G+_T Burns Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Warning: Quadcopter goodness. How much voltage can a KK take? I think I may have fried my KK. I bypassed the ESC and connected power from the 3s battery to the middle pin on the 1st row of pins on the KK. I disconnected that setup and and reconnected the esc to the 1st row of pins and now all that happens is the screen lights up with no text. Is that the end of my KK or is there a chance to revive it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The KK doesn't have voltage regulation onboard, so max voltage is around 5 volts. So it's fried. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Sorry... 610bob has it right... it's fried. :( The KK is designed to take 5-6 volts... not 11.1 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_T Burns Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Now to make it sound like an accident to my wife so I can justify the Flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Does she know anything about electronics? If she doesn't, just say that you had an electron containment issue that caused the doped silicon in the kk to break down causing most of the transistors to become inert. Technically true, but so confusing, she may not know that the electron containment issue was cased by applying the wrong voltage. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Make it simpler... "Honey, the thing ran out of blue smoke" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Few people these days realize that chips run on blue smoke - and if you let the smoke out, they don't work anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_T Burns Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Yeah, this is the main reason you shouldn't work with electronics when tired and in a hurry. I really kicked myself last night because I know all these things, having worked in the computer field for untold years. Unfortunately, I didn't stop to think, "Hey maybe direct power isn't such a good idea." Oh well, at least I'm getting a Flip 1.5 as a result of my temporary insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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