Hey Baliw,

I have that exact tank from HL, and I've been upgrading mine as well (drivers, idlers, tracks, paint, better smoke, next is roadwheels), and I also went to 2.4 but I cheated and just got the Imex kit. All my HL tanks run on that. Anyway, I fried part of an HL board messin' around and I've had a couple of other "smoke events" so I know how ya feel.

All I can say is keep at it and since I'm doing the same tank let me know if you need anything for it, I might have something in the spares box. And Tom is right about premature scrapping of stuff, and I even take that further, never throw away anything for the tank! Good luck, Bro.