ok, switch is off- now i have a blinking yellow led- no more fan - no more throttle response on the led's :no:

Then you have a sort, or possibly an open on another pad, or a bad component from possibly too much heat, a short, or a bad trace from too much heat, etc...
You tried... I give you that. You can keep trying but, the more you apply heat to try and fix anything, the more damage you are likely to do.
Time to buy another ESC.

castle link stoped working too.. :no:

At this point, I would contact Griffin to see what he says. I feel really bad about your luck. This is why I kinda regretted posting this whole thing in the first place.

Is there a possibility you could gently clean off all the flux (the clear filmy stuff from soldering), take a damp rag and wipe off all the flakes (from scaping the flux), and then take a larger/clearer picture? Use better lighting too. Maybe we will be able to see something not evident in your other pic.

You might want to import the pic into Photoshop or something like that, crop out unnecessary stuff, adjust the contrast (if needed), and save in high quality JPG.

dont have photoshopop.

and brian dont- i knew it was a risk, not your fault

Don't regret it.. You posted some great info for people to use. BUT! You gotta know what you are getting into or e willing to learn (and accept the risk) on the fly.

i just cleaned off the board anc ccl works again!

yes that picture is horrid- but the esc works on CCL again- leds respond-AGAIN, fan comes on AGAIN

still no armage though (yes i made up a word) :lol:

looks like some shorts on pads from the IC that was removed.(top center) (And worse on the one below)

i just tried to clean it up a bit with photoshop, but it didnt change much. Low res pic.

Maybe you should try resetting the endpoints.

I think you need to try cleaning up these areas:

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/atta...3&d=1220404101

i have a crappy stocker radio, ther are no endpoints :lol:

Well, there is a throttle trim. Make sure that is centered.