Pilot Scott
FLY LOW
I had recently purchased a Fat Shark system and after waiting 9 weeks for it to arrive and 2 nights reading and watching videos I plug it in and the magic smoke comes out. The transmitter board popped and burned as well as the low pass filter. I noted it well with text, pics and vids. Long story short I got a replacement another 5 weeks later. I had since tested the output from the battery to make sure it was correct and it was. I had installed the circular polarized antennas that I purchased the first time I plugged it in so this time I went all stock and everything powered up just as it should. This sparked (no pun intended) a question, could it have been something wrong with the expertly, hand crafted, top shelf Hobby King cloverleafs? (<---- sarcasm ) My question is this, should there be continuity between the outer ring and the inner pin on the SMA connector? On the HK clover there is but on the 5.8 stock Shark whips there is not. Would a shorted antenna cause it to fry? I'd love to use the clovers but I am a bit reluctant to install them without knowing if this could have been the cause or maybe I just had a faulty unit.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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