[NSRCA-discussion] Plettenberg 30-10 evo and Jeti ESC

[Derek Koopowitz]

The bottom line is that I have not seen any incompatibility issues with any
equipment running on Futaba whether it be older type equipment or newer.
 For anyone to suddenly jump on the "cheap shot" wagon is unwarranted just
because they think their brand is better.


On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:

> Chill. Do you work for Futaba? Otherwise, I see no reason for you to
> "resent" anything.  I did not imply that Jeti was a Futaba product, and I
> pointed out something that might help make things work.  The fact is, that
> they apparently have changed from the "standard" that made equipment
> interoperable.  There are all kinds of things that plug into servo ports,
> other than servos, that rely on a standard interface (speed controllers,
> retracts, on board glow systems, switches, etc).
>
> Jon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 2:49 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Plettenberg 30-10 evo and Jeti ESC
>
> This is NOT a Futaba issue.  I resent the fact that several of you seem to
> feel that Jeti is a Futaba product and should work perfectly with Futaba
> equipment.
>
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Phil S. <chuenkan at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> **
>> Jon, how else would they boost their equipment sales?  If the new stuff
>> was backwards compatible (as, BTW, DSMX is with DSM2) everyone would keep
>> using their old, perfectly good stuff instead of replacing it with new...
>>
>> On 3/16/2012 12:22 PM, Jon Lowe wrote:
>>
>> Is this worth a shot?
>>
>> http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8356
>>
>> It's disappointing that after the various radio manufacturers
>> standardized wiring, signal timing, etc. for servos, that Futaba would
>> move, again, in this direction.  They should make clear in their
>> advertising that their new receivers may not be compatible with equipment
>> you already have.  Should be considered a design defect.  All this does is
>> hurt the customers.
>>
>>  Jon
>>
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