Basic doubt about arming rocket electronics

[cerving]

Quick check of Newark shows no 5PDT switches, only 4PDT and 6PDT. The 6P slide switches max out at 300mA. There is a 6PDT ON-ON toggle with a 10A rating that is 34x55mm on the main housing. They are only $23.45 each. Could be used in a big enough rocket, I guess.

And THAT is the problem (actually, one of them...) with slide switches... they generally are not rated for the currents and G's/vibrations that rocketry requires, unless you spend a lot of money on one.

OK, back to the OP's question, yes, it is a requirement that your altimeters be armed while your rocket is pointing "up" on the rail.

 

[tim cubbedge]

OPs question has been answered and thread derailed. Nothing more to learn.