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

[Phil S.]

I certainly didn't mean to start a brand war, I was just sayin'...

On 3/16/2012 4:52 PM, Derek Koopowitz wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto:derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>>
>     To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>     <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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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