Sorry to hear that Bill.
Some merit in 2 x 1000mAh packs wired seperately into the Rx . . Hey ??
A friend decided to do the 'redundancy' think on his 2M . . then got shot down by a Newby on the same Freq. ! ! . . he's gone 2.4g now
Always something ! !
All the best for your new one ..
Cheers, JB