ORIGINAL: darthinc
... but i have burned out 2 receivers in that time. Can this happen often?
I don't know of anything that can eat them, unless they've been getting wet. Or perhaps the ESC BECis feeding them a bit too much voltage... but then I'd think you've be burning out servos too.
In case you've been buying Redcat replacements, they are just rebranded FlySky receivers: you can buy them from
HobbyKing or
HobbyPartz for less than $10.