Burned out Boscam TS352 FPV Transmitter

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Frak. I turned on the P2 without the Tx antenna attached and burned out my TS352.

Anybody know if there's a way to jury rig this thing to revive it?


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Never, ever run a transmitter without a load (antenna). I knew that and still cooked mine when I forgot to attach it when updating software.
 
My bad. Waiting on delivery from Hong Kong in the Caribbean on vacation. Chances of it arriving before vacation runs out: 50%. Frak.


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I did this just last week with an avl58. I forgot to put the antenna in and started up the p2 to check the compass values. Some time after doing this I realized what I'd done I was really freaked out. When I checked it out nothing seemed to be wrong with the transmitter, I was surprised... But then again the avl58 has a fan on it maybe that saved it.


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The TS-352 has a fan on it as well. By the time I checked however, the unit was scorching hot and the fan was dead. Just a little red power light remaining, reminding me of my transgression. :)
 
Ooh, maybe you should get the AVL58 then, I don't know why it survived but it did. I do have a boscam ts832 I've bought and just have it sitting doing nothing (I was gonna offer to sell you it, I'm in the Caribbean but I saw you had ordered a replacement already). I was planning to switch the AVL58 out, sure glad I didn't have that one installed when I left the antenna out.

I am afraid I will repeat this mistake again. Maybe we should install a switch on the transmitter or bullet connectors so we can switch out components at will.


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Grr dang it, I did it again. Video was breaking up at about 200m when I brought the phantom back there was no antenna. Thought it had fallen off only to realise I hadn't put it on in the first place :(


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I thought I had a fool proof way of not forgetting to put an antenna on my transmitter before flight - indeed it actually worked like a charm - to a point. However for some reason up until a few weeks ago it never cross my mind that I also need to put one on when I do firmware updates, calibrations and generally mess around with settings in the Naza assistant. As a result I have probably had my transmitter turned on for at least an hour, possibly 2 hrs in total and amazingly it still works fine right the way out to 950m with a cheap clover leaf antenna. So if you're like me and are likely to do something stupid with your transmitter I'd recommend using a 5.8 ghz Immersion RC 500 mw, it would appear they are bullet (and idiot) proof. :mrgreen:
 
immersion 600mw is great, i have forgot a few times to put the antennas on it and turned on, it has never burned out, and i had it off for an entire update once, like 20 min (prob have done it like 4 times) i kept forgetting. But it still works great. I dont recommend doing that lol but i find the immersion doesn't get as hot as the others as fast maybe that helped?
 
I downed my first P2 and when I replaced it I put the Tx to the other side so the antenna went out diagonally opposite the compass. Then I cut out a bit of foam in my case near the leg and I never have to take it off. Problem solved!

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