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I am a Futaba loyalist (use JR servos) but Futaba is not nearly as good
as JR in admitting and then fixing problems. Futaba tries to cover it
up and JR comes clean. Maybe someday I will see the light :)<br>
Stuart<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rcmaster199@aol.com">rcmaster199@aol.com</a> wrote:
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cite="mid:8CB29F655F04B1A-11AC-7F4@WEBMAIL-MA17.sysops.aol.com"
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<div>Jeez, at least they will give you something new and acknowledge
the error of their ways. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Reminds me of the old Futaba J systems of the early 80s. I had
one (the last Futaba I owned for Pattern)<span contenteditable="false"
style=""></span> and it KILLED my most beloved Arrow of the time. That
plane was something else....I had great confidence in its flying
capability until its early DEATH at 12 flights, just long enough to
know it was the best ever for me at the time.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Caps because it's been 25 years and I still get pissed off at
how that whole thing was handled by Futaba of America (badly). Good
products overall, but they deserve a little bashing for the way they
handled MY situation.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Really good airplanes are very hard to replace and their loss
sets you back quite a while. And I'm sure that some guys never make it
back</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Matt</div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Ron Van Putte <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net"><vanputte@cox.net></a><br>
To: General pattern discussion <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"><nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org></a><br>
Sent: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 4:51 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: !4 MZ modifications<br>
<br>
<div id="AOLMsgPart_0_e9b96309-321e-4ce4-b633-4edb7673284f"
style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif;">Hmmmm.
I wonder how Keith knows this. Come clean Keith. How'd you find out? <br>
<br>
Inquisitive Ron VP <br>
<br>
On Dec 11, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Keith Hoard wrote: <br>
<br>
> The old ones are blue and the new ones are white. . . there is a
> secret code to getting them changed out. You have to tell them
> that you're getting intermittent glitches that you can see on the
> servo screen. <br>
> <br>
> Otherwise they won't change them out until you lose an airplane. .
. <br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM, John Pavlick <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jpavlick@idseng.com">jpavlick@idseng.com</a>>
> wrote: <br>
> And if they could just tell us exactly what that secret "color"
is, > we could all look at our radios and figure out if they need to
be > replaced or not. Almost there... <br>
> <br>
> OK, let's try this: <br>
> Tony - what color are the encoders that you install when you >
service one of these radios that has "bad" encoders? <br>
> <br>
> John Pavlick <br>
> <br>
> --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Richard Strickland <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:pamrich47@hotmail.com">pamrich47@hotmail.com</a>>
> wrote: <br>
> From: Richard Strickland <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:pamrich47@hotmail.com">pamrich47@hotmail.com</a>> <br>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: !4 MZ modifications <br>
> To: "NSRCA DISCUSSION" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dis
cussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> <br>
> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 6:05 PM <br>
> <br>
> Here's a little more info.... <br>
> RS <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > -----Original Message----- <br>
> > From: support Futaba [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:support@hobbico.com?">mailto:support@hobbico.com</a>] <br>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:57 AM <br>
> > To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:richard.s@allied-callaway.com">richard.s@allied-callaway.com</a> <br>
> > Subject: Re: FW: !4 MZ modifications <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Dear Valued Customer: <br>
> > <br>
> > Thank you for your Email. <br>
> > <br>
> > The stick encoders have been replaced with new ones. The only
> thing we <br>
> > know is that they are a different color, but the part numbers
are > the <br>
> > same. The screens are not a "new" type, just replacements for
bad <br>
> > ones. <br>
> > <br>
> > We hope you find this information helpful. Should you have
any > further <br>
> > questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us
at this <br>
> > email address. (Please be sure to copy all previous emails
into any <br>
> > future questions.) <br>
> > <br>
> > DID YOU KNOW that our web pages now all contain FAQs?
(Frequently > asked <br>
> > questions) Please drop by and take a look! We hope you'll
find the <br>
> > information helpful and valuable to you. <br>
> > <br>
> > Sincerely, <br>
> > <br>
> > Futaba Service Center North America <br>
> > 3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1 <br>
> > Champaign IL 61822 <br>
> > USA <br>
> > <br>
> > Phone: (217) 398-0007 <br>
> > Fax: (217) 398-7721 <br>
> > Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:service@futaba-rc.com">service@futaba-rc.com</a> <br>
> > Web: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.futaba-rc.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.futaba-rc.com/index.html</a> <br>
> > <br>
> > >>> "Richard Strickland" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:richard.s@allied-callaway.com">richard.s@allied-callaway.com</a>>
12/11/2008 <br>
> > 10:42 AM >>> <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Have the encoders been changed to a different type or >
configuation? If <br>
> > so, <br>
> > about when was that change made? Same thing on the
screen--are the <br>
> > newer <br>
> > ones different than the older ones? If so, about when was
that > change <br>
> > made? <br>
> > <br>
> > Thanks, <br>
> > <br>
> > Richard <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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