Thank you, Red. I know I need to break down and buy a watt/amp meter to find out what my electric systems are doing. But, until I get around to that (I'm new to electrics) is there a way I can find out what the discharge ratings of NiMH packs are? I've noticed that almost all Lipo packs provide such information: 15C, 20C, for example. The motor I have came with a 30amp ESC so I'm assuming it's capable of yanking over 20 amps out of a pack. With a 2000mah NiMH pack I would probably need a rating of at least 15C (30 amps).

In the meantime I will send my photo to Great Planes and see if they will replace it. My experience is that they are very good about taking care of people.

Thanks again.
David