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Old 10-10-2006 | 05:32 PM
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Default Redundant Battery Pack

Hi Guys.

After loosing my jet to a bad battery pack, I have decided to go with two battery packs and two switches in my airplanes. Now my plan was to hook up one battery and switch as usual and plug it into the receiver in the battery port. I was planning to hook up the other battery and switch the same way but plug that into an empty channel on the receiver or use a Y Harness to plug it into another channel.

I was told that this would not work because if the voltage is not exactly equal between the two packs then one pack would attempt to charge the other through the receiver and that this could heat up the wires and receiver damaging one or both in the process.

Is this true?

If so, then how do I add two batteries and two switches to my next jet?

Thanks for the help!!!
Dom