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10-11-2011, 02:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: poteau
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is it possible to plug the lights into the 3rd channel on a reciever and use the 3rd channel on the transmitter to turn the lights on and off? got a good deal (i think) on a spektrum dx3c today! would like to set up the third channel as an on/off switch for the lights. |
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10-11-2011, 03:10 PM
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Not without a light controller that is designed to do that. The stock board is just resistors.
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10-11-2011, 03:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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heyok makes a light unit.. Remote Switch For LED Lighting |
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10-11-2011, 03:23 PM
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ok, i'm stupid so bear with me! i have servo going to steering slot, esc going to throttle slot. now i have 2 slots open bind, and aux. where should i plug the connector coming off the light board? it's a 2 wire plug, red/black.
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10-11-2011, 03:44 PM
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10-11-2011, 05:02 PM
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Hobbyking makes a RC Switch also. Its like 7 bucks or something like that. We use them in our planes for night flying and you just need a open channel to turn them on and off. Last edited by 1320Fastback; 10-11-2011 at 06:54 PM. |
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10-11-2011, 05:45 PM
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well crap. guess i'll have no lights till i get a switch. the plug off the light controller will NOT fit the spektrum reciever. looks like i'll be ordering more stuff!! love this hobby.
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10-11-2011, 06:17 PM
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You should be able to trim the plug to make it fit. Some plugs have an extra piece that sticks out that needs trimmed off to make them fit in some receivers. I made mine work with a spectrum receiver.
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10-11-2011, 08:31 PM
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I just trimmed mine today to fit in my spectrum receiver. Just trim the tab on the side like moparguy said.
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10-11-2011, 08:50 PM
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i cut the tab off, still doesn't fit. think i may have to sand it down a little. it's just a hair thicker than the other plugs. which port are ya'll plugging the lights into? bind or aux port?
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10-11-2011, 08:53 PM
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Definitely take a look at it! | |
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10-12-2011, 05:48 AM
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it'll fit..either port will work for constant "on" till you get a switch.
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10-12-2011, 05:55 AM
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10-12-2011, 02:22 PM
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you could use the aux channel to have a micro servo make then come on and off . by settign the 3ch to 2position and having a servo on a push button switch you could have it working on and off using all 4 slots on the rx if you know what i mean
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10-15-2011, 09:05 PM
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got the lights plugged it!  a few hits with some sandpaper and the plug fit. i have it in the aux port for now. works good.
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01-27-2012, 04:22 PM
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| Re: light switch
I'm a little low on cash and was wondering if someone could point me towards a thread or tell me how I could make my own harnes to plug te lights into so I could turn them on and off on an open channel.
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