B.S.

I use to 6V packs and my 8 channel Futaba receiver is full..
Are there any problems if I connect one of the power wires directly in the Jetcat ECU?
One power wire directly in the receiver and one directly in the ECU.
Yes I know I can use a Y-wire, but i dont like to many wires and the space is to small.

It is not a big plane with alot of amps
Receiver is without Sbus so I cant use that one.
Is it possible to give the receiver power in the data connector (I have never tried)?

Look forward to you here from you jet experts

Dave Wilshere

If you power the ECU it will never switch off.
You are better to use a Y lead (quality) on a minor control, the power should be spread across the Rx board anyway

Dave

B.S.

Forgot to say between the battery packs and ECU/receiver I use 2 standard Futaba on/off switches

wfield0455

My Feedback: (7)

Yup, plug one into the receivers battery connector and use a Y harness to connect a servo and the second battery/switch to a port at the other end of the receivers servo bus. OR are you trying to do something different that we don't understand. Don't plug a second receiver pack into the ECU.

B.S.

Why don't plug the second battery pack into the ECU?
Throttle wire will feed the receiver (ECU will work as a Y wire)

Len Todd

KISS

Why involve the ECU when the Simple Solution is a Y into the Receiver Buss? Complex fixes invite complex issues.

B.S.

It is KISS

I just ask if I have there is a problem.
I have tested it and it is working.

Don't do it on a big jet with many servos because the jetcat throttle wire is a litttle thin..

wfield0455

My Feedback: (7)

I'm assuming that you don't have an empty servo connector on your receiver and you don't like Y harnesses. However, if you are out of receiver ports to plug a second switch directly into, it's starting to sound like a "large jet with many servos". If there is an unused receiver port, it is far more direct to plug your second switch into it, rather than to involve the ECU in your receivers power system. Keep your receivers power circuits as direct as possible. If the switch connected to your receivers battery port fails, would you rather have your secondary power source be a heavy duty switch, connected directly to the receiver or that thin, 26 gauge servo lead between the ECU and the receiver. At the very least, replace the thin male to male throttle extension that comes with the ECU with a heavy duty, 22 gauge version.

B.S.

Thanks for input