neilbarnwell
Member
I'm thinking of getting an eastern Beaver PC-8 for my accessories because I appreciate how tidy a solution it is, but this question equally applies if you use a more "home made" solution.
So the PC-8 supplies power for "stuff", and in most cases where I want an individual switch (e.g. spotlights, laser cannons, oil slick etc) I assume I should use a switch to operate a relay that acts as a switch on whichever circuit I'm connecting to on the PC-8. The question is, where should I take the switched live for the low-current switch side of the relay(s)?
Also, assuming I do use a PC-8, what is the relay in the full EB kit for? Is it because the switch in the built-in connector supplies low current, which is then used to control the PC-8 relay, which is connected direct to the battery?
So the PC-8 supplies power for "stuff", and in most cases where I want an individual switch (e.g. spotlights, laser cannons, oil slick etc) I assume I should use a switch to operate a relay that acts as a switch on whichever circuit I'm connecting to on the PC-8. The question is, where should I take the switched live for the low-current switch side of the relay(s)?
Also, assuming I do use a PC-8, what is the relay in the full EB kit for? Is it because the switch in the built-in connector supplies low current, which is then used to control the PC-8 relay, which is connected direct to the battery?