Important! Wire sizing for current draw

[GliderPilot (Paul Butler)]

It turns out my switch does have evidence of arcing so I designed a precharge switch:

Paul B & Braedin B (GliderPilot & Glydrfreak) Flights & Build Modifications

After about 100 flights my switch melted. I found arcing marks on the contacts inside the switch (they were hard to find with all the melted plastic). The switch can handle the current fine if the contacts aren’t damaged. Several people are looking for a bigger switch to prevent this issue but that doesn’t fix the arcing and even a bigger switch will arc and degrade. The arcing happens when the switch is turned on because there is a rush of current to charge the capacitors inside the ESC. S…