PowerBox Systems Sensor Switch JR/JR Cables 5.9v (6310)

PowerBox Systems Sensor Switch JR/JR Cables 5.9v (6310)

The PowerBox Sensor is an electronic switch/battery backer. Install the unit in your valuable model aeroplane and you have a high performance power supply system which will never let you down. In addition to a means of coupling two batteries, the unit also offers two independent linear voltage regulators, two electronic switches, two voltage monitors and two minimum value memories, i.e. every single component which has a safety implication is duplicated.

The battery backer provides a stabilised power supply voltage for the receiver and servos. The two power circuits can be switched on and off separately, and their individual switched states are indicated by two LEDs.

Each of the two batteries and power circuits can be switched on and off and checked separately. A unique design of the security circuit, involving a combination of three buttons, is employed to operate the two electronic switches, completely eliminating the risk of operating the switches accidentally. The use of the SET button provides a totally secure method of switching your system on and off.

The SET button is also used for setting the type of battery connected to the unit.

The PowerBox Sensor delivers a stabilised voltage of exactly 5.9v to the receiver and servos.

Integrated linear voltage regulation enables the use of 5S NiCad/NiMh or 2S LiPo/LiFe batteries whilst remaining within the voltage limits specified by all servo and receiver manufacturers.

The total dropout voltage in the backer, including the de-coupling diodes and the voltage regulators is just 0.35 volts. This is so low that relatively little waste heat has to be dissipated. The maximum continuous current, which PowerBox systems state as 3 to 5 Amps, actually varied according to the area of the cooling surface. In electronic terms the components in the backer are rated at a maximum of 12 Amps, which means that powerful servos can be used safely.

The two connecting leads for the battery and receiver sides are a generous 0.34mm2 cross-section; this means that the voltage loss is slight even under severe load.

PowerBox designed the unit with ultra-compact dimensions as a priority, with the result that all the electronic circuitry can be accommodated in a normal switch hosing. The back of the switch features an integral heat sink. It is important to ensure that waste heat can be dissipated freely from this heat sink.

PowerBox Systems Sensor Switch Features

• Battery Backer, Electronic Switch, Linear Volt Regulators
• Power handling up to 5.0 Amps (according to heatsink)
• Two independent linear voltage regulators, supplying 5.90 Volts
• Two independent electronic switches
• SET button for On / Off switching protection
• LED indicators for both power circuits