I learned the hard way, thinking that end-points was a good thing. Well, it's not a bad thing, but the mechanical must come first with end points as a last resort (at least when it comes to the throttle setup). Adjustments of end points takes a lot away from resolution. You realy want the most bang for the buck when it comes to any throws, meaning, the most servo movement for desirable control surface or throttle movement.

Being careful in the setup, you can do exactly that.. it's been done for years, as both Ken and w8ye pointed out, and was the point of my little dissertation. Mechanical adjustments should take precidence over electronic. Proper setup will always prevent binds in linkage.

Note the thread about the aileron servos in the wing on the Tiger 60. All correct adjustments, centering, and servo movement can be done before the thing is actually and finally completed. This goes for the throttle as well.

Battery life or charge duration, depends on everything being set up correctly without linkage binds. The only way to do it right is to spend some time on the initial setup. That goes for all servo connections.

I recall that after setting up a throttle on one of my planes, not really knowing that mechanical was primary, I played with the end points leaving the mechanical alone. Well, I ended up with a real cludge for my throttle setup, with pretty much no resolution, and ended up starting all over again. One of the guys at the field spent some time showing me how to remove everything I had done using end points, and then helping me do the mechanical adjustments correctly.

CGr.