Tactic receiver goes up in flames !
Here's what happened : Ran my Shovel out from the stand, turned right & forgot to reverse the steering from my UL-1 setting, { yeah, I know, should'a checked it first } so I flipped it - 60 mph hydros don't like left turns . Got the rescue boat out to the shovel; blipped the throttle & it worked. Got back to the table, untaped & the rcvr was on fire !! Melted all the connectors & the case. Here's 3 possibilities :
1] My CC BEC was prgrmd for 6V out [ leftover setting from my LSO boat which needed some grunt to steer left]. I metered the BEC & it was right at 6V out.The UL-1 BEC puts out 5.2 V at 2 Amps ; the CC BEC puts out a "max" of 10 Amps. Overload ?
2] seemed wet, although it was Corrosion X'd, possible water shorting ?
3] random smoke-exiting for unexplained reasons.
I'm liking #1 explanation & will eliminate the CC BEC & use a rcvr pak most likely. Be Advised !!
This was right before I destroyed my sweet, sweet VS-1 by running it into a turn Buoy. What a day !!
2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
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