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Tracy is correct. You have to enter a 4-digit code before the starter is enabled. So you have a lot of flexibility regarding what type of starter switch you want to use, if at all. You can always start the engine from the display screen in Start Mode.
Here's a picture of the starter button in my -7. ![]() And a link to a site with more info: http://www.verticalpower.com/forums/...read.php?t=501 Quote:
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push button on stick
I have the Infinity grips and put the start button on the pinky button of the grip. Makes for easy starts now. Left hand on the throttle, right hand can now hold stick all the way back while starting. I use to have to hold the stick back between my legs while the right hand went to the dash to hit the start button.
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Starter Push button safety
I have a push button start on my 8A. I put a covered switch in the forward lockable bagage compartment and ran wiring in series to the start switch. With the switch off, no power gets to the starter switch.
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Proximity Switch
While looking at the new Harley's and later a car with a proximity switch, I decided I had to have one. I also want the same push to start switch as you installed (they come in multiple colors too!). Anyway I decided that the two should work together pretty nicely. I haven't ordered yet, but basically my push to start will be enabled if I have the transducer (Fob) in my pocket and turn on the master and mags. No key needed - except for the canopy.
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Just a note about starter buttons on the stick or panel. They have been inadvertenly pushed while the engine was running and shearing off the tips of the ring gear.
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One of the great things about the VP-X is that it has an automatic cut out on the starter circuit once RPM is above 600. Still, I plan to install a starter arm switch so that the starter isn't accidentally energized on the ground, since I plan to have the starter button on the Infinity grip
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I just used the recessed-in-the-bezel B&C starter button. I have it way over to the left. I don't see any realistic reason why it would get pushed accidentally while underway.
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With the Vpx automatic disable function I was satisfied putting it on the stick so that I can start the plane with out using my knees and crushing my B@#$s... In-flight inadvertent button pushing of the starter is not an issue but what about on the ground? One poster said they would put in a starter arm switch in addition to the vpx. It would be great if the VPx had a simple lock splash screen (like a smart phone) that would deter theft and accidental engagement of anything buttons on the ground.
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as for push buttons being unsafe then I guess every twin out there is unsafe as I have never flown a twin with anything but a non-keyed switch. bob burns RV-4 N82RB |
I agree with you 100% Bob. I used something called an anti-vandal switch. Very attractive and functional. I wired a toggle switch in series with the anti-vandal switch and labeled it "Start Enable"
You basically have to turn the start enable switch on then push the button in order to get the starter to engage. As soon as it's running, I turn the "Start Enable" switch off. Hope this helps. |
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All this stuff sure is cute but lining up one gizmo after another in series is asking for trouble unless it is of very high quality. A simple old fashioned toggle switch like the WWII fighters had will work. |
relays are one thing I would not worry about using. I have used thousands in equipment and have had one failure. I would bet that the first failure would be a switch.
I do agree that the gizmos tend to get out of control. Remote start, remote canopy locks are cool stuff but the weight adds up. I prefer the KISS method and come in light. My RV-4 came in at 995lbs with a 360 and C/S prop. The method I like is a pullable breaker on the master, hidden by the floor boards. bob burns RV-4 N82RB |
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