Hi all, did a stupid thing yesterday. Left the lake with my Tx in it's Aluminium case, Antenna collapsed, and still switched on!! When I took it out of the case approx. 3 hours later it was all very hot. Have recharged the NiMH batteries, they seem OK. The Tx is a Futaba 2 channel 40mhz. I seem to remember reading somewhere that leaving a Tx switched on with the antenna down can do damage to the electronics, does anybody know how this would manifest itself? Would it be a sudden failure, or a slow reduction in operating range? I would hate to see my wifes yacht (it's her Tx) out of control in the middle of the lake.
Cheers, Terry.
P.S. I have just discovered that if I place my Tx antenna close to my PC speakers I hear a tone which changes with movement of the stick, does this indicate a healthy Tx????