Tex,
I find it kind of interesting that you jump all over everyone's case for speculating on what kind of radio he will get, and you do the exact same thing by telling him to trash the radio before he even get's it.
We all know now that this company uses false advertising by using Futaba radio's in there ad and then delivers a chinese clone. That's BS in my opinion.
If your battery is getting to hot to touch after running at half throttle, your batt is not capable of handling the demands of the motor and will be short lived.