ORIGINAL: Don Szczur
A piece of aluminum the size of a ball on the end of an ink pen- found its way into an unused port of the rx, shorting the pos and neg. That piece originated from one of two holes I drilled in angle bracket for the landing gear re-enforcement. I put this L bracket in because the field I was flying at was so rough, this worked well (held up in the crash too).
One in a > million.
Still, a lesson, ____Cover your unused ports during installation.
I've managed to pass this failure mode for 49 years but I'm making changes right now !
The mere suggestion of this possibility is enough for me.
Possible accessory product as well __ a plastic plug to insert.
A "scissor device" if I may.[sm=eek.gif]