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Old 09-14-2021, 04:11 PM
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Forgot to add, IF you don't want to have to enable each pad in sequence from the RSO table, you can always just plug a regular power strip bar into the charger clip/female end clip whip plugged into your car battery jumper pack (or wired to someone's car battery directly) and then plug all the cords running out to the individual pads from there. If you are enabling each pad in turn from the RSO table, then it's easy enough to get a piece of 2x4 or something and run a pair of screws into it a few inches apart, one pair for each pad, with numbers written in sharpie marker on the board, and each of the cords slid down between the screws. With the screws far enough apart to allow the cord to easily slide up and out from between them, but close enough together that the cord end can't pass between, it would operate much like an old "telephone switchboard" setup where the operator had to pull the wire out and physically make the connection herself to make the phone call. Would keep everything neat and organized that way without cords "running away from you". Just plug in each one in turn to the main power supply battery.

I also included a diagram of an "away cell" system I designed that would use a Ford starter relay and battery jumper pack located AT THE PAD for maximum power delivery directly to HPR ignitors or large cluster ignition setups. The Estes controller would merely work to operate the Ford starter relay (or any other suitable high-amp relay, which are common in automobiles today and can be gotten at any auto supply or online).

The only other thing is, REMEMBER TO KEEP THE POLARITY RIGHT when wiring in LED's or LED indicators... LED's are light emitting diodes, and as diodes only allow current to pass in one direction, so wired up backwards they won't light up AT ALL. Unless of course you buy some LED's or LED indicators that are made with "two way" bridges, usually LED's of this type will light up one color when it has one polarity and another color if the polarity is reversed. I don't know offhand if they make LED indicators that do that or not. If the polarity is wrong, flip the leads to it, or reverse the wires on the battery jumper pack, car battery, or whatever to get the power supply the correct polarity.

Later! OL J R
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