Originally posted by IMPACTPLAYR
The red wire supplies voltage to the reciever by removing it when you use a reciever pack you donot want any other voltage being supplied to the reciever.....
Your thinking is correct!!!
some SC's will not work if the red wire is not pluged in... my Quantum is tht way. Yes I tried to use it with the red wire disconneted, no go. But I do have a 3 channel receiver.
I spliced in a switch on the receiver pack and pluged it into the batt slot on the reciever. So now the reciver pack powers the SC and servo. When doing it this way you DO NOT use the switch on the SC, mount it in a location that makes it hard to access. I mounted mine facing and right up against the body of the SC. That way if someone besides me picks up my car after the race they can't access the switch.
Eric