[BrianG]

It does suck when an ESC burns up and is difficult to get service, but really, the old adage "you get what you pay for" applies here I think. It's a risk analysis: do I go cheap and hope everything lasts ok, or do I spend the extra cash to get better CS and not worry about it? Sorry if it seems I am victimizing the victim, but bad things happen to even the best of ESCs, so it's not unlikely these types of situations are going to occur.