Hello all:

Once again a whole lot of newbie questions. I am learning (I know it doesn't seem like it) from all of the help, feedback and PM's that I have received since joining. I'm not a lost cause; just an old slow learner so days.

I am getting near the point that I want to put a new control board in my Taigen PzIV: it will be set up for IR combat. I have read a lot of articles about both the Clark and the IBU boards. It appears that the Clark board is smaller and will fit better in the PzIV. Unfortunately I do not know the actual facts on both boards. There are a lot of negative and positive reviews out there for both boards, but I am not sure how accurate they are.

I have a few concerns regarding a new board:

1. I have a Clark in my Tiger 1 and I still can not elevate/depress the barrel without the gun firing. I have tried trimming the transmitter with no luck. I purchase a cable and downloaded Digital Radio but for some reason it won't connect to my transmitter. I received a Y cable but I have not idea how to hook it up. It also makes continuous banging (turret rotation sounds?) when it is running. Will I have this problems with the PzIV as well? Will a "better" transmitter help to tune this issue out?

2. I really do not want to try to program a new board: is there a vendor that sells one all ready to go (plug and play)?

3. If I have to program a board which one is more user friendly?

4. I need a reputable vendor in the States that has good customer service in case of issues (I have read a lot of articles about people receiving bad boards no matter which company they are from).

5. How difficult is the conversion from stock Taigen board to one of the others?

6. Where can I get the small enclosures that you put the board in to protect it?

7. Which board is compatible with the Tamiya IR kit?

8. Need ideas on good/reliable transmitter/receiver sets. I prefer ones that can use rechargeable battery packs. The one I have uses 8 AA batteries and lasted about a day.

Any additional information on anything I am missing or not understanding would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

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