Tired of breaking kill switches

[skibreeze]

I am, I know that I am rougher on my sleds than alot of guys. I'm tired of spending $50 for a switch that I seem to break at least once a year, so I decided to move it. I had some ABS laying around and some time on my hands today.

You need to trim the stock cover

You also need to bevel the edge of where the kill switch normally sits.

I made this piece cutting the part that fits into the kill switch spot first. I then took a propane torch, heated the plastic and bent it down to fit the angle of the bars. Then I took the broken switch and set it on the plastic, heated it and then formed it to fit the angle of the switch, which is beveled. The nice part about this is the switch has kind of a snap fit when sliding it in to hold it.

Finished product, the hardest part was getting the cover to fit back on with the plastic in between the throttle block.

 

[The Fourth Wolf]

Private Gump you're a g------d genius!

 

[TGitt]

Great Idea!! I took mine all apart, soldered it all up, first ride out it broke again...

 

[sledwolf]

I am, I know that I am rougher on my sleds than alot of guys. I'm tired of spending $50 for a switch that I seem to break at least once a year, so I decided to move it. I had some ABS laying around and some time on my hands today.

You need to trim the stock cover

You also need to bevel the edge of where the kill switch normally sits.

I made this piece cutting the part that fits into the kill switch spot first. I then took a propane torch, heated the plastic and bent it down to fit the angle of the bars. Then I took the broken switch and set it on the plastic, heated it and then formed it to fit the angle of the switch, which is beveled. The nice part about this is the switch has kind of a snap fit when sliding it in to hold it.

Finished product, the hardest part was getting the cover to fit back on with the plastic in between the throttle block.

Nice idea, I hate the stock switch. When you get nervous or out of kilter you end up hitting it by accident and about fall over the bars. Ive never understood why they havent improved on that 40 year old design but it looks like you di it. Im going to go look at mine now and see what i can do. The 2012 looks flimsy to me, more so than older models. Maybe it would be worth while to just eliminate it and swap the wires out to a new switch in a location like where you installed yours.

 

[skibreeze]

I considered just using a momentary on/off switch like the RER switch, but I wanted to keep the off feature. I have had a case of a stuck throttle that by keeping the kill switch saved a runaway sled. A momentary switch has to be held down for about 3 seconds to ensure the motor dies.

 

[d8grandpa]

I use the plastic clamp that the doo xp has, it costs about 6 bucks uses only 1 screw. Take out your switch from the throttle block rotate 180 slides right in new clamp, mount it forward, down whatever you want. No more kills on off side of creek banks.And the big bonus its a Doo part so now my sled goes a lot faster and climbs way way higher. Oh and it never gets stuck anymore.

 

[Dmill]

broke mine enough i hid the wires and just use the key now to turn on and off

 

[BTP]

Macgyver /

 

[stonehands1]

Just put an oring under your kill switch to keep it in the on postion. This allows you to use stock switch but requires you to hold it down to kill sled.

 

[skibreeze]

Just put an oring under your kill switch to keep it in the on postion. This allows you to use stock switch but requires you to hold it down to kill sled.

An o-ring doesn't stop it from breaking when struck by foreign objects.

 

[lurker]

Bar none the best kill swith IMO is the one that comes on the IQR race sleds, easy to access when needed but never accidently hit or damaged.

 

[sledhead747]

I did the same, but for me it was because I pulled a lawn dart from hittin it with my chest on a take off.

 

[Dmill]

I did the same, but for me it was because I pulled a lawn dart from hittin it with my chest on a take off.

i feel that would be killed the first time i was goin through the trees by small branches, why not put it around the other side of the bars that would work awesome

 

[sledhead747]

i feel that would be killed the first time i was goin through the trees by small branches, why not put it around the other side of the bars that would work awesome

Then my knees would hit it. I was tree riding all weekend and not one killed it because of the zip ties holding it on space it enough. To kill it I have to hold it down or hit it fairly hard so it doesn't snap back up

 

[Effika]

Take a look at this little creation of EFFIKA!

 

[sledwolf]

Take a look at this little creation of EFFIKA!

So cool, how much and where do i get one?

 

[Effika]

This will be disponible on e web store soon

Thanks!

 

[Bagger]

Looks nice E, I would think it would be problematic to hit in an emergency . . .

I use the HD clutch adjust cover on my kill switch and protect it from impact with hand guards. Also use a tether. Pretty dang effective and cheap. Poo tether kit, 14 bones, carabiner from somewhere 1 or 2 bones, cool mounting plate made by my buddy Mark 0 bones. No worries about a run away, priceless.

Bag

 

[modsledr]

get rid of the kill switch and install a tether...problem solved.

 

[skibreeze]

get rid of the kill switch and install a tether...problem solved.

I like having the kill switch, makes for easy stopping.