I thought this was like the land of the free or something to that effect...anyway no it is not the same control its the replacement just as described in the post that everyone thinks is a duplicate. I called cris and told him the esc was dead and he sent me a new one the same day which I received 6 days later and the new one is dead to which means that patricks excuse is untrue. I would go into more detail but its no use the administrators are on to me and are deleting my posts. If anyone needs to lash out at me for my horrible cruel posts...email me at jackmehoff@acsalaska.net