this is a switch, it replaces the mechanical switch. from the photos there are leads that go to the battery and then to the receiver, no charge jack which does kinda suck.

i had one of these probably 5 years ago or so when they first came out and thought it was the cats ass. well worth the $40 then, but my dumbass some how plugged the battery in backwards and nuked it.

now thats a switch!, hope its not crazy $$ though. switchless is still 100% working for me so far.

are these switches available, if not is there a release date as i would definitely be getting meself a couple.

How did that answer my question? I wanna know what this does my bro, I am very confused on how the whole idea works, so yes I no it's n on of switch and I no it works with lipo but from there on what does it do better then say the Losi regulator with switch?

All it is, is a switch that shows you the available juice left in the rx pack. And it prevents over discharging if you forget to unplug it so you dont kill your lipo. It is not a voltage regulator.

I will be getting one.

Found it somewhere online ready for preorder. 55$ usd

It's an electronic switch. You don't risk the chance of the mechanical switch getting switched off during a hard landing or just anything mechanical in general failing. That's the big upside to it for me.

This switch will not turn off while you are on the track, that's the concept. In order to turn this off you have to hold down the button for a couple seconds. Cody was leading the truck nationals (in I think it was 2007 at Nitro Pit?) and his mechanical switch broke ending his bid. That's what got me hard wiring. With this switch I can have a switch again. The circuitry is designed to make sure the power stays ON if there is a problem, that's the beauty of it. I personally won't run in lipo mode, I would rather ruin the battery than have it turn off.

Well i will be getting a couple of these. I was asking Pitpop about them when he was showing of pics of Cody's car being ready to go to the worlds.

Are they on the market yet? Can't find them anywhere.

Apparantly they are leaving japan about now

Thanks mate. Really hope life's getting back to some sort of normality for you all in Christchurch!!!

Thanks for that.
We had a 5.5 on monday..rattled the house a lot but no more reported damage anywhere as was 15km deep luckally and think it will be a long time before they stop if ever...we are moving south to Dunedin and renting our house out here so will be nice to be in a quiet city for a change.

These switches are excellent. I used the old and will be awaiting the arrival of these. For all the reasons PK mentioned, it's a great way to ensure it won't get contaminated or damaged. It's the best option for situations where switches are required. I'm not as hardcore and like the convenience of a switch, and much prefer the reliability of this switch over a conventional switch.

looking forward to getting one of these when they come in, when does Bev think they will be here?