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Old 05-29-2007 | 01:37 PM
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I did this to my TRex yesterday.... But you can apply it to an AxeCP just as easily....
So I got tired of having to fight with positining the deans plug and wires in such a way that it wouldn't give me a hard time putting the canonpy on. Not to mention the trouble of connecting the deans plug itself. So I went to an auto parts store and bought a 30amp illuminated power switch, wired it up with som deans plugs on both ends, mounted it on the upper tray and voila!!!
[link=http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b259/psychictongue/Helicopter/?action=view&current=switchtest.flv]Here is a vid of it in action....[/link] Im going to cut a slot in the canopy so I can just reach in and activate the switch.

Old 05-30-2007 | 05:34 PM
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Alien,

hey man, that link comes up as the photobucket home page.. I am interested in this mod though...
Old 05-30-2007 | 11:30 PM
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Link fixed.....

Parts needed:
30 amp DC illumated rocker switch ([link=http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103602&cp=&sr=1&origkw=switch &kw=switch&parentPage=search]Radio Shack cat# 275-712[/link])
Pair of Deans Plugs
Some Power wire (preferably some red and some black)
Crimp connectors (unless you want to solder the wire directly to the switch like I did)
Heat shrink tubing to make the job look professional.

Im not going to do a step by step because its pretty self explanatory when you look at the label on the switch (one connector is power, one goes to the load, and the last one is ground). I used the Deans connector that way I could eliminate the switch system at any time.
Old 05-31-2007 | 06:20 AM
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do you have a picture of it installed ??

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