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Futaba R168DF receiver
« on: March 24, 2019, 02:08:58 pm »

hi, maybe a dumb question, but what does the BB stand for on the Futaba R168DF receiver. There is know information in the manual. Thanks.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2019, 02:41:37 pm »

Battery/on/off/charge lead for esc's with no battery eliminating circuit.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2019, 04:26:47 pm »


Hi there,
hows about a battery connection and not BB but  8/B as in 8 channels - so if you want to use 8 servos in this receiver, you must plug in a 'Y' lead on channel 8 and then on the other end of the 'Y' lead you connect one servo and one battery pack and that is, unless you are using a speed controller that has a built in BEC John
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2019, 04:35:58 pm »

There are eight sets of pins numbered 1 to 8 plus an extra set marked B for battery connection.
Designed for flight, the motor would probably been IC and throttle controlled by a servo hence no bec.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2019, 06:10:37 pm »

Thanks chaps. One more question. With know battery wired to the reciver how do the servos get their power. You can see I am new to all this.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2019, 06:23:05 pm »

The pins the battery connect to are linked to two of the pins at each servo position so the servos are connected to the battery.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2019, 06:32:12 pm »

If the speed controller you are using has a battery elimination circuit (bec), the lead from the controller also carries the voltage to power anything plugged in to the other pins on the receiver. If this is the case, a battery should not be plugged in.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2019, 07:02:51 pm »

Thanks, so if I have this correct. A bic system allows the receiver to draw power from the speed control. And a none bic system needs a battery connected direct to the reciver to provide power.
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2019, 07:14:12 pm »

Correct Terry :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: Futaba R168DF receiver
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2019, 07:33:00 pm »

Thanks chaps for taking the time.
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