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Inertia Switch Orientation
Hi all,
I am getting ready to install my inertia switch and am wondering in what orientation it should be installed. Seems like it might be important, but I saw nothing in the manual (though I could have missed it).
Thanks again!
Tim
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Senior Member
Vertical with the button on top.
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I think I remember asking FFR once and they said that the orientation was not important. An inertia switch AFAIK is supposed to detect an impact in any direction.
Cheers,
--jim
Build 1: Gen III Type 65 Coupe, Gen II Coyote
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No, orientation definitely matters. RThomas is right, it needs to be vertical with the button (the rubber cap) on top.
MkIV Roadster build: Gen 2 Coyote, IRS, TKO600. Ordered 10/24/18. Delivered 1/29/19. Engine installed 8/8/21. First start 9/12/21. First go-kart 9/17/21. Off to paint 4/11/22. Back from paint 12/30/22.
Build thread here.
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Originally Posted by
JohnK
No, orientation definitely matters. RThomas is right, it needs to be vertical with the button (the rubber cap) on top.
Yeah I take that back— you are right. If you mount it upside down it will still technically "work" but will be much more sensitive to false alarms like potholes.
Cheers,
--jim
Build 1: Gen III Type 65 Coupe, Gen II Coyote
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Just make sure its located in a place that you can get to, and if you are racing, make sure your crew members know where its at and what it does in case of a no start situation.
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