Recent content by jiminyfixit

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    Flex cable replaced Still not working. replaced again with a DJI original one. Still not working.

    You'll need to take all 3 gimbal motors apart & inspect the tiny black sensors for gouges AND check the copper wiring for coating melt. See Ted's YouTube video on how to take the motors apart.
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    Who's up for a challenge? Diagnosing P4P v2 gimbal issues

    I have found that, while the yaw is usually the culprit, that the pitch motor has a lot of effect over proper gimbal function. I have had the pitch do exactly what you are describing even after a yaw motor replacement. I would bet your pitch motor has a lot of wire coating melt on the copper...
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    Phantom 2 Vision+ Camera startup advice

    If the drone has been in storage for awhile, the P2V+ has an inharent issue with the wfi module, (inside the drone body). The NAND chip kernels quit booting up. This creates a loss of wifi signal & thus video. There are several sources for "reflashing" the wifi module. BTW, I don't recommend...
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    I am done with eBay

    AMEN Droneted, et al.!!!!! I have been repairing & selling DJI drones & mostly cameras for 10 years & never got near the $20k threshold. This whole thing came out of the PPP rules that went into effect because of Covid. Pretty sneaky way to get us little guys to help pay for the crooks that have...
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    Phantom 3 4K Gimbal Yaw Motor not working

    You are correct about the fan. It will turn on about a minute after start-up. A limp gimbal is evidence of a bad yaw motor & needs to be removed & taken apart to see if the 2 tiny, black sensors are scratched or gouged. Also check to see if the motor lugs have a very shiny gloss, on all or...
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    Phantom 3 Standard Camera works fine, takes pictures but will not gimbal after minor crash in bushes.

    I have found that even a gentle "crash" into the bushes can cause grief with these sensitive gimbals. If the drone stayed in the bushes for several minutes, before you were able to shut it off, & the gimbal was forced to stay in any other position besides straight ahead & level, the motors...
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    Troubleshoot flex cable(is it bad or not ?) How do I know if the damage isn’t obvious by looking?

    I think Droneted may have next step solution & possibly go into the DJI Assistant & reset factory defaults. I'm more of a camera fix guy than dealing with all the controller linking issues with different platforms. All my testing controllers & drones have worked perfectly for many years. I guess...
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    Troubleshoot flex cable(is it bad or not ?) How do I know if the damage isn’t obvious by looking?

    Having repaired 100's of DJI cams over the last 10 years, I have found ribbon cables can degrade over time, due to moisture, heat & the big offender, fine dust, especially if there is metallic content in the dust. Image degradation shows up as, what I call, intermittent or consistent pixelation...
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    Phantom 4 pro gimbal problem

    Drone Ted is spot on about this being a roll motor issue. The length of time of your video is enough to increase the melt of copper wiring coating on the motor lugs. No crash necessary to create this issue. it is also accumulative over time. replace the roll motor if you can find a good one.
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    Jittery Pitch Gimbal Motor

    I would bet the copper wires on the motor lugs have excessive coating melt. This is one of the most common issues with gimbal motors. I have had some with bubbles in the coating from overheating.
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    P4P Yaw Motor Issues

    Sounds like you might have damaged one or both of the two tiny black sensors on the base of the yaw motor when putting the old drum on. Most of the "new" yaw motors in the marketplace ARE actually new, but are not to original factory specs. I have to put a .010 thick washer on the backside of...
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    P4P Yaw Motor Issues

    All 3 gimbal motors are affected by each other. This is, what I call the "cascading" effect of repairing P4 cams. However, if you have all 3 gimbal motors in good condition & then replace the yaw/roll ESC board, you'll have to start swapping yaw & roll motors to get a stable gimbal. This is the...
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    Gimbal on P4P Plus

    Check to make sure the ribbon cable is not obstructing the camera module from moving. It doesn't take much resistance to effect the smooth motion of the camera. There is little room for the ribbon to stay clear of the cam. If not the ribbon, then you'll need to check the pitch motor. You'll need...
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    P4P Gimbal issues, where to start

    If the gimbal lock is left on & the drone is moved around, the gimbal motors are restricted from stabilizing, which causes the coating on the motor's copper wires to melt. It can be accumulative & have no effect until the melt lets the copper wires touch each other without insulation; hence, it...
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    Phantom 3 standard gimbal won't move after replacing ribbon cable

    The crash, more than likely, damaged the camera module itself. When DJI engineers decided to put the SD card slot in the module, it wound up having an effect on the integrity of the module. A damaged module causes the gimbal dance in a P3Std, it also can kill current to the rest of the gimbal. I...