I think I fried my Spektrum TM1000 telemetry unit today. I was making a how to video for YouTube (video is listed below), and I hooked the voltage sensor into the RPM spot on the telemetry unit. I should have used the 'Y' harness and plugged it into the Voltage/Temperature spot along with the temperature sensor. Now I am unable to bind the telemetry module. I have no problem binding the AR8000 receiver using the telemetry module, but when I try to put the RX/Telemetry combination into bind mode, the receiver is the only thing that will go into bind mode, the telemetry unit will not. I have tried researching this problem online and have had no luck. So I will be buying a new TM1000 telemetry unit tomorrow. I was thinking about contacting Spektrum/HorizonHobby, and seeing if I could get them to replace the telemetry module, but that would not be very honorable, considering that it was myself that ruined the unit, and not because of manufacturing failure. But I will be sending them a suggestion stating that they should make the plugs different, so that you can't stick the voltage sensor into the RPM slot by accident like I did. I'm sure I'm not the first person to do this, at least I hope not!
Any how, check out the video if you like, I will try making more 'How To' videos in the future.
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