<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Awesome!! Thanks for the peace of mind, Tony. Mine is definitely hooked up right then. </font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"Tony Stillman" <tony@radiosouthrc.com></b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">The Radio South "Safe-Switch Regulator" will NOT work properly if hooked up<br>
backwards! The Male lead coming off of the regulator goes into the<br>
receiver. The Male lead coming off of the switch is for charging/testing.<br>
If you plug this end into the receiver, the voltage is not regulated, and<br>
you can't turn it off, because this lead is "hot" no matter what position<br>
the switch is in.<br>
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So, you can tell if you have it hooked up properly when you can turn the<br>
unit on and off!<br>
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Tony Stillman<br>
Radio South, Inc.<br>
3702 N. Pace Blvd.<br>
Pensacola, Fl 32505<br>
www.radiosouthrc.com<br>
800-962-7802<br>
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From: <s.vannostrand@kodak.com><br>
To: <discussion@nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 12:16 PM<br>
Subject: "Miracle switch" failures<br>
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> I know there are some vendors and users of those voltage regulators with<br>
> the built in switch. One mfg calls it the miracle switch. I have one,<br>
> hooked it up, am using it with no problems so far, but I may be just<br>
lucky.<br>
> Is there a right/wrong way to hook up the connectors? I have a radio<br>
south<br>
> one and there are two male connectors (one for the receiver, and one for<br>
> recharging), and one female (for the battery input). The system works<br>
with<br>
> either male plugged into the receiver. Based on Wayne's sad story below<br>
> I'm wondering if maybe only one should be connected to the receiver in<br>
> order to maintain voltage when the switch fails.<br>
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> Anyone know if there is a sure way to tell if you have it hooked up<br>
> correctly?<br>
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> Wayne writes, " I am/was using a MCI Miracle switch that is a regulator<br>
and<br>
> has fail safe if the mechanical switch contacts fail the switch stays on<br>
> all the time. I tested the battery and it checked at 6.5v. I checked<br>
> through the charge port and 6.5v. But when I checked it through the<br>
> connector to the receiver it only registered 4.25v just below the<br>
> receivers voltage threshold. "<br>
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> --Lance<br>
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