Yeah, 3 pay is nice. That's about the only reason I order from tower anymore. Their shipping started getting slower and slower. They do have a great selection of item where the description actually tells you the dimension. Good place to use for research when looking for alternative parts. You know I tried telling my LHS owner he would get a lot more of my money if he had a 3-pay or if his wife started wearing more revealing outfits. He wasn't interested in the hassles and that he's already brought the other up with her. Neither is going to happen.
The battery is usually the same. I have two charged up before I start. I put the same one in first and keep the second for a reserve. The more I thought about this. It's not that the battery is dead. It more that it seems like the steering performance is lacking. So i swap batteries earlier then I would have to with the lighter STRR. Probably is just the truck. Didn't know if just cuz the Futaba RX requires 6v that it would consume that much more the others. I forgot I picked up a digital VA tester (volt and current indicator) a while ago. I will have find it and do some testing. Thanks for input OD.
I did pick up a rx lipo (7.2v 2300mah) while I was at the LHS earlier today. It should be a considerable improvement over the 1600mah nihms.
That V/A tester I have belowe should draw a lot while it in use should it? If I hooked it into the lipo so I could keep an eye on the volts. It's not going to make the pack drain a lot faster while I am running the RC would it?
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...rent_indicator)