Installation instruction:

1. Locate a place on craft to fasten SwitchGlo.
2. Dedicate an unused channel on your receiver and plug in the SwitchGlo receiver cable.
3. Assign a switch on your transmitter to the same SwitchGlo receiver channel.
4. Install the SwitchGlo's ground cable (black) to the engine ground preferably back plate (do not attached to carbon frame)
5. Install the SwitchGlo's glow plug cable (red) to the glow plug.
6. Open up your radio's ATV settings as wide as possible to prevent SwitchGlo from triggering prematurely.

Once SwitchGlo is installed securely in the craft, it is maintenance free. No need to re-charge separate batteries as SwitchGlo runs on for main on-board battery. Now you are ready to GLOW!  Contact sales@SwitchGlo.com for installation questions.


Optional GV-1 Governor installation:  For those without a dedicated RX channel (DX7 users):

Plug the SwitchGlo in the the GV-1 mixture port. It is an open slot in the GV-1.  Now set the mixture points 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9.  Go to the mixture screen, looks like (M1-----0%  or M9----100%, M# and % change with throttle stick position).   You need to set all values above 60% where you want it NOT activate.  When it is below 50% it will intermittently arm the glo driver. I set M1 as low as I could, then set M2,3,4,5 above 60%.  With this setting the SwitchGlo will only arm when the throttle stick is down 1/4 or below. To reset it, just bump the stick up/down.  Good safety measure as well.   Might be a good set up for all helis. 



Optional Y Harness installation:  For those without a dedicated RX channel or GV-1 (DX7 users):
Use a basic Y harness. Plug into the gear channel on the receiver. Then plug the Gyro gain into the Y harness and the SwitchGlo plug into the other side of the Y. This allows you to switch the SwitchGlo on and off with the gear switch. The SwitchGlo does turn on when RX is switched on. After the Gyro has initialized then you can switch the gear switch to the downward position. If you wish to not have the SwitchGlo active when the RX is powered up you can put a simple servo reverser direct in line with the SwitchGlo. This allows the RX to power up without activating the SwitchGlo. Then to power it up you flip the gear switch which will also take the heli out of AVCS mode. This function can be used in flight for autos and so forth but it does take the gyro out of AVCS mode. Contact amainmaker@SwitchGlo.com for Y Harness installation questions.


SwitchGlo Operation

Power on your craft and radio. Flip your assigned SwitchGlo transmitter switch to ignite glow plug. When you hear the audible alert, your glow plug is glowing. SwitchGlo can be switched ON/OFF at will. If you forget to flip the switch back, SwitchGlo has a built in safeguard to automatically shut off in ten seconds. You can then re-ignite the glow plug by re-cycling your switch.
If you flip ON and do not hear the audible alert, your glow plug is spent.
Engine choking?  Flip transmitter switch ON to recover optimum idle.
Craft lost?  Flip transmitter switch to activate the audible alert and find your craft.
 Contact sales@SwitchGlo.com for operation questions.

 

Program Mixing Ideas:  Not applicable for Y harness installation

 

Low Throttle mixing instructions CLICK HERE  
 

Eliminate "HOT STARTS" by disabling your SwitchGlo switch on idle-up.

 

A Simple Method of Programming 12Z/14MZ/12FG
* Assign Aux 1 to Ch 12 under Function and assign Switch F to control it
* Separate AFR settings for Ch 12 - Aux 1 (Single instead of Group)for each mode, i.e., Normal, ID1, ID2, & TH
* In Idle Up conditions, set AFR rates to 0% & the Offset to 100%
* Use Servo Monitor to check direction of offset on Ch 12, if direction is opposite, reverse AFR offsets to -100%

 

bobc1 described his 12Z radio program mix:

"By using two programmable mixes (both mixing throttle to Aux 1) linked to switch F, one on in one position of the switch & the other in the other position, and using a "Line" curve for the on position, you can adjust the off/on position of the SwitchGlo by moving two points on the mixing Line curve. I set mine up to allow the SwitchGlo to be activated at 5% throttle or less. For throttle positions -90% and less (less than 5% overall throttle), set the rate to -100%. I then used a point at -89.5% that was set to a rate of +100%. At any throttle settings greater than -89.5%, the rate of +100% effectively disables the SwitchGlo from activation. For the "off" position of switch F, use the "Linear" curve, set the rates to 0% and the offset to 100%. This effectively shuts the SwitchGlo off when switch F is in the off position. The only other thing that I had to do was set the end point limits on Aux 1 to 100% because under certain conditions the servo monitor indicated that Aux 1 went to 135%. I'm still not certain why. It works great & it's now impossible to hot start."

 

Contact sales@SwitchGlo.com & skidsup@netzero.net  for operation questions.

 

 

 

 

 
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