Typhon Hello I'm new and have a problem

[Michaelfisher]

Hi everyone I just got this typhon for Christmas and I'm absolutely loving it! But today when I took my body off I noticed this. Did it burn itself out and how do I fix it. Thank you!

 

[Eyeman]

Does it still work? Did you smell anything?

 

[Tex Koder]

Looks like you nicked the ground wire too

Not sure how it happened ,but maybe contact HH and see if they will cover it under warranty.

 

[dgitalchaos]

That’s goes to a cap pack that does nothing on the Typhon as it’s already a light weight RC. You can tape off the wires, but it’s a common thing on the Typhon due to the lower body and proximity to the servo horn. You can even cut off the tiny black wire and the zip ties and remove the cap pack entirely.

 

[Bustedaw11]

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Hi everyone I just got this typhon for Christmas and I'm absolutely loving it! But today when I took my body off I noticed this. Did it burn itself out and how do I fix it. Thank you!

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Edit- yall beat me to it

Welcome to the forum

 

[Michaelfisher]

Does it still work? Did you smell anything?

Yeah it was running just fine and no smell.

Edit- yall beat me to it

Welcome to the forum

Awesome. I was wondering if that was an option and I can so I'll go that route. Is it normal for the battery to be unplugged and those wires spark?

 

[dgitalchaos]

Looks like you nicked the ground wire too

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Not sure how it happened ,but maybe contact HH and see if they will cover it under warranty.

Depends who he gets, but they don’t usually cover damage. That’s the wire that goes to the Smart Connector on the Spektrum systems. The stock Typhon radio does’t make use of the wire, unless it’s been updated to the DX3.

 

[Michaelfisher]

That’s goes to a cap pack that does nothing on the Typhon as it’s already a light weight RC. You can tape off the wires, but it’s a common thing on the Typhon due to the lower body and proximity to the servo horn. You can even cut off the tiny black wire and the zip ties and remove the cap pack entirely.

Interesting. That sounds like the easiest solution lol. Thank you.

Depends who he gets, but they don’t usually cover damage. That’s the wire that goes to the Smart Connector on the Spektrum systems. The stock Typhon radio does’t make use of the wire, unless it’s been updated to the DX3.

It has not been updated it's still stock.

 

[Bustedaw11]

If it were me I'd just solder back together and heat shrink.

If you cannot solder or don't have that you could use marine type barrel connector that has the heat shrink built in.. not the best but would work in a pinch. Surely don't use a regular barrel. That's asking for trouble.

 

[rgfast]

I just added new typhon to my collection and wire management seems to be something that needs to be addressed, I don't like routing of power wires with relation to servo horn. I've only run a couple of packs though it so far, but fixing the wiring is going to be the second mod getting rid of stock body clips was first LOL

 

[Michaelfisher]

I just added new typhon to my collection and wire management seems to be something that needs to be addressed, I don't like routing of power wires with relation to servo horn. I've only run a couple of packs though it so far, but fixing the wiring is going to be the second mod getting rid of stock body clips was first LOL

What's a better clip option? Does it make them easier to pull on and off? Yeah that will maybe be a future mod for me as well when I get more familiar with RCs.

 

[rgfast]

I use these on all my rigs

 

[Michaelfisher]

I use these on all my rigs
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Awesome! I'll pick some up. Thank you.

 

[Bustedaw11]

I use these on all my rigs
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Bent clips are amazing