ORIGINAL: enyaengine
Does anyone know if the 6EXA has a diode in it which prevents a cyclic charger from being plugged straight into it? I have a duel cycler that's already connected to the rx, but I'd rather cyle the tx batt with in the transmitter. I don't want to damage anything before I go and plug the tranny into the cycler.
Yes, the 6EXA has a diode. I would not even consider bypassing it while the radio is under warranty. It's also very easy to remove the battery. Open the cover, remove the battery and then pull the plug out. It's a little harder to get the plug back in. Since I have fat fingers, I use needle nose pliers.
I can't figure out why Futaba uses the same plug on the Tx and Rx batteries. Seems to be inviting trouble. However, for your purposes, it sounds like this will work well, when you need to recycle, just pull the battery from the Tx,
set the correct voltage in your cycler, and let it do it's thing. Once complete, put the battery back in the Tx. Something to remember is that cycling does not need to be done every charge. It's just a once in a while thing.