LI kill switch question

**srtga** · 01-23-2010, 11:04 AM

I was bench testing my LI and I thought that the kill switch was going to be a momentary switch. I guess "killing" the LI just involves turning the unit off and starting it up after an encounter

I also have the PA switch so will "activating" parking mode kill it?

Just wondering. It's not what I was expecting...

**category4** · 01-23-2010, 11:22 AM

The kill switch kills it, if you have the PA switch then turn the initial parking mode time to zero and use the PA switch if you want parking mode.

I have not tried "killing" it with the PA switch, not sure how that will work, does it immediately go to parking mode or does it finish it jam cycle then go to parking mode?

**christosxo** · 01-23-2010, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by category4

I have not tried "killing" it with the PA switch, not sure how that will work, does it immediately go to parking mode or does it finish it jam cycle then go to parking mode?

It goes immediately to parking mode

**srtga** · 01-23-2010, 05:07 PM

So by "killing" it you turn the whole thing off and then re-power it up? I was thinking that the kill switch just interupted the shifting sequence and left the unit powered up...

Going to do the install this evening...

**kpatz** · 01-23-2010, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by christosxo

It goes immediately to parking mode

No it doesn't, I tested this when i first got mine. It doesn't go into parking mode until the end of the voice alert. The PA switch is for when you get pulled over, not as a kill switch. When you jam, slow to PSL, turn the jammer off with the power switch, and then turn it back on once you're safely past the threat.

**christosxo** · 01-24-2010, 04:12 AM

I mean when it is in normal mode and you use this switch it will go to parking mode the same time.
While jamming the best is to slow down and turn it off from the power switch.

**category4** · 01-24-2010, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by kpatz

Originally Posted by christosxo

It goes immediately to parking mode

No it doesn't, I tested this when i first got mine. It doesn't go into parking mode until the end of the voice alert. The PA switch is for when you get pulled over, not as a kill switch. When you jam, slow to PSL, turn the jammer off with the power switch, and then turn it back on once you're safely past the threat.

I thought someone had tested this, and that's what I remembered. Still with the shortened alert sequence this option may be viable.

**kpatz** · 01-24-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by category4

Originally Posted by kpatz

Originally Posted by christosxo

It goes immediately to parking mode

No it doesn't, I tested this when i first got mine. It doesn't go into parking mode until the end of the voice alert. The PA switch is for when you get pulled over, not as a kill switch. When you jam, slow to PSL, turn the jammer off with the power switch, and then turn it back on once you're safely past the threat.

I thought someone had tested this, and that's what I remembered. Still with the shortened alert sequence this option may be viable.

Well, that someone was me.

It's possible the new updated CPU changed this though, so if you have the 8.x CPU it's worthwhile to try it. It's easiest to do on the bench rather than installed in the car. Shoot the jammer with an IR source that you can keep triggered for several seconds, while watching the heads through a digital camera. While shooting, flip the PA/Jam switch to the parking position and see if the jamming stops immediately or if it waits until the end of the audio alert.