I just purchased an Airtronics RDS8000 w/receiver. I noticed that my Futaba servo connectors don't fit into my Airtronics receiver. It appears that the Futaba servo connector has a tab and doesn't have beveled corners to fit into the receiver. What options do I have to make the connection work? I've considered filing down the Futaba connector but I'm wondering if there's a better solution (extension cable that converts Futaba to Airtronics).
Thanks for your help.

Just use a pair of diagonal cutters and snip off the tab. Make sure you plug in the servo plug with the black ground wire on the outside of the receiver plug. Don't worry about plugging them in backwards, it won't hurt anything. If the servos don't work simply pull the plug out, turn it around, and plug it back in.

Ken

After clipping the tab off, you may need to take a razor blade and shave down whatever the cutters didn't remove.

Hello; I have a long history with Airtronics, and tell people to look for the red wire (the hot lead), Fut and Hitec use the centre wire for red. Earlier Airtronics radios used an end wire for red until 2002 or so. The current Airtronics had the red wire in the centre, but the plug is a bit different then Fut. The Fut tabs have to be trimmed to work in an Airtronics reciever.

Yes, any of the Airtronics equipment that is blue colored (receiver and servo connectors) are wired the same at the other major brands.

Ken