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[Sphinx]

Iv been asked to right a review of this product.

Now be gental its the first review of a product that i have done


Right, i received this kill switch this morning after some PM's with the maker
of the Switch Blade.



First off it looks great, alot of work has gone into making this.

The kill switch its self is enclosed in a heat shrink.




On the other end of the kill switch is 3 sets of wires.
1 to the RX
2 to the LED
3 to the coil pack



So i stripped my old kill switch out and took the fan cover off to get at the coil.

Started from the radio box and worked my way backwards.





It all fits nicely inside the radio box



Then from the radio box, under the fuel tank and up towards the coil pack.



Next was to clip the female connectors to the wire, you do get some clips but i decided to
use my old one and solder them on, as i dont run a kill button.





Once soldered, i clipped onto the coil and replaced all the fan cover back and then tested the
kill switch.

I tested it with the 3rd channel, TX off and then RX off. It killed the engine everytime.

I have not tested the out of range yet, because i dont get out of range issues (touch wood)
Also i have not tested the battery yet, as my RX battery was full charged and so was my TX
ones.

Here is a video of the test.



IMO i think this kill switch is well worth the £35

Comes with instructions which are easy to follow and all the parts attached.

Thanks for reading this review, any comments welcome. Just remember this was my first review lol



Gav

Edited by Sphinx, 20 January 2012 - 04:09 PM.

[HUNTER.P]

Whos the designer?

[Sphinx]

Jolly_roger_uk

http://www.msuk-foru...jolly-roger-uk/



Gav

[ravenguard]

Good review :-)
Easy to follow.

What was your other kill switch?

[Sphinx]

ravenguard, on 20 January 2012 - 03:42 PM, said:

Good review :-)
Easy to follow.

What was your other kill switch?

It was a KillerRC V1



Gav

[ravenguard]

Sphinx, on 20 January 2012 - 03:42 PM, said:

It was a KillerRC V1



Gav

How does it compair?  
As in quality .

I use a battle switch ,wutch I no is a bigger version
But looking for another for the fg

[Sphinx]

ravenguard, on 20 January 2012 - 03:49 PM, said:

How does it compair?  
As in quality .

I use a battle switch ,wutch I no is a bigger version
But looking for another for the fg

The quality of the products it great, its about the same size as the KillerRC one.

This is no disrespect to Kent (KillerRC) i have the V1 and its great, its just the prices
you are looking at £45 for the kill switch this, £12 for the Led, and the you need the cable
ok you can use speaker wire like i did.

For the price of this kill switch you get all the bits thats almost half of that in the KillerRC
range.

I say go for it buddy



Gav

[ravenguard]

Yer but battle switch is only $24 ,havent looked for uk deals

[Sphinx]

This is true buddy, but you dont get a LED or wire, ok i know you can get these for
next to nothing.

As you can see Lee (jolly-rodger-uk) has spent some time working with this to get it right.

Im not saying to any one, go out and buy it now. Im just saying its a great bit of kit for the money



Gav

[ravenguard]

Thanks mate ,tell lee great job on the switch.

[Sphinx]

He will be on later to say a few words



Gav

[Jolly_roger_uk]

I would just like to take this oppertunity to thank Gavin for kindly offering to review the Switch Blade Failsafe.
Basically it has been specifically designed as a affordable high quality safety system for large scale rc cars and is not just another modified pico switch or similar and will only work with 3 channel radios.
I have quite a few out there now, and so far have had nothing but good feedback all round.
They are currently only available through ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.u....e=STRK:MESE:IT, but am working on other outlets.


Please feel to ask any questions

Edited by Jolly_roger_uk, 20 January 2012 - 08:20 PM.

[stebro]

Could you not sell on the forum and knock off the Ebay fees?

[Sphinx]

Thats a brilliant idea Ste



Gav

[stebro]

Sphinx, on 20 January 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

Thats a brilliant idea Ste



Gav

I do have them now and again mate