2 F4 boards didn't quite work correctly to start with; the USB port and top few layers of PCB peeled off when I went to unplug it. The other worked fine for a few minutes, then started showing garbage for RX input. Random values jumping around. Thought it was the RX. It wasn't. Well now I have two rx. Multimeter claims nothing wrong with my connections, so who knows.
A Piko BLX lifted a solder pad on the first go around... Rerouted. Then a small incident with a utility knife followed by several more related incidents. Stupid cheap alligator clip helper thing slipped and spattered solder on the cpu pins. Stupid burnt out tip melted everything except the blob trying to remove it.
Finally, a Kiss AIO... Everything was working until I plugged the battery in and smoked it. Whoops. Must have done that late at night. +/- backwards. I've never done that before. So much swearing.
Also lost an Innova vtx after soldering and resoldering it more than a few times.
On the bright side, my soldering skills are pretty good at this point... Of course, I haven't flown in weeks and weeks now, it's been expensive and frustrating, and I really would like to be done building things for a while.
Oh, man. I feel your pain.
Currently on my 4th fc, 2nd vtx, and 2nd Rx.
2 F4 boards didn't quite work correctly to start with; the USB port and top few layers of PCB peeled off when I went to unplug it. The other worked fine for a few minutes, then started showing garbage for RX input. Random values jumping around. Thought it was the RX. It wasn't. Well now I have two rx. Multimeter claims nothing wrong with my connections, so who knows.
A Piko BLX lifted a solder pad on the first go around... Rerouted. Then a small incident with a utility knife followed by several more related incidents. Stupid cheap alligator clip helper thing slipped and spattered solder on the cpu pins. Stupid burnt out tip melted everything except the blob trying to remove it.
Finally, a Kiss AIO... Everything was working until I plugged the battery in and smoked it. Whoops. Must have done that late at night. +/- backwards. I've never done that before. So much swearing.
Also lost an Innova vtx after soldering and resoldering it more than a few times.
On the bright side, my soldering skills are pretty good at this point... Of course, I haven't flown in weeks and weeks now, it's been expensive and frustrating, and I really would like to be done building things for a while.