Excellent Matt and you are indeed correct. Facts as I well remember when most of us where changing over from 72 to 2.4 is simply that the 2.4 systems were/are a little less tolerant of low voltage spikes and using a five cell Nimh or Nicd (6 volt) as opposed to the old four cell (4.8 volt) Nimh/Nicd is indeed a very effective defense aginst the feared brown out.

For many years now I advise all my students or any who would listen To Never use a 4.8 volt Nimh/Nicd with any brand 2.4 system. In those early years Spectrum took the biggest hit with these brown outs happening almost everywhere. Problem was the manufacturers reluctance to tell folks that their old 4.8's was just not suited to this new technology.

I first started using 2.4 with XPS which beat Spectrum with full range 2.4 by just a few weeks then later three generations of Hitec 2.4 and currently for my most expensive stuff Futaba (FASST) But guess what I have never experienced a brownout with any of it.

John