RE: Impulse Buy ......
I`m sorry I never did receive a coherent reply to my queries - but here`s an update:-
The Tx has been changed to mode 1 - no hassles.
I bit the bullet and tried the Futaba charger on a set of temporarily installed nicads. If anyone is interested, that charger will charge on this Tx, but it doesn`t seem they can be cycled in situ.
I have played around with Google and found what seems to be a couple of sources in China that still stock parts for this little heli.
I have charged the Rx lipo and spent some time trying to program the Tx to work with the little heli. Net result to date - NOTHING - not even a click or wisp of smoke.
There are no helicopters of any type in our club and my (normal) flying mates sort-of looked at me sideways for showing some interest at my stage in life.
On the strength of the drivel from brightmix here, maybe they were right afterall ........
Alan W