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I have read every post in this thread fro the last week or so. (slow reader) I am sure that a guy at Futaba could figure out there was or was not a problem within 1 hour of reading any one of these posts. And from all the people that have reproduced this on the ground, I believe there must be an issue here. So for the sake of argument, There is some issue with the RX most likely a heat related problem, or heat related restriction. So I am sure that an engineer reproduced it, then had his fellow engineers try it, and they reproduced it. They went and talked to their team lead, and he asked for verification. The team lead took this info to his manager, and the manager asked for more clarification and testing. After this testing they found that the failure is in a part they buy from another company, at the cost of $ 0.50 per RX. So here you have a problem, are all components bad, or just a batch of them. If all, quicker solution all are bad, or if just a batch. How do you tell what is good and what is bad. Yet you have another problem. Any crash on a warm day running this new 2.4 Futaba RX should not be a cost to the end user, but a cost to Futaba, and Futaba does not like buying fire wood. Also any RX already sent out should be recalled, and no one likes to send out free stuff and pay shipping. So even if there is a problem. Futaba corporate is looking for existing documentation or other type of information that would make this a documented limitation on existing RX. So the problem was and end user problem for using it outside the temperature limits of the RX. And if the component was form another company. Does that company have enough funds to help offset the cost of the recall, or the cost that should be paid to a crashed aircraft owner. And I am sure most corporate lawyers would like to make sure any statement is released properly, with minimal damage to the company.
I am sure the Engineer at Futaba just wanted to say. Yep there is a problem, but is not allowed to do so.
Yet this is just a Hobby, so the solution is simple. Put the RX in a place where it will receive good air flow from the prop if at all possible but not the heat of the engine, so it will cool on the ground after starting. Also exit vents should be twice the intake vents for good airflow. And put it in a place where the 2 antenna are located as recommended. Cover your airplane with a towel or something when sitting out in the sun. Fly and have fun.