Hi "real57vettguy", Sorry to hear that you fried the battle switch. Did you ever identify a solution? Please post! I'm trying to do something similar. Thanks

This thread is more than a year old, so chances are he has resolved his issue and moved on... I doubt he would be monitoring this thread anyway...

@realvetteguy - maybe you should post your electrical schematic, that way when you speak of things like battle switch, others can see, what it is, how you are using it and what it does. Then others can see what your doing and offer advice on how to modify what you have going. It is like a road map, you can probably get more advice on how to tweek your electrical system if people can see where your at and where you are trying to go. Rich and others have been talking about pcexpress and 123 schematic programs. And they are free. Btw, I like your project. My 2 cents.

:)Can you tell us where you obtained the tires and wheels? I have a steep slope and have not been able to come up with solution for grip. Thanks, bc

This is an old thread and sadly I haven't seen some of these people around for a while.

However servo City has a good selection of wheels and tires that may be what youe looking for:

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I to am building a remote controlled lawnmower like @realvetteguys. Like him I am a little stuck on the starter set up as well. I've seen the set up that he was talking about using the battle switches as well. There is no wire diagrams and very little explanation of how it is wired up though. I do know that the example that is shown is using a 12v relay, not a starter style relay that is normally open as a safety system in case it looses signal to the receiver. It is a strictly RC system. He is not using an EZB. This is also how I am starting mine. Eventually I want to convert it to be more autonomous, but right now I will be happy to just get it to work. I have been playing around with the idea of another motor controller to operate the starter. I don't need the pwm though. A relay would probably be best, I know. Obviously, since the mower already has one, It's a matter of actuating it until the engine starts, then shutting it down. My system uses a 6v battery to start it. I can't tell you the amperage; haven't found any specs on it , and I haven't tested it yet. I am wondering if a LM298 motor controller could be used to actuate the relay? Especially since it is only 6v. Hearing he blew the battle switch, I'm afraid to try it on mine. I haven't tried anything as of yet, due to lots of overtime at work and waiting for parts to arrive. But tomorrow I'm off and that is one of my top projects. I'm going to try the LM298 to see, unless someone has a better idea.

Hi @Rod I am not sure how @real57vetteguy had his wiring hooked up but seems to me the Battle Switch should work fine to pull in the solenoid coil. The Battle Switch contacts are rated high enough to be used to activate the coil of the solenoid.

Thanks This is exactly what I was searching for. I'll let you know if it works as advertised.