Tamiya ESC switches for Hobbywing ESC

[orcoconut 7]

I quite liked how in some RC kits tamiya actually built in specific mounting points for their esc switch and sometimes even included a rubber cover for the switch too. Normally they're located in a place where you could switch off the esc without having to remove the body which is quite convenient. 

Now Tamiya esc are not always easy to come by and not exactly the best value and most don't have a proper lipo cutoff voltage either. Tamiya has even started bundling some kits with the hobbywing 1060 making those mounting points mostly useless.
I have 3d printed a mounting bracket for a couple of the kits to be able to mount the 1060 switch in the same location but some are hard to reach as the switch is much shorter than the original tamiya ones. 
But after soldering a switch from a dead tamiya esc to a hobbywing esc I decided that was the idea solution, and went to source the switch component. Seems like it's not that common and the only place i could find it was aliexpress but they have arrived and can confirm they are an exact same as the tamiya esc switch.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32885128052.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.11.48fc1802cUFRBp

You need the G10 option as the G number is the length in mm of the handle, the switch itself seems to be SS22F25, aliexpress seems to be the only place I could find selling the 10mm long handle.

Just thought I would post this in case some others wanted to do the same. 

 

[JatoTheRipper 95]

Good find.

[guggles 269]

looking for them on ebay right now, but I cant seem to find the cover and case they go into? any luck on those parts?

[orcoconut 7]

On 7/27/2024 at 9:30 PM, guggles said:

looking for them on ebay right now, but I cant seem to find the cover and case they go into? any luck on those parts?

The cover and case are likely custom tamiya parts, I was just going to 3d print some. 

However I don't think you need the cover/case, as the tamiya kits normally come with the rubber cover and the screws to mount and cover the switch.

[guggles 269]

Thanks for the response, I have a couple of the housings for the switch's laying around here, I was just trying to find the switches and the cases also for sale. 

This is for some vehicles other than Tamiya where the back of the switch is exposed and I want to have it covered/protected.

[ad456 458]

Aren’t the Futaba style switches the same as the Tamiya ones? Or fitment wise at least. 

[Pylon80 3409]

On 8/4/2024 at 9:57 AM, ad456 said:

Aren’t the Futaba style switches the same as the Tamiya ones? Or fitment wise at least. 

They are both the same washing machine size indeed!