zero, you're coming off mighty harsh there. We're just trying to help the guy out. As you said, the circuit is permanently attached to the case and he's pretty much screwed. We all know that it's not going to be covered by warranty and who knows what S&T will want to fix it, if at all.

I'm no electronics engineer, but from what I see, it's just a surface mount component and looks to be a $2 part. If he can source it, why shouldn't he try to fix it. I don't think that anyone said anything about buying an expensive soldering station.

Heck, like I said, with the esc being all glued together and everything, he's pretty much screwed. I have a Metcal MX500 station, I'd be willing to give it a try, provided that he can get a replacement part. As I said, I'm no electronics wiz, but I've soldered everything from battery packs to 0603 resistors that my old eyes need a stereo microscope to see.