ORIGINAL: summerwind hey many thx for the info guys. i know there is other stuff out there.
just ticks me off how a modeler is forced to go elsewhere these days when i have many planes fitted with batteries that i keep logs on, and then find that Futaba has discontinued them. i see that there are many replacements that fit the same dimensions. having explored the NiHm batteries via the High power flashlight guys, and seeing how a cell can take a sudden dump on ya, ( i've seen this first hand thru testing) i am still not ready to use them. Eneloops have been great though, so who knows.
Futaba and OS engines must be one in the same the way they just suddenly discontinue servos, gear sets for servos and many other items that one is equipped with. they are forcing us to buy new stuff, and that's just plain BS.............or is it Hobbico that is making this a challenge? Bax has declined to mention what's going on, so either he doesn't know, or he can't say[:-]