I love the Apogee single event altimeter and the associated mount, but it makes it hard to deployment test. It occurred to me to use a mini switch in its place in the mount. Obviously the mount is not designed for the mini switch, but, it does work. I tested it out last night with a MJG firewire and when the mini switched is turned on, it pops the ematch instantly. Might be an opportunity for some enterprising person to make a custom mount for the mini switch that fits in the apogee form factor. I was only using a 200 mAh single cell lipo and it went off immediately.
Something to consider. Since the arming screw is not there, there would be plenty of space to build up the back support and include a mounting location for the single screw on the switch and make a place to store the single cell lipo.
Something to consider. Since the arming screw is not there, there would be plenty of space to build up the back support and include a mounting location for the single screw on the switch and make a place to store the single cell lipo.