Hey guys. I need a little help with setting up the connection to my pump motor. I have one of those Turnigy receiver controlled switches which is connected to my receiver. However, it hat two little red wires that are, I am assuming, supposed to connect to whatever device that switch is supposed to control. So, in the case of a brushed electric motor, how should I wire it? Do both of those wires go to the motor? Do I need to run one wire to the battery? HELP!
One goes to load (motor) one goes to source (battery) Your RX ground needs to be the same as your load's ground for this switch btw. Edit: I hope that you've checked the current draw on your pump. Those little switches are only rated for 10A by themselves
Ok, thanks. I guess I need to do a y-connection on my black wire from the battery to the motor and connect the other to the + on the motor. Got it. I am only running a 380 pump, so I should be ok.
Just to clarify....the black goes from your battery negative to negative of pump the red goes from battery positive to the switch, other red from switch to positive of pump.
If they made a version of this switch that was on at 60% to 100% and another at 0% to 40%, this would be the cheapest solution to triggering two solenoids from one channel.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__45690__Turnigy_8482_Servo_Signal_Reverser.html There wouldnt be much of a neutral zone though if those switches actually trigger at 50pct.
Next time you flip on a light switch, contemplate how simple, robust, and reliable an analog "old school" switch is.
ok, I've tested the circuit. It works However there is an error for the dual bit and so I've changed the circuit a bit... This will give you the possibility to shoot two cannons with the same channel (up as one and down a second)
Following my comment, and talking to @Tugboat about firing boards, he pointed out to me that Pololu makes pretty much what you want. https://www.pololu.com/product/2803
I use this board in my Moggy. The board supports inversion (firing above or below a set point) but no easy way to set that set-point. The default setpoint is at 50% stick throw. No easy way to set that to say 60% on one switch, and 40% on a second inverted switch (which would be required to fire two guns off one channel). This is all a mute point anyway. Both BC and Strike now have affordable options for triggering solenoids. So everybody go out and support your favorite R/C warship supplier!
Document on configuring it says that when you put it into learning mode, you show it the stick range and it picks the halfway point. So if you show it from 50% to 70%, you would teach it 60%.
I said "no easy way" to configure these switches for the discussed operation. To get it into learning mode requires shorting two small solder pads (on a very small board) and deciphering LED blink patterns. If someone wants to fool around with it the steps are here: https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J60/9.1
