ORIGINAL: djensen623
ORIGINAL: Rodney
With electrics, this can be confusing. You cannot put a switch between the battery and ESC unless it is one which can carry the high current. This would be a switch as large as the ESC with corresponding heavy gage wire. Now, some ESC's come with an arming switch which just enables/disables the ESC and this only switches a very small current but does not isolate the battery from the system; i.e. your battery will run down if you leave it plugged into the ESC with the switch in the ''disable'' position for a long time, not a problem if you are just using it to keep things safe while you are getting the plane to the flight line.
Im not looking to isolate the battery from the system, just looking for the esc and servos to be inactive until im ready to fly. Prob only be for a minute or so, like you said, til I get to the flight line, then i flip the switch, test, and fly away. Thanks for the suggestions. I kinda like the battery isolation idea as well though. Prob just as easy, just need to buy a couple extra connectors, and solder it up.
what you are asking for is a battery isolation, their is no way to power the esc and servos but not have them do anything, you could have your reciever off but i dont recommend that at all.
now if you want your servos active, just not the motor, put the switch on one of the motor wires and that will keep your servos free to move, just not the motor