RE: tx battery
Remember if you switch to a NiMh Tx pack and use the Voltmeter as an indication of when to recharge [ NOT RECOMENDED ! ] a NiMh pack will drop in voltage very rapidly as it nears the end.
This caught me out as I was used to a good 10 minutes from low battery alarm to TX shutdown with Nicads, with NiMh it was less than 2 minutes.