Dipped my drone in the water...

[nathankoeppe]

This is my first post, thanks for any replies and help.
Phantom 3 SE. I was doing a shot close the the water and I looked down for a second to look up and see my drone submerged in the water up to the body. The entire gimbal and maybe the sonar unit were completely submerged for about 1 second. As I was coming back the video feed turned weird, like it had a negative filter on it. The gimbal and camera still worked hours later, but the video feed was still a little funky. I now have the camera and gimbal disassembled.
These are my problems and questions-
-Is my camera ok and why did the video feed start looking weird
-One of the antenna wires AND its connector pulled off of the black board located in the gimbal assembly
- I lost the little connector that was secured to the board in the carpet as I pulled it off the antenna wire
Main question is where do I get a new connector and how do I fix the darn thing?

 

[Deleted member 62848]

This is my first post, thanks for any replies and help.
Phantom 3 SE. I was doing a shot close the the water and I looked down for a second to look up and see my drone submerged in the water up to the body. The entire gimbal and maybe the sonar unit were completely submerged for about 1 second. As I was coming back the video feed turned weird, like it had a negative filter on it. The gimbal and camera still worked hours later, but the video feed was still a little funky. I now have the camera and gimbal disassembled.
These are my problems and questions-
-Is my camera ok and why did the video feed start looking weird
-One of the antenna wires AND its connector pulled off of the black board located in the gimbal assembly
- I lost the little connector that was secured to the board in the carpet as I pulled it off the antenna wire
Main question is where do I get a new connector and how do I fix the darn thing?

Phew price gave me a fright,fresh water or salt,,salt water bad fresh water let completely dry before power on or might fry something,,have search on ebay might find one cheaper

 

[With The Birds]

Sounds like you butchered the antenna wire nicely- you will need to buy a replacement wire and connector assembly. EBay. Best to work on these things when you have plenty of time and the right tools. Working on a bench with a large flat clean area makes it hard to loose stuff.

 

[nathankoeppe]

Phew price gave me a fright,fresh water or salt,,salt water bad fresh water let completely dry before power on or might fry something,,have search on ebay might find one cheaperView attachment 102611

It was fresh water. It was on for a couple minutes as I was pretty far out on the water. Im just glad the whole thing didn't go under.

 

[nathankoeppe]

Sounds like you butchered the antenna wire nicely- you will need to buy a replacement wire and connector assembly. EBay. Best to work on these things when you have plenty of time and the right tools. Working on a bench with a large flat clean area makes it hard to loose stuff.

Yeah it was one of those deals where I brought it closer to my face to look at it and it dropped. Also both the wires are ok, i just lost the connector that appears to be glued on the board.