Help with servo and ESC plugs

[josh9mile]

I need some help figuring out how to plug my electronics into my airtronics/sanwa receiver. I have 2 spectrum servos with yellow/red/brown wires, a hitec servo with yellow/red/black wires, and a HW ESC with all black wires. All the plugs can be inserted into the receiver either direction and im trying not to fry anything lol. Picture is what I'm working with.

[midwest_rippa]

black or brown wire goes to the outside edge of receiver. for the all black plug simply put it in so the open side of the pins faces the same way as the rest of them

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[josh9mile]

Originally Posted by midwest_rippa

black or brown wire goes to the outside edge of receiver. for the all black plug simply put it in so the open side of the pins faces the same way as the rest of them

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Thank you!

[midwest_rippa]

No problem, anytime!

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[jmitchell13]

For future reference, you're not going to fry anything if you accidentally plug a servo or ESC in backwards to your receiver. I've been doing RC for 30 years and still do it almost every time I have to plug into my receiver just because I'm a dumbass and can't remember which way it goes.

Just don't plug your ESC into your battery backward. That will have a much worst outcome...

[Greatscott]

For the most part, the light wire goes to the center of the RX, the darker wire to the outside. Never seen a RX lead with all of the same colors, that is a little weird.

Wire colors aside, those connectors are actually keyed to help you. If you look at the connector, one side has a little bevel to it, this matches up with the bevel on the RX plug.

[tuxstang]

Originally Posted by jmitchell13

For future reference, you're not going to fry anything if you accidentally plug a servo or ESC in backwards to your receiver. I've been doing RC for 30 years and still do it almost every time I have to plug into my receiver just because I'm a dumbass and can't remember which way it goes.

May vary from various receivers ... I fried 2 GR3E from plugging the ESC backward ...

[magic_yeti]

the all black hw plug should have a very very light marking on the plug, identifying - + and signal.

[Voodoobrew]

I have a Savox monster with all black wires, they are marked -+S in the plastic. Can't see them on this one though, might just be the camera. On your receiver, the open copper part of the plugs face the antenna.