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Big Tim
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Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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A Poll for those who currently or previously raced.
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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We haven't had a DNF but we very nearly missed the start of a race.
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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YES
I took the shell off my racing snail thinking it would make him faster.
It just made him more sluggish.
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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!£"$%&%£"£^**%£""£$^&*&%$&*(())_)(&$" lanyards
just one more lap and i'll have him
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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yes pain in the rear
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Tim I think it should be how many DNF's have you had through a faulty lanyard ;) :hissy: :heffy: <--- this is me stamping on the p*xy bl**dy things ;-)
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Can you get good ones or are they all crap?
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Over here we made some of our own with a two pin plug from an electical store due to constant failure wit the cheap crap ones we could get
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Simon Smith wrote:Can you get good ones or are they all crap?
Simon, you will be able to get very good one's in the very near future. Watch this space...................

jc :D
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Whats the best way to wire them in? Any fool proof ways / tips?
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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We have run a Mercury Outboard style kill switch on our last 2 bikes and have had no problems with it.

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We have a block connector which looks Heath Robinson. A technical inspector didn't like it so we bought a jetski cut-out to fit, but when Colin tested it, the string bit broke when it was at an angle, so not much use!

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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Sounds good John.


little chud wrote:
Simon Smith wrote:Can you get good ones or are they all crap?
Simon, you will be able to get very good one's in the very near future. Watch this space...................

jc :D
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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At least two DNS becuase of the bloody things amongst other scrutineering and general testing incidents where they've failed... It's got to a point where I'm used to just fitting a short wire loop on a string attached with spade connectors... Works a treat even though the scrutineers give you a telling off!! :lol:
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Re: Lanyard Switches - Have You Had A D.N.F. Due To A Fault

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Taz has a car style fuse holder with a 20 amp fuse in connected to a lanyard Works well :D
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