is something wrong

[GorillaMaxx360]

ok here is the update today. opend the quark (125B)up today, looked at the board, looks clean as whistle nothing brown,black burnt, and so forth, i used a flashlight to look at the ends of the capacitors(i think that is what they are called) and no damage there. when i turn it on it has a red light and it seems to flash and if i try to program it it seems to work i think i just cant hear the beeps becuase no motor is present. is it safe for me to try to start it up and reprogram it today. also could possibly one of the motor wires touched to make the puff of smoke, (btw it smelled werid but not like burnt esc at all like i have smelled before). also has the heat mod done to it.

[sikeston34m]

If the motor wires were touching when you turned it on before, that could have been the source of the puff, smoke. The Quark toggles the power to the motor when you power up. This is where the jingle sound comes from that you hear normally.

By all means, try it with a motor attached. It's the only way you're gonna be able to program it anyways. An ultra safe way to do this, if you're unsure is to remove the motor pinion to prevent any unwanted movement.

Good Luck! I hope it works out for you. I think your chances are VERY good.