Originally Posted by
Marc780
One last piece of advice - treat the transmitter like eggs. If your tank radio acts up, look first to the Tx, 9 times of 10 it's the problem 9if it isn't the actual signal). Tx are horrifyingly delicate, again learned from costly experience. They do not like being dropped and If the Tx gets dropped, 50% chance your tank will act up after that. Also, PLEASE never remove the batteries from the Tx by slapping them out, to change or test batteries, always pry them out...and your Tx will live a long functional life.
That may be for HL, but not for quality Txs like Futaba or Spektrum. I have two 15 year old Futaba Attacks that have been used by three year olds (I mean actual three year olds), dropped, kicked, used to hammer things, antennas look more like pretzels than antennas, and they work flawlessly. My DX6i has been drilled, modded, dropped down a flight of stairs...
Not that I recommend abuse, just that it happens. Especially in a house with young boys.
Better components and soldering stand up to punishment, but they cost more.