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Old 09-28-2004, 08:57 PM
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charleyrc
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Default RE: Dumb Transmitter Battery Question

There is another way. If you can do some tedious soldering then go to the link below. It show's how to jumper the diode that prevents you from using a fast charger or cycling you battery while still in your radio. I have done this on all my futaba radio's with nothing but good results. For a jumper I simply took a short piece of wire and tinned it with solder. Then bent it to make a !QUOT!U!QUOT! shape that was wide enough to reach each of the jumper points shown on the link below. Then a quick touch with fine point soldering iron and wala. You can use a fast field charger or cycle your battery without the hassle of removing it from the transmitter. One word of caution. This will void your warranty. But as I said, I have had nothing but success with this. I have added a second link below. It is the page that lists all the transmitters and jumping methods for each.

http://www.siriuselectronics.com/fut9Z Page for a Futaba 9Z

http://www.siriuselectronics.com/services.htm Page that lists other radios that can be jumper-ed.

Good Luck