rcelement, your method is slightly better than nothing but not a lot. You are missing one of the best points in using the Voltwatch, it's ability to warn you of voltage drops between the battery and receiver when the Voltwatch is attached to the receiver. If you see the lights dancing over a broad range as you cycle the sticks, the Voltwatch is telling you that you are getting voltage dropouts (very short duration usually) at the receiver that could be indicative of problems somewhere in the power train. If you get into the 2.4GHz group, this can be especially critical as a voltage drop out of only a few microseconds can cause the 2.4GHz receiver to reboot with the accompanying loss of control for a few seconds.