Compass failure after 5 days and maybe 6 flights. :(

[Awake00]

Started getting a "restart aircraft" error saying there was a "high magnetic field". I calibrated the compass several times and did the IMU calibration a bunch and everything passed just fine, but my compass 1 is still disconnected.

Very disappointing.

 

[phlyer]

Do you have anything magnetic in your pocket or close by when calibrating such as iPhone, car keys etc?

 

[Awake00]

emptied everything. my friend has a p4p too and he calibrated in the same spots I did, and his was fine. Even went out to a lake away from infrastructure and still couldnt get the compass to come back online. I think something has just physically disconnected.

 

[kirk2579]

emptied everything. my friend has a p4p too and he calibrated in the same spots I did, and his was fine. Even went out to a lake away from infrastructure and still couldnt get the compass to come back online. I think something has just physically disconnected.

the compass is on the leg and plugs into the MB , maybe check the plug and see if it came loose

 

[Awake00]

the compass is on the leg and plugs into the MB , maybe check the plug and see if it came loose

yea, im not opening **** up. its already on its way back to the dealer and a new one has been purchased.

 

[kirk2579]

yea, im not opening **** up. its already on its way back to the dealer and a new one has been purchased.

sorry, I thought you were asking for help

 

[Awake00]

sorry, I thought you were asking for help

nope, just havent seen this anywhere in my searching so thought id post so it can get crawled and searched in the future. thanks though.

 

[Philltayl]

nope, just havent seen this anywhere in my searching so thought id post so it can get crawled and searched in the future. thanks though.

The compass may have a connection but the operator has an attitude problem......they maybe linked.

 

[Awake00]

The compass may have a connection but the operator has an attitude problem......they maybe linked.

Good one.

I said thanks. I never asked for help. I was just posting this for others to find if needed like I said. Nobody said anything to you.

 

[Texas Jackie]

I had a problem like this and my watch was causing it. It has a magnetic latch on the band.


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[F3honda4me]

Good one.

I said thanks. I never asked for help. I was just posting this for others to find if needed like I said. Nobody said anything to you.

But find it for what? This thread has no useful info in it. You had a problem and fixed it by getting a replacement phantom. What helpful info does that provide?

 

[Awake00]

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[Awake00]

But find it for what? This thread has no useful info in it. You had a problem and fixed it by getting a replacement phantom. What helpful info does that provide?

Cause I did everything dji recommended several times which was the compass calibration and the Imu calibration. Someone who comes to this thread will read what I wrote and see what I said I did and if they call dji they'll probably have them so the same and then if that fails send it back.

 

[Awake00]

And I was hoping for more of a discussion but apparently you guys are more interested in the fact that I'm not looking for help. There is a p4p discussion forum and a help forum. I assumed this one was for discussion and the other was for help.

 

[F3honda4me]

Cause I did everything dji recommended several times which was the compass calibration and the Imu calibration. Someone who comes to this thread will read what I wrote and see what I said I did and if they call dji they'll probably have them so the same and then if that fails send it back.

I think the discussion about magnetic interference is helpful though it wasn't in your first post. I think where it goes south is when you go off about "I'm not opening **** up" etc... Not sure what kind of "discussion " you were expecting with a reply like that...

 

[Awake00]

I think the discussion about magnetic interference is helpful though it wasn't in your first post. I think where it goes south is when you go off about "I'm not opening **** up" etc... Not sure what kind of "discussion " you were expecting with a reply like that...

The person that mentioned magnetic interference I responded to with what I did about that. The next person kind of suggested opening up my five day old 1500 drone and voiding my warranty, so I responded that there was no way in hell I was going to do that. I think that's a reasonable response.

 

[Awake00]

Anyway, none of this is contributing to the thread. If everyone could just keep on topic that would be great. I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my response.

 

[ianwood]

@Awake00, I've removed your comment and given you a warning. That kind of behavior is not tolerated on this forum.

As for your issue, there is a LOT of information on compass issues. It is very common for new users to make mistakes calibrating their compass or taking off from areas where there is a localized magnetic field. I suggest you go back and look for more information on what to do.

 

[Awake00]

@Awake00, I've removed your comment and given you a warning. That kind of behavior is not tolerated on this forum.

As for your issue, there is a LOT of information on compass issues. It is very common for new users to make mistakes calibrating their compass or taking off from areas where there is a localized magnetic field. I suggest you go back and look for more information on what to do.

I've seen no discussion about a p4p compass disconnect. If you could direct me to a thread about that I'd greatly appreciate it!

 

[ianwood]

Compass can disconnect for many reasons. One reason would be conflicting information between the two. This can be caused by a bad calibration, bad take off point, bad hardware, or bad firmware. No way to know without going through a process of elimination. I would strongly suggest recalibrating after studying the dos and don'ts of calibration on this site. And then chose a take off point that is not on a road surface or other area that could be locally magnetized.