Hello fellow RCers. I recently purchased a Futaba Skysport T4YF buddy box radio. I also picked up a battery and a charger to go with it because the USB cord I'm using requires that the Buddy Box be supplied with power as the USB cord doesn't provide power. So anyway, here's where I need your help.

I'd like to somehow make is so that when I want to use the Buddy Box with the simulator I can simply plug the charger into the transmitter and go w/o worrying about having a battery in the transmitter at all.

THANKS FOR THE REPLY BELOW. THAT REALLY HELPED, BUT NOW I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION:

Could I simply cut the transmitter charging jack off the Futaba wall charger, solder a J Connector onto that and then plug it in? The wall charger acts as an AC/DC (\m/) converter anyway so could I save myself some money doing it that way? I have an extra charger laying around.

Thanks in advance

Go to radio shack and get a 120 VAC to DC converter. Like this one, [link=http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049690&cp=2032056.2032136.203 2153&pg=2&parentPage=family]Radio Shack DC converter[/link].
Make sure you set it for 9 volts. If it supplies 12 volts, I think it does, you can try that if 9 doesn't work.

Remove the battery altogether, and solder a futaba power connector to you new converter, or make a dongle or whatever. Cut a hole or notch in your battery cover so your new cord can hang out. Plug the Futaba side or you converter in to your buddy box, and the other side to the wall. Plug in your converter, turn on your radio and fly away! Not really a hard modification, with a little electronic experience, you should be fine.

Quoted from an email:

No, your wall charger won't supply enough amperage. I've got a T4YF
and the wall charger only supplies 70 milliamps. So, you're gonna need
something beefier.

Mike Arnold