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Fellow Gas Boaters;
Been looking around for a reliable way to shut off the engine. My personal experience is if somehow or rather power gets disrupted to the conventional failsafe, it fails. If you are at WOT, there goes your expensive boat.
Happen to read the following from Warehouse Hobbies, chek the link. Anyone of you interested? I am planning to do a mass order from them. Gathering more info.
http://www.whobbies.com/releases/release2.htm
The EKG “Engine Kill Guard” is a new product designed by; Frank Ackinno and Tony Castronovo of Warehouse Hobbies Inc.
prompted by a overseas customer to produce a device that is actually mandated in Europe, that will shut a gasoline ignition down in the event of low radio (receiver) batteries or worse a complete loss of power. This customer contacted Tony and asked if anything could be done to get a unit and at a better price.
He came to the right place. We are very fortunate to have a electronic circuit designer such as Frank Ackinno at our disposal and Tony also has a electronic design background.
Between the two they quickly came up with a circuit that would do the job and be manufactured at a price point that enables a low retail price. Within a couple of weeks the EKG “Engine Kill Guard” as Tony named it was being tested and ready for pre- production. At the time of this release this product is in the final stages of pre-production awaiting a final printed circuit board. We anticipate that production will start the first week of September 07, and product should be ready to ship about 3-4 weeks later.
Here’s how the EKG works. There is no battery required and can be hooked-up in a matter of minutes by almost anyone. Industry standard J-series connectors are used. The female end plugs into the male end from the radio switch. The male end from the EKG then plugs into the (Battery In) of the receiver.
The device hooks-up between switch and receiver power-in. In this configuration you are also protected in the event that a radio switch fails.
There are (2) 18” leads that rout through the radio box and are connected, one to the engine block (ground) and the other to the magneto “kill” tab or wire. The tiny device, slightly larger than a quarter is housed in the radio box, with only (2) wires exiting to seal.
The circuit has been calibrated to detect a 4.0 volt output that at which time it will electronically latch (close) the loop to the (2) leads attached to the engine, which in effect will stall the engine. If power is lost completely such as a mechanical failure or a battery “pops” out of the holder the EKG will also immediately “kill” the power from the engines coil and stall the engine.
A regular radio “Fail-safe” is only good as long as there is power to the receiver, in conjunction with the new Enforcer EKG to your system you have now assured yourself the best possible protection for almost any unforeseen situation.
In today’s day and age we have to be very conscious of safety for both ourselves and others, and you can not go wrong by investing in devices of this type that can eliminate or minimize a bad situation.
Been looking around for a reliable way to shut off the engine. My personal experience is if somehow or rather power gets disrupted to the conventional failsafe, it fails. If you are at WOT, there goes your expensive boat.
Happen to read the following from Warehouse Hobbies, chek the link. Anyone of you interested? I am planning to do a mass order from them. Gathering more info.
http://www.whobbies.com/releases/release2.htm
The EKG “Engine Kill Guard” is a new product designed by; Frank Ackinno and Tony Castronovo of Warehouse Hobbies Inc.
prompted by a overseas customer to produce a device that is actually mandated in Europe, that will shut a gasoline ignition down in the event of low radio (receiver) batteries or worse a complete loss of power. This customer contacted Tony and asked if anything could be done to get a unit and at a better price.
He came to the right place. We are very fortunate to have a electronic circuit designer such as Frank Ackinno at our disposal and Tony also has a electronic design background.
Between the two they quickly came up with a circuit that would do the job and be manufactured at a price point that enables a low retail price. Within a couple of weeks the EKG “Engine Kill Guard” as Tony named it was being tested and ready for pre- production. At the time of this release this product is in the final stages of pre-production awaiting a final printed circuit board. We anticipate that production will start the first week of September 07, and product should be ready to ship about 3-4 weeks later.
Here’s how the EKG works. There is no battery required and can be hooked-up in a matter of minutes by almost anyone. Industry standard J-series connectors are used. The female end plugs into the male end from the radio switch. The male end from the EKG then plugs into the (Battery In) of the receiver.
The device hooks-up between switch and receiver power-in. In this configuration you are also protected in the event that a radio switch fails.
There are (2) 18” leads that rout through the radio box and are connected, one to the engine block (ground) and the other to the magneto “kill” tab or wire. The tiny device, slightly larger than a quarter is housed in the radio box, with only (2) wires exiting to seal.
The circuit has been calibrated to detect a 4.0 volt output that at which time it will electronically latch (close) the loop to the (2) leads attached to the engine, which in effect will stall the engine. If power is lost completely such as a mechanical failure or a battery “pops” out of the holder the EKG will also immediately “kill” the power from the engines coil and stall the engine.
A regular radio “Fail-safe” is only good as long as there is power to the receiver, in conjunction with the new Enforcer EKG to your system you have now assured yourself the best possible protection for almost any unforeseen situation.
In today’s day and age we have to be very conscious of safety for both ourselves and others, and you can not go wrong by investing in devices of this type that can eliminate or minimize a bad situation.
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