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SwampDawg · 11-07-2010, 07:00 AM

just trying to figure this thing out to find 1st i needed 2 cellpacks for it to even come to life and complete the circuit but....i dont want 2 batteries in my clod so how do i wire this to run x1 7.2v stickpack but for the longer runtimes??

thnks in advance!

benoj · 11-07-2010, 11:32 AM

one of the leads can be shorted out to run 1 battery. the one you DONT want to short is the one that it should light up but not work with a battery plugged into it. and to short the other side the easy way is to get a female connecter and hook its + and - together so if you want to run 2 in the future there is no soldering involved

SwampDawg · 11-07-2010, 11:57 AM

still confused? pics?

benoj · 11-07-2010, 01:51 PM

i dont have pics as i no longer have my evx2
ok take your battery plug it into one of the connectors and try to turn it on, your servos may work but i dont remember for sure or the light should come on atleast. does the light come on? if not try the other connector. once you find the one that will turn it on leave it alone and make a jumper for the other one by connecting the + and -

SwampDawg · 11-07-2010, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benoj

i dont have pics as i no longer have my evx2
ok take your battery plug it into one of the connectors and try to turn it on, your servos may work but i dont remember for sure or the light should come on atleast. does the light come on? if not try the other connector. once you find the one that will turn it on leave it alone and make a jumper for the other one by connecting the + and -

sorry...im still lost here?

by what im reading here, basically just use the + - off the wires that dont power up the ESC with a light?

primitive sketch here but....

twisted crawler · 11-07-2010, 06:14 PM

ok what he was saying is connect a battery to one lead, turn the esc on, look and see if the light on the esc is on. once you found the battery lead lead that is the main one ( the one that makes the light on the esc come on) take the other battery lead and short it out. ( make a jumper wire, or cut the connector off and twist the wires together, or use a old battery lead and just connect the ends together) you just want to jump the + and - together on the battery lead that does not make the esc come on. once you have done that just connect one battery to the main lead and there ya go.

ScalerLover · 11-07-2010, 06:20 PM

DO NOT connect the battery leads like that, you will fry the ESC.

Gettin into paint now, gimme a few minutes.

ScalerLover · 11-07-2010, 06:27 PM

K here we go.
Also DO NOT mix up the battery wires, make sure you keep them with the right ones.

If you plug the battery in and short the other, and it doesnt work, switch them around. The battery has to be plugged into the side that the internal BEC is on.

twisted crawler · 11-07-2010, 06:42 PM

Hmm that funny I have a evx and thats how I did it and I got the info off this sit, How do you recond it will fry the esc? any way's here is a thread on how to do it. to clear things up and help you do it rite with out any confusion. sorry that was for the evx 1 but what i have found it should work on the evx2 here are a couple of threads I have found.
How to use one battery with your EVX……..

http://www.rccrawler.com/evx.htm

http://rcmt.biz/bd/showthread.php?9752-EVX2-question

SwampDawg · 11-07-2010, 09:00 PM

ok..i see now, thanks a bunch everyone!! appreciated!

ScalerLover · 11-08-2010, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted crawler

Hmm that funny

The links you posted are showing to do it exactly how i explained, so what are you trying to argue ?

I know because i fried an EVX2, cause i was too lazy to do the research in the first place.

SwampDawg · 11-08-2010, 07:37 AM

eitherway...it worked and i appreciate the replies guys!! thanks now my 5yr old has a RC to use.

11-07-2010, 07:00 AM	#1
SwampDawg RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC Posts: 1,786	EVX2 wiring?? just trying to figure this thing out to find 1st i needed 2 cellpacks for it to even come to life and complete the circuit but....i dont want 2 batteries in my clod so how do i wire this to run x1 7.2v stickpack but for the longer runtimes?? thnks in advance!

11-07-2010, 06:42 PM	#9
twisted crawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Destin, Fl. Posts: 109	Hmm that funny I have a evx and thats how I did it and I got the info off this sit, How do you recond it will fry the esc? any way's here is a thread on how to do it. to clear things up and help you do it rite with out any confusion. sorry that was for the evx 1 but what i have found it should work on the evx2 here are a couple of threads I have found. How to use one battery with your EVX…….. http://www.rccrawler.com/evx.htm http://rcmt.biz/bd/showthread.php?9752-EVX2-question Last edited by twisted crawler; 11-07-2010 at 07:00 PM.

11-07-2010, 11:32 AM	#2
benoj I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madrid, IA Posts: 2,015	one of the leads can be shorted out to run 1 battery. the one you DONT want to short is the one that it should light up but not work with a battery plugged into it. and to short the other side the easy way is to get a female connecter and hook its + and - together so if you want to run 2 in the future there is no soldering involved

11-07-2010, 11:57 AM	#3
SwampDawg RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC Posts: 1,786	still confused? pics?

11-07-2010, 01:51 PM	#4
benoj I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madrid, IA Posts: 2,015	i dont have pics as i no longer have my evx2 ok take your battery plug it into one of the connectors and try to turn it on, your servos may work but i dont remember for sure or the light should come on atleast. does the light come on? if not try the other connector. once you find the one that will turn it on leave it alone and make a jumper for the other one by connecting the + and -

11-07-2010, 06:14 PM	#6
twisted crawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Destin, Fl. Posts: 109	ok what he was saying is connect a battery to one lead, turn the esc on, look and see if the light on the esc is on. once you found the battery lead lead that is the main one ( the one that makes the light on the esc come on) take the other battery lead and short it out. ( make a jumper wire, or cut the connector off and twist the wires together, or use a old battery lead and just connect the ends together) you just want to jump the + and - together on the battery lead that does not make the esc come on. once you have done that just connect one battery to the main lead and there ya go.

11-07-2010, 06:20 PM	#7
ScalerLover Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Marengo, Ohio Posts: 980	DO NOT connect the battery leads like that, you will fry the ESC. Gettin into paint now, gimme a few minutes.

11-07-2010, 06:27 PM	#8
ScalerLover Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Marengo, Ohio Posts: 980	K here we go. Also DO NOT mix up the battery wires, make sure you keep them with the right ones. If you plug the battery in and short the other, and it doesnt work, switch them around. The battery has to be plugged into the side that the internal BEC is on.

11-07-2010, 09:00 PM	#10
SwampDawg RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC Posts: 1,786	ok..i see now, thanks a bunch everyone!! appreciated!

11-08-2010, 07:37 AM	#12
SwampDawg RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC Posts: 1,786	eitherway...it worked and i appreciate the replies guys!! thanks now my 5yr old has a RC to use.

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