I have an old Ram 750F that’s been sitting in a box for a few years.........bought it used and have never lit it off. But now that I’m finally ready to start it I have a couple of questions:

1. The ECU battery has a sermos connector to fit the mating connector on the ECU. Did these use any kind of switch between them? ........or was it customary to just unplug it between flights? In looking through the list of included items in the manual there is no mention of a switch........or does the ECU not draw a significant current unless there’s a signal from the throttle channel in the radio receiver?.......what gives?

2. About that start box.........do you have to use it to start these up? The reason I ask is because I have a friend with a AMT Mercury that he starts manually, triggering his own air and propane with a standard glow lighter. Can the Ram be started the same way or does the start box have to be used (assuming everything is properly configured )? I don’t mind using the box but was wondering if it was truly necessary.

Thanks,

John Fangohr