I thought electric stuff was supposed to last forever, no moving parts. My 1943 Ithica 1911 still works correctly and it has 67 year old springs in it... and about 25+ moving parts.
That was a mission critical design. Nothing mision critical about consumer RC cars.
That was a mission critical design. Nothing mision critical about consumer RC cars.
True, but that was the days before any sort of cnc/cad anything... I guess it is just cost cutting and the general shape of the electronics parts business.