The Badger
Switch is a Solid State switch designed for powering flight control systems in
small and giant scale aircraft.
Badger's come in
2 different colors, Silver Aluminum, and Blue anodized Aluminum. Badger's can also have several different
types of wiring installed, although the Deans in and Deans out, and the Futaba
in and JR out are the most sold versions.
The
Badger utilizes a Solid State design which is also often called a "Soft Switch"
and is also associated with the moniker "Fail Safe". Fromeco generally does not
approve of the saying "Fail Safe", because there are instances where a "Fail
Safe", type unit can fail.
Badger Switches do use a very small amount of power when the off
position, 80microamps which is a minuscule amount of power.
The Badger line
of switches also incorporates a blue Power on LED, this allows pilots to see if
they have left a switch in the "ON" position when placed in a darker area, such
as a garage with lights off, or in the back of a Vehicle when night fall has
arrived. The Feature is
import to help pilots who inadvertently leave their switches "ON" catch the
problem to save their Lithium Ion or Lithium Phosphate battery packs from being
over discharged.
Benefits:
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Badger Switches utilize
and Open Frame design to save weight on the overall switch.
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Badger Switches have minimal voltage
loss due to the fact that main current flow is not going through a set of
switch Contacts.
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Badger Switches Rated for
13amps of current, most mechanical switches are only rated for
5amps.
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Power "ON" LED
indicator.
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Mechanical switch
incorporates a Ridged Paddle design which requires force for the detent to
pass, this in turn gives a positive feel for switching ON and prevents the
switch from vibrating into the OFF position.