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Glad to hear your (sorta) back in action Earl 🙂
In general those "FastOn" style connectors are fine, but in a vibration type environment they are not the best option,
The connection is maintained by the spring action where each side of the connector curls over, If this weakens, given the current load the higher resistance creates localized heating. A self-energizing spiral to failure.
Aside from the lawyer inspired lockout feature provided by this switch, a bypass is a good fix (you own it right?). It'll also bum up the reliability a notch.
These switched can be bought with screw down lugs for ring terminals which would be better suited for the environment, but as with you, I'd rather just get back to the hobby and git-'r-done!
This is a good data point of routine stuff to check for 735 owners.
In general those "FastOn" style connectors are fine, but in a vibration type environment they are not the best option,
The connection is maintained by the spring action where each side of the connector curls over, If this weakens, given the current load the higher resistance creates localized heating. A self-energizing spiral to failure.
Aside from the lawyer inspired lockout feature provided by this switch, a bypass is a good fix (you own it right?). It'll also bum up the reliability a notch.
These switched can be bought with screw down lugs for ring terminals which would be better suited for the environment, but as with you, I'd rather just get back to the hobby and git-'r-done!
This is a good data point of routine stuff to check for 735 owners.
