R/C Switches

[Tony Walsham]

This is for those users of digital proportional R/C who have had problems finding reasonably priced R/C switches. R/C switches are designed to use spare channels on any brand of stick radios and RCS R/C equipment for sound triggers and switching motors ON - OFF, both in Live Steam and Battery R/C.
Whilst Centre OFF proportional ESC's are very low priced very few of them have sound trigger functions and/or directional constant brightness lighting outputs.
RCS is now selling a range of such devices. Both solid state R/C switches and relay R/C switches.
They can all use the R/C Rx battery pack to provide 5 volts or switch traction battery voltage. Full wiring instructions are included. Outputs can be selected Momentary or Latch ON - OFF.
They simply plug into the R/C Rx and use screw terminals for connecting to the devices or lights that are to be controlled.

# MRW-SSLS. Solid State Lighting Switch. Lights are ON before loco moves. Reads motor control channel polarity to switch lighting direction automatically.

# MRW-RSS Relay Single Switch. Provides 1 x 1 amp trigger control functions for any channel used.

# MRW-RDS Relay Dual Switch provides 2 x 1 amp trigger control functions for any channel used.

# MRW-SSDS Solid State Dual Switch. Provides 2 x 3amp trigger control functions for any channel used.

# MRW-SSQS Solid State Quad Switch. Provides 4 x 3amp. trigger control functions.

# E-SWITCH Single Electronic Switch. Any spare Channel turns on RX battery voltage supply up to 2 amps.Cannot be used for sound triggers.

Full details are here.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Looks like an ever-improving line of products and accessories.

Greg

 

[Tony Walsham]

Thanks Greg.
Live steamers are becoming more adventurous with how they control their favourite locos.
They remain my main focus with many of them also using the same equipment for battery R/C as well.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

A great niche, with the potential for more control. Can I say "good on you mate"?

 

[Tony Walsham]

You certainly can!!
Only other Deltang based R/C and the Fosworks system cater for both Live Steam and Battery R/C using KNOBS for both regulator and reverser controls.
Plenty of potential business in that market for small makers like me, whilst too small a market for the big time makers to get seriously interested.

 

[spoz]

A great niche, with the potential for more control. Can I say "good on you mate"?

Me too! A great development Tony, and something I may well have a use for idc.

 

[Tony Walsham]

Mike Ridley from Model Radio Workshop deserves the praise.
He makes all sorts of nifty little R/C doodads.

 

[Sarah Winfield]

Gentlemen, it seems strange to listen in to a conversation going on the other side of the world.

It's 4 am in the UK and I having my first of many decaf coffees before trying to get some more shut-eye.

My apologies for the interruption.

SW