The wings have been patched, control surfaces reattached and I connected up the servos and receiver yesterday, hoping to give the electrics a workout.
Unfortunately, despite a successful earlier check of the receiver, when I connected everything up there was no response at all. It was only after a few minutes of attempting to get the receiver working that I picked up the Phoenix 2000 and discovered the likely issue - the ESC was burning hot.
Which explains why the receiver wasn't working, as presumably the BEC got fried when the ESC melted down. So now I need to swap ESC'S - I'll have to borrow the one off the Floater Jet, which I am now certain I'm not going to get repaired, so I don't think it'll mind.
That is a bit unfortunate as I've already reinstalled the motor, and the power cables are so hard to push in within the confines of the fuselage. Anyhow, I'll just need to remove the battery tray I think...
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