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Old 09-22-2011, 04:06 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Larry3215 View Post
After I had a few similar close calls - with only models damaged fortunately - I started leaving the throttle in a position where the motor will not arm when the pack is connected.

That way if you bump the throttle xtick the most that will happen is it arms and gives you a warning.

I dont know about the off brand esc's but with Castle you can leave the throttle stick at mid position or full throttle and its safe to plug in the packs. The esc will not arm until you go to low throttle.

Its a good habit to get into
Good idea, especially since from what I've read here you can't put an arming switch on a brushlsss motor unless you can find a three pole switch that doesn't weigh more than the plane. I have Castles on both of my planes too. Does anyone know if this works on Jeti's as well?

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