On-off switch and charging?
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Hello, I need a quick answer on this one because Im hoping to get charged up and flying! So, I have my NiCd battery which is hooked up to an on-off switch. There are three wires that come into the little box. The 1 clearly accepts the battery and the other two look the same but come out at different spots. The one comes out right next to the battery-in wire, and the other is on the other side of the box. Which one goes into the reciever and which one is the charge plug? Thanks!
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The one on the same side of the switch as the battery goes to the charger. The one on the other side of the switch goes to the receiver. This way the switch controls the power to the receiver. You can always just plug the battery directly into the charger if you are not sure.
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Thanks. I actually had the switch installed backwards so the on was the off and the off was the on. Switched it around and it should be good to go. I cant charge the battery directly because I have some heat srink on it.
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He meant that you can take the wires coming off the battery and plug them directly in to the charger, without going through the switch, then plug that same battery lead directly into the receiver for power. I do this with some of my combat planes to make them simpler and save a few grams.
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He meant that you can take the wires coming off the battery and plug them directly in to the charger, without going through the switch, then plug that same battery lead directly into the receiver for power. I do this with some of my combat planes to make them simpler and save a few grams.
Jack
He meant that you can take the wires coming off the battery and plug them directly in to the charger, without going through the switch, then plug that same battery lead directly into the receiver for power. I do this with some of my combat planes to make them simpler and save a few grams.
Jack



