Which solder joint cracked? Was it a ppm pin on the receiver or something else?
Shit I got speed wobbles at35mph on my kaly xl board. Check this out from Monday. Thank god for helmets
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You made a lipo mod to your mini remote. But the remote is only made for 3.6V and not 4.2V.
@Mattmccrary8 fuck
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Any broken bones, or just a significant amount of road rash? Helmet take much damage or did your right side break the fall?
Technically 2xAA means 3v?
@b264 tested full voltage lipo. But, @SkaterBoy58 came up with the idea to put a diode inline to drop the voltage another .7v (genius).
So sad, I’ll retire that remote to bench testing. I haven’t even run through one cycle on the lipo.
@Mattmccrary8 wtf that’s gnarly. I’m glad you had the helmet on.
On the ppm splitter, Receiver pcb still looks dodgy. Will post photos tonight.
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been running my modified mini with a small lipo and dropping diode for a month or so with no issues fully charged lipo (4.2V) gives about 3.5/3.6v on mini- you could add two diodes for more volt drop think i charge it about every two weeks but i ride every day. Cheers
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With a diode it will be fine. AA Batterys are fully charged at 1.8V which results in 3.6V for 2 in series. Please check the antenna on the receiver. Maybe it was bended too much. One of my mini remotes has the problem that the potentiometer on the remote seems to have a loose connection or a fault. When i touch the poti from the side the signal changes dramatically without even turning the poti. Tried to solder the connections again but did not make a change. My other 2 work great.
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You can not say we didn’t tell you so, although I do hope you heal up well and choose to wear some more gear next time
Sorry for off topic
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If I would say something like that to my sister, after she had a crash half as bad,
My noise would be broken so tread gently 
@Mattmccrary8 Glad to see your not in a wheel chair, Were you actually wearing a helmet this time?
On a different note, I never take my helmet for granted It’s a false seance of security, I always fall protecting my precious Head fluids and face.
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Glad your alive man…
But make sense why I always gave you a hard time about padding up at them speeds? It doesn’t feel to good does it?
I was never throwing shade bro… I just like to keep my skin.
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Lucky dude, lucky…
Heal fast, make sure you dress those wounds properly & regular
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You were the first person I was thinking of. Like fuck, that guy was so right. Didn’t break anything but got some severe road rash
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I am for sure, just trying to avoid any infection
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I just trying to look out for everybody. I’m really glad your ok. Wounds heal man… but it’s just to skate another day. Make sure you keep the roadrash wet and dressed to not impede mobility as cobber said 
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If you let it dry out you will go through the pain of your skin growing back. Shit even your leg hair growing can be painful and itchy 
while not as intense as losing skin. It also comes with no adrenaline and aches and aches…
If you have some minor ones you might chose to let them dry out… ideally if you haven’t dealt with this sort of wound a few times seek some advice.
“Opsite” might be suitable, will depend on how much exudate the wounds secrete.
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@Cobber you just reminded me that my wound was itchy! 
Got like a 3.5x2 Inch Scrape on my arm.
IF this is on topic guys, Would you ever recommend someone just to Use sterile soap and nothing else? Or should they also use peroxide or rubbing alcohol say on a 4x2 inch road rash?
My first cleaning I typically clean with warm water and soap. Then rinse the fresh wound in alcohol (only the first time).
Depending on the size, I either start with Alocain creme(if small and not to deep) or go directly to a&e oinments with a tagaderm dressing.
I’ve also used seran wrap before when I’m out of tagaderm. But I wrap the seran wrap in gauze so it can’t get ripped and open to air. Basically what tattoo artist do after they hamburger your skin.
Im editing this. I’m no scientist or doctor.
But normally superficial wounds are easily cleaned with sanatizing temperature water. Severe road rash with sanatizing temperatures is…well excruciating. While I trust soap and warm water to do it’s job as a surfactant and get road dirt out. I don’t trust it for the first cleaning. I cannot mentality bring myself to not use use a light spray of alcohol before packing my wounds. Because who knows what was on the street. Soaps primary job is to suspend oils and organics to be washed away, which is all I do for subsequent cleanings and re-bandage. Just roads are covered in metals, and are outside, it’s very easy to get a major tetanus infection. Especially if you haven’t had a shot in 5+ years.
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oh update on me, arms are totally healed, hand infection is almost gone, and skin is starting to grow back
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Cool, glad to read that !
Really had nothing to do with split ppm