Stoke Foil Boost – repair / diagnostics question (connector damage)

[silversurfer69]

Hi all,

I’m working on a Stoke Foil Boost unit that has come to me for repair, and I’m hoping someone here might have some technical insight or hands-on experience.

According to the owner, the 4-pin connector between the power unit and the receiver was accidentally forced. Since then, the system is completely unresponsive and the receiver shows no LED activity.

Before assuming the receiver electronics are dead, I’m trying to understand a bit more about the system architecture. Specifically:

• Does anyone know the general pinout of the 4-pin connector (power vs signal lines)?

I’ve already reached out to Stoke Foiling directly for guidance, but in the meantime I thought the community here might have useful experience, especially from anyone who has opened or serviced one of these units.

Any pointers would be appreciated

Thanks in advance.

[lukmo]

Do you have onboard or underboard receiver? I dont know anything about this system, but seems to me that it shouldnt be too hard recognizing GND, VCC, TX and RX (if they use uart). If you take the box apart and post some pictures we might be able to help you.

[silversurfer69]

I have both receivers. I think the problem might be with the connector, and perhaps also with the cable repair. Ideally, I’d test the receiver by powering it with ground and +5v DC. I hope I can see the light and test if this has an output signal (maybe as simple as to conect an standart PWM servo)