I've been using a 6XAS for about a year and it seems to me that the NiCad charge isn't lasting quite as long as it used to. I understand that cycling the NiCad (Repeated charge/discharge) could help to restore the capacity. As I'm a lazy person I'd like to purchase a device to do this automatically. However, I believe that Futaba transmitters have a diode which prevents such a device from discharging the NiCad while it is in the transmitter.

[ul][*] Is it OK to remove the NiCad for cycling?[*] Is this approach recommended?[*] Will I lose the model memory settings?[*] If so, can the memory be retained by swapping to a second charged NiCad quickly?
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Any advice on Transmitter/Receiver NiCad care would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks,
=Adrian=