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Old 12-13-2003 | 05:27 AM
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Default RE: Change battery how often? Checked under load?
If you are good at soldering.. you can make your own replacement packs.

You can salvage plugs from old computers. The LED, speaker and other similar plugs will fit the pins of a Futaba, HiTech or JR RX. The wire is usually heavier guage than the original battery pack's so it is an upgrade. For JR you have to slightly file the plug corner to fit. For Futaba.. its just like using a universal plug... watch the color code.

You can buy Solder tab NiCds for about $1.25 a cell (AA size 700 maH) or you can get 1800 maH AA NiMH cells at $9 for a 4-pack! The NiMH cells need the contact points sanded/filed a bit to get a god solder joint. (plan on destroying a cell or two if you haven't soldered batteries before)

There is no good reason to pay $32 to $45 for a Futaba replacement TX pack... $18 and a little work gets you a pack with 3 times the capacity.
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