Product Description
DoubleSwitch is a doubled version of our popular BattleSwitch. DoubleSwitch is a relay switch that you toggle via hobby radio control gear. You can use DoubleSwitch to quickly and easily control glow plugs, BattleBot weaponry and more. You can activate applications with voltage levels as high as 240VAC without having to know anything about microcontroller logic levels or transistors because the relay offers full electrical isolation from your receiver electronics.
DoubleSwitch plugs into a standard hobby radio control receiver as easily as a servo does. You connect the loads that you want to toggle using DoubleSwitch’s wear resistant screw terminals. Depending on the channel you use, you will then be able to control the relays by moving your radio’s control stick up or down, left or right, or another method you desire.
DoubleSwitch has a status LED on the bottom. The LED will light up when the relay switch is on, and vice versa. It will also tell you if your radio link is too weak by flashing repeatedly.
The relay is a double pole double throw switch. Its typical lifetime is 100,000 switching cycles, depending on how heavy a load you are using.
DoubleSwitch does not supply power at the screw terminals.
Need only one relay? Try BattleSwitch.
Specifications: | Max relay voltage: 240VAC Max relay current: 8A @ 12VDC, 8A @ 240VAC. Relay resistance: 100 mΩ max 3.5V to 5.5V operating voltage (on servo pigtail) 40mA typical draw from receiver |
Diagrams: | DoubleSwitch example diagram.jpg |
Dimensions: | 1.65″ x 1″ x 0.72″ 42mm x 26mm x 18mm 12 inch servo pigtail |
Applications: | Control of powerful auxiliary weapons in RC combat. Control of glow plugs in RC nitro vehicles. Control of high powered lighting systems on large RC aircraft, boats, cars. Control of domestic appliances and home automation. Control of non-critical automotive electronics such as glow wire. Control of nearly any application that can be toggled with a switch. Gum commercials. |
Example projects: | Using PicoSwitch to control christmas lights Using PicoSwitch to control a digital camera Using PicoSwitch to control sound effects |