I think I killed my Geolink

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TerryGilton
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My geolink worked great once I figured out how to set it up. Then I decided to swap it onto another heli. Heli 2 has a Spirit GT like Heli 1 and it was the one that I did the calibration of the compass with. Went dandy on Heli 1. Now, on heli 2, I can't get a compass heading. It gives me the GPS coordinates and drives teh swash the way I expect on the bench, but it only says 0 degrees in the settings app no matter the orientation of the device. I suspect I manhandled it a little when I took it off of heli 1. I just recalibrated it, which went well (it does when you know how to do it), and that changed nothing. BTW the Geolink reports GPD via telemetry, so it appears to be just the compass that is not responding. What should I do? Ship it to y'all, or open it up and look for loose connections? I'll only do the latter if I have to buy a new one; I love playing with it.
Terry
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I am sorry for the problem.
It really look like compass chip has some broken soldering joint.
There is big chance it could be fixed easily fortunately.

You could open it and take a detailed photo around the compass chip.
Hopefully it can be identified.

You can always ship it to us according this page:
https://spirit-system.com/repair.php
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TerryGilton
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Joined: Sat 06. Dec 2025 3:29:14

I opened it up and under my loupe on my bench I couldn't see any obvious issues with any solder joints. I reflowed a few just because I could, but this had no effect. I got the same behavior after this. The unit works for everything but heading. Recall that I recalibrated it. How could that have worked? Here is as good a picture as I can take of it.
Thanks for your help.
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