Originally Posted by
XchosenlegacyX
Does anybody have any schematics on the v3 motherboard? I’m trying to incorporate it into my tank with my own receiver to control sound and other things, I hooked something up and thought I heard a “pop” but not 100% on it, didn’t smell anything burning. Now I can’t get anything to work, I took everything out, tried to get it to work with stock Taigen transmitter( it was working before I installed it). Nothing seems to work, transmitter seems to bind, I have tried multiple times, transmitter flashes then goes solid, but I can’t get any function to work on board. There isn’t any light on board, so I don’t know how to tell if board is physically bound or not. I have checks everything for continuity, nothing noticeably burnt on board, does anyone know how to check if board is bound? Also how can I trace power to possible problem? I have talked to Erik and they don’t handle any board repairs, so he couldn’t really help me there. How do I find out what’s wrong with this board!
I have a V2 unit with the symptoms you describe. I was moving the board from a PIV to another tank and it just stopped working. No damage visible. I also fried one with my Panther with 390 motors but I figured it simply overloaded the poor little FETs that have no heat sink to speak of, and it let out all the smoke. That one I sent to Erik, since it was fairly new, as a sample to give to his supplier.
I'll be watching this post with interest to see if anyone has and idea how to troubleshoot.
it looks like you'll need to purchase a new one, or move up to an independent mfr.
Jerry