[tccrockets] Re: Anyone using magnetic switches for arming altimeters?

  • From: Rob Diehl <rwdiehl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:06:59 -0800

I also use the raven switch. Works well for me. 

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> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Richard King <drrbk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Yes, Featherweight makes that one I believe.  Would you recommend it?  It is 
> small enough for what I need and does what I need.
>  
> RK
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> From: Mike Smith
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 9:27 AM
> To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Anyone using magnetic switches for arming 
> altimeters?
>  
> Good morning Richard,
>  
> My Raven altimeter is armed and disarmed by a magnet. I've armed it in my 
> Fatman, but that rocket had a hatch door set for the electronics. Not quite a 
> AV-BAY setup. How big of a rocket are you working with. I've toyed with it 
> outside of a rocket. I used a COW Magnet. The magnet is about 3/4 inch dia. 
> And 3 in. Long it would arm and disarm from 10 inches away.
> MS
> 
>> On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Richard King <drrbk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ideally, I would like to arm and disarm using an external magnet.  Using 
>> simple burglar alarm type switches seems dicey.  Does anyone use a switch 
>> that is “click-on, click-off” and is small enough for smaller sized AV bays?
>> Thanks!
>>  
>> Richard King
>> 
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