I went through this with my 10x. I did manage to replace it myself, but I am in the business, and a professional risk taker. A joke :-} I would not recommend replacing the battery yourself, in fact Horizon is very reluctant to sell one to you for your own installation. Why? Several reasons. It is hard soldered in, at least on the 10X. If you do not remove it carefully you will damage the radio permanently. If you do not use a grounded professional grade soldering iron you run the same risk of zapping your radio innards. Moreover, the replacement cell is a generic type which you have to modify by using a dremel tool to relieve some metal on the solder tabs. Is it worth the risk to do it yourself? I do usually send radios back for a bi yearly check up, If your radio is more than three years old, take my advice and have it gone over and have the Lithium cell replaced by the very competent Horizon tech dept. and protect your warranty. "too soon old, and too late smart" John
Endless Mountain Models [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.scalesoaring.net/EMM/rand.htm -----Original Message----- From: brent douglas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [RCSE] JR 8103 lithium battery failure question I just got my JR back from Horizon, and they changed that as part of their standard procedure. All my settings were intact, so I'm betting that if you have battery power, you can change that out / have it done. Horizon had my (sorry-*ss) radio back to me inside of 2 weeks, for not much money: I replaced my elevator/aileron stick and a switch, about 70 bucks plus shipping. Good luck, Brent RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
