Securing Receiver Connections
 

Can anyone suggest a good way (nice and neat) to secure all receiver connections so they will not come out during extreme flight maneuvers?


Thanks,

Speedbird

RE: Securing Receiver Connections
 

I like to take a heavy duty thread, with a blunt needle sew it through the wires at the connector
a few times, making a loop trough to the bottom of the reciever& tie it. I also put a piece of
tape ot keep the string or thread from sliding off the bottom of the RX.
Hope I explained this clearly, a drawing would help.

RE: Securing Receiver Connections
 

Thanks Decay,

Do you think it would be a good idea to cut a piece of battery shrink wrap about a half inch wide, and shrink it around the wires?

Speed

RE: Securing Receiver Connections
 

I have never had a connection come out of a receiver. I always wrap the receiver in foam and strap it down with velcro so I don't think the wire can come loose. NOW the other connections like servo extensions I use either heat-shrink tubing or dental floss to hold them together. The dental floss work great and is easier to remove also.

RE: Securing Receiver Connections
 

I always try to zip tie all my servo and battery connections down before they get to the RX & as cobra says, secure the RX properly. I've never had a wire vibrate out of the RX.

I thought about zip tieing some of the wires together at the RX, but I thought that might actually make it worse.

RE: Securing Receiver Connections
 

The heat shrink idea sounds OK. Ive folded the wires over on to the RX
& used a couple of small zip ties to provide a strain relive of sorts.
It gives peace of mind knowing the connectors cant just work
there way out. Especally the batt feed.
I tend to do what I call "bulletproof" it , may not necessarily
be required but I gain peace of mind by doing it.

RE: Securing Receiver Connections
 

I think you are talking about the plugs that actually go into the receiver, right? I have to say that I have never had a plug pull out of the receiver, and the only way it might even be a slight possibility is if the receiver or something else came loose and started yanking on a wire. This is a high improbability, but still a remote possibility. So, once I get all my wires plugged into the receiver, I run a thick bead of silicone across all of them, essentially tying them together. This way, if one plug, for whatever reason, wants to come out, it's gonna have to take the rest of the plugs with it!