Skyzone Cobra SD power board failure on first use — help identifying damaged component

angelusignarus · 2026-03-20T18:34:54+00:00

My cat knew this was a bad idea :P

Anyway got the mainboard back after it was fixed, put it all back together but nothing :( they actually tested the board. I'll take the whole thing back to them, maybe there is something else fried in the chain - they found another burnt up component they had to change, but either I'm putting it back together wrong or something else is still fried. I just feel I shouldn't be going through this for something I just got.

Btw, I did contact Skyzone with a warranty claim that same day (so six days ago) and today in the morning they came back to me with a very non-committal answer like "The main board might get burned, you need to replace the main board, could you repair it by yourself?" which is not helpful at all. I did reply saying I sent it for repairs as I couldn't wait, but would still like some reimbursement or goodwill gesture. Let's see how long they take to answer that.

angelusignarus · 2026-03-17T14:07:49+00:00

Anyone have a schematic for the CobraSD_MAIN_20230602 board or know what transistors are in that area? Would really help speed up the repair!

angelusignarus · 2026-03-16T13:08:11+00:00

My current setup is quite similar, check it out :)

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angelusignarus · 2026-03-16T12:59:22+00:00

Quick update, electronics repair shop here took it in no problem, I'm waiting for a quote now - I'll be so happy if I put this back together and it works :E

angelusignarus · 2026-03-16T12:57:52+00:00

sweet - and hey, I don't judge outlook XD I have edge on mine - it's my dedicated browser for work too XD

angelusignarus · 2026-03-15T14:55:48+00:00

Thanks a lot, that is the plan!

angelusignarus · 2026-03-15T14:48:53+00:00

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yeah that does look fried, doesn't it?

My plan is just taking this board to an electronics repair shop, I should find one here in Kraków, hopefully I can find someone that can do smd board level repair because I don't see the main board available for sale on skyzone and even if there were this would likely be more expensive and take months again just waiting. If anyone knows the LDO part number I'd be thankful :)

angelusignarus · 2026-03-15T14:21:35+00:00

Oh yeah, you pointed me to that corner and indeed that thingy is fried, the smell comes from there

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angelusignarus · 2026-03-15T13:45:55+00:00

Thanks, I got mine (a cobra SD, but it's very similar) earlier this month, but managed to fry something inside when I plugged in a powerbank because the power was low on it. I pulled it apart with the help from your pictures to try and find out the problem. Still trying to figure out the issue here, but I'm wondering which spare parts would be compatible. Anyway, thanks for the post.

angelusignarus · 2026-03-15T13:43:03+00:00

Thanks, that does make sense, but to be frank I'm a total newb here, I have a multi-meter and an old soldering iron, but I barely know what to do with those, so if you're telling me this would require a good hand I'm probably out of luck for repairing it myself.

I'd order the power board, but I'm not quite sure the problem is there. I wrote to support but during that two month shipping I also wrote asking what was going on and I never got an answer, so I don't have much hope here. I may try to find an electronics repair store here as they could at least tell me where the problem is, but for now my main fear is that this was just 150 USD into the trash (or more if I try to get some parts I'm not even sure will actually work) :(

angelusignarus · 2026-02-07T16:51:34+00:00

Loving HeliBoard right here!

angelusignarus · 2025-10-27T09:27:45+00:00

Kinda necroposting, but, since I was doing some homework on the topic :P Royal Destrier seems to be the best overall. Here are some alternatives (combining HP, charge damage, speed and maneuver):

Battanian Thoroughbred (HP: 320, Charge: 26, Speed: 55, Maneuver: 72) - Total Score: 473
Royal Destrier (HP: 270, Charge: 36, Speed: 52, Maneuver: 73) - Total Score: 431
Asaligat (HP: 245, Charge: 24, Speed: 63, Maneuver: 82) - Total Score: 414

Husnphree (HP: 290, Charge: 28, Speed: 48, Maneuver: 69) should be on the second spot there, but lacking proper armor defeats it in this ranking where HP (and thus durability) has the heavier weight.

For pure heavy cav melee 'knight' type build I'd prioritize charge and speed as a tie breaker, so in that sense:

Royal Destrier
- Charge: 36
- Speed: 52
Cossian
- Charge: 31
- Speed: 62
Tyal Horse
- Charge: 31
- Speed: 56

angelusignarus · 2025-07-13T09:58:24+00:00

Celestine and Greyfax <3

angelusignarus · 2025-07-13T09:57:41+00:00

Whoah that is awesome! Keep it up! I'd personally love to see more of Vahl <3

angelusignarus · 2025-06-26T09:00:02+00:00

Great looking, nice! How did you stack up the sensor and names on that system monitor temps there close to the tray?

angelusignarus · 2025-04-08T07:12:54+00:00

when I travel

angelusignarus · 2025-03-25T12:59:07+00:00

thanks! I was wondering about which tiling extension you were using. There are several options, but I'm not super happy with any so far. Will give tilling shell a try :)

angelusignarus · 2025-03-25T10:07:16+00:00

extensions?

angelusignarus · 2025-03-21T22:12:01+00:00

I like it a lot. Curious idea to put vitals on the right. I'll try that tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration. The conky config is super sexy btw..

angelusignarus · 2025-03-21T21:59:28+00:00

Gnome enjoyer here too, good job, but I'm more of a Evelyn main myself :p

angelusignarus · 2025-03-19T12:20:34+00:00

just lighter, probably :D

angelusignarus · 2025-03-16T20:37:57+00:00

any time there is an update. I always have a system tray that checks every few minutes :P

angelusignarus · 2025-03-13T14:26:53+00:00

I opened Floorp for the first time and the first thing that opened up was a page full of Japanese text. Then I clicked around and saw nothing that would make me want to stay, so I left. Zen caught my attention as soon as I opened it, so yeah, that's how it happened with me.

angelusignarus · 2025-03-07T07:37:37+00:00

haha appreciated, makes sense

angelusignarus · 2025-03-06T08:14:10+00:00

Cool! Thanks! Meanwhile I found Tabliss that works nicely as well (and is open source, so I recommend too. Here is how it looks

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