ignition Switch ON After connecting The Hidden Ignition Switch (as shown on page 4) turn on the model’s receiver, The Hidden Ignition Switch will start to flash slowly. This is an indication that receiver power is being supplied to The Hidden Ignition Switch .
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0.5 of a second to switch off. Then switch off the receiver power. 2) EMERGENCY Mode (all else fails) switch off the receiver’s power. No matter what mode you use The Hidden Ignition Switch will be ready to react to your command.
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50%. Reverse the switch condition on your transmitter will set it right. Can I use The Hidden Ignition Switch as a General Purpose Opti- cally Isolated switch i.e not as an ignition switch? Yes you can, The Hidden Ignition Switch can be used for any general purpose function as long as the maximum recommended voltage (60V) and current draw (4A or 6A) is observed.
Specifications - Optical Isolated digital switching circuit with better than 1500V Isolation. - Works with Battery chemistry LifeP04 (2 cells) In most cases a regulator not required. LiPo (2 cells) Ignition may require a regulator. Lion (2 cells) Ignition may require a regulator. NiCd (5 Cells) Ignition no regulator required.
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