Originally Posted by
RLBagley
OK.
Although the reason I was thinking pics would help is to determine if there was somehow any damage to the tiny posts milled in to the bottom of the transmitter case. From what is being described ("tail springs become sloppy") having damaged posts the only way that could happen.
However, if a tail clip is coming off the body of the transmitter, it has nothing to do with the thickness of the springs. They are intentionally of a very small gauge. Everything about the Micro design is intricate and minimalist, intentionally. But if you look with a magnifying glass, you'll find the posts are undercut just the exact amount to fit that gauge of wire springs exactly, no wiggle room, no sloppiness. And when they are compressed and mounted, they are tighter still and it's literally impossible for them to come off. Unless of course, the posts are damaged, somehow.
I have used them for years on high flying hard hitting birds, have closely observed many others using them since the design was changed from circular to the W-shape back in 2005, without what you are describing ever happening, ever.
Also keep in mind that with now 100,000 transmitters sold over the years, you can imagine how have a steady stream of direct contact with customers about their issues, and that's what drives changes and improvements to the product designs. So it's always a surprise when a customer mentions something like this on a public Forum as an entirely new problem, something we don't experience personally or hear of happening anywhere else. We look for trends, for more than one instance, where we can better analyze and respond with a solution if it's an actual design issue.
If you'd rather not upload pictures for this now public discussion, maybe you could instead send us your Micro so we might closely examine it for damage, or replace it?
It'd be great to get to the bottom of what's happening in your case, but I can assure you with high confidence, it's not because the springs are too small.
RB