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Old 12-29-2009 | 09:53 PM
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I have a 6 channel Hitec RX and I need to hook-up 6 servos but the 6th channel is marked "Batt/CH6". If I hook up all the servos where does the battery go? Can someone please help me? it didn't come with a manual to explain this.
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Old 12-29-2009 | 10:08 PM
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Use a Y harness and plug the battery into one side of the y, a servo into the other and the male end of the Y into the RX.
Old 12-29-2009 | 10:33 PM
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Ditto what oldvet70 said. I've done this on everal airplanes of mine without issue.
Old 12-29-2009 | 10:42 PM
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Just a thought but it has always bothered me that the manufactures always call a RX so many channels but they call the battery slot a CH too and count it in??
Old 12-29-2009 | 11:01 PM
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All comes down to manufacturing costs and going after the greatest margin of what the market is willing to spend.
Old 12-30-2009 | 01:19 AM
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It used to be that many/most RX had a dedicated Battery slot that was not counted as one of the channels. But since it is possible to Y a battery in with a servo I think that profit margin and to a lesser extent size, IE it's possible to do and it makes the RX smaller and lighter, have caused the change we see today.
Old 12-30-2009 | 10:33 AM
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It's a power bus you can plug it into any open channel slot or Y it with a servo.
Old 12-30-2009 | 06:05 PM
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Ok, that makes more sense. Thanks for the help guys. These forums are great!!!

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