Tether Cable crap-o-la

[Dave Flowerday]

Originally Posted by KWachowski27

On the 2004 RC and OI, why is it that IFI decided to make the Tether ports on both units male? I mean, even the old 2003 garbage didn't require you buy new cabling. There are a lot of things about the contents of these kits that seem somewhat as if "they" want you to buy more of their new parts... Oh well, anyone know what's up with this stuff?

I would assume that IFI did this to reduce the likelihood of someone hooking the tether port up to something other than another tether port. There's power running over that tether cable and if it gets plugged into the wrong thing (like a laptop) it could do damage.

"They" didn't do anything to make you buy more of their new parts. All you should need is a gender changer from Radio Shack. Everything I have seen from IFI leads me to believe that every decision they make has good reasoning and intentions behind it.

Also, what do you mean by "2003 garbage"? IFI's control systems are some of the most sophisticated RC controls available, and they are extremely well designed.