failsafe/removable link rules

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So you know, a 'Removable Link' isn't a part you can 'buy', you couldn't go into an engineering shop and get one for instance. It is simply a connector like an EC5 or TX60 where you wire it so one section, usually the male section, can be pulled out, breaking the circuit.

Here is an example from a beetleweight:

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Here, the power goes straight out the positive side of the battery and into a connector, TX60, only when the other half of the link is instered is the circut complete. Note: there is no fuse in this loom but you just need to solder it in directly after the link.


Given you do need a fuse, some people use their fuse as their link in combination with a fuse holder like this:

http://www.technobotsonline.com/maxi...der-30430.html

with a fuse like this, rated below your batteries maximum current draw as described in the rules, like this:

http://www.technobotsonline.com/60a-maxi-fuse.html

And then pull out the fuse to break the circuit