The R6208SB has eight ports for conventional servos. Can Channel three be attached to an ESC to provide power to the reciever and control throttle? If not, are there any options to provide power some other way besides the CH8/B port? If not, then this is really a seven channel reviever, as it would not be possible to use all eight since there is no dedicated power port.

Please correct me if I am confused. I would like to use 8 conventional channels, but am not sure if it can actually be done.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">I spoke with Futaba technical support and identified the following:

1) Yes, you can connect an ESC to CH 3 to power the receiver and provide throttle control.
2) Yes, you can connect a BEC to CH 8/BAT. If you use a Y-cable, you can connect the BEC as well as a servo to be controlled by CH 8. (Note: If you are using a BEC, disconnect the power lead (middle RED wired) on the servo cable from the ESC.)
3) You can, in fact, connect a BEC to any of the CH 1-8 to power the receiver. As mentioned above, however, do remove the RED lead from the ESC servo cable.</p>