well the servo got fried.....
one of the servo wires got badly nicked, and for safety sake, i replaced it... it was soldered well, but my soldering iron must have been too powerful as it fried something or other on the chip board....
we live by what we learn though [

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the thing is, id rather cut my losses at the end of the day.... i know the 401 ist as good as the 601, but a lot of people use it with no problems, plus im more for a less comlicated gyro....lol
i will see... if i buy a new servo, or just buy a new 401, then thats my money gone that i had for a sim