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Old 01-12-2010, 01:50 PM
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXCLD8&P=FR

i have this box and the two 550's

how do I wire it up for a single battery pack...I have searched but couldn't find anything and ofna doesn't have manual for this on their website

any information would be greatly appreciated

thanks,
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connect the + from one motor to the - of the other motor. then connect the other - and + to your battery.
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haha tried something similar bill and it just spun I need it to be able to use it like a normal starter box...

I did this which was obivoulsy wrong

(+) to (-) on the bottom of the motor
1 contact to (+) on switch
(+) motor to (+) battery
(-) motor to (-) battery to (-) switch

all it did was spin as soon as I plugged the battery up
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Easy to do, hard to explain. If you are running this w/e, I'll do it for you.
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word I'll bring it with me if I run this w/e which I hope to
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this person here has posted a photo of thier box that has a similar configuration to yours. http://www.rctech.net/forum/5541406-post15.html
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thanks I think that might work i'm going to try it and report back looks like I missed something simple
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if that doesnt work, let me know and ill run down each wire connection is a listed order
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wire it just like this, your single battery connector goes in my funky red circle. positive to positive, negative to negative.
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thats a small photo!
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thanks for the help y'all
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Originally Posted by sickboy
wire it just like this, your single battery connector goes in my funky red circle. positive to positive, negative to negative.
[IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/14alaie.jpg[/IG]
you were already the person i linked to earlier
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Originally Posted by fatdaddy
you were already the person i linked to earlier
wasnt me, i just used the pic you linked and drew a circle on it. thanks to whoevers box it is
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Originally Posted by sickboy
wasnt me, i just used the pic you linked and drew a circle on it. thanks to whoevers box it is
oh duh. i didnt even look at the posters name. since you posted the same i assumed it was you
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got it going thanks everyone
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