Battery On/Off switch?

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Has anyone ever wired and mounted an external battery switch to their Phantom? I've never liked the idea of the thing going 'live' the second the battery is plugged in and my hand isn't on the controller.
 
Risky. It takes a large, heavy, high current switch and if it fails, your Phantom falls out of the sky. Some have used jumpers made from XT60 connectors. You can wire a female connector in series with the main power wire and mount it through the body. Then you make up a male connector with a loop of wire connecting the two terminals.
Now you can insert the battery, plug it in, close the battery door then plug in the jumper externally when you are ready to power up.
 
It's no different plugging the battery in than turning the switch on. Just make sure your transmitter is on.
 

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