Had cracks on my first P3P bought another from B&H in NYC and it has old motors. Should I assume it has a bad body as well?
For example, I ordered a Phantom 3 Pro from Bestbuy and when it arrived it had the old motors and the Model Number was W323. I took it in to the store because I didn't want to deal with possible cracking and they exchanged it for the W323A"
DJI always releases new motors mid-model. I think it's just a bunch of marketing hype. Pure genius.Does anyone even give a **** about new vs old motors?
Please don't spread false info about old motors causing cracks. There is ZERO evidence to show that to be true. Old and new motors has absolutely no difference.
There is a difference between the plastic reinforcement inside the plastic shell. Only the units with new motors have the new shell. I think it was a production issue due to the fact there are no esc's in the arms and the control board might mount slightly different so they fixed the cracking arm problem at the same time, pure speculation but the fact is the new shell has better reinforcement.Does anyone even give a **** about new vs old motors? My first P3P had new motors. My new on has old motors. (Just had to get up and check! lol) There is zero difference between the two.
That is the reason that DJI gave officially but the fact is the unit with new motors also has the new shell with better reinforcement. The new motors and new shell are the only motor and shell versions on the P3S but the P3P and P3A had problems with cracking where the motors mount and that seems to be addressed in the model numbers that end with "A" so W323A for the P3P. See my post #16 above for pics and a link courtesy of SploodgeI has been reported that the only reason dji changed the motors was down to cheaper manufacturer Costs.
The old motors work just fine. Furthermore, other than visually, most people cannot tell the difference between the old and new motors. There is no need to exchange your Phantom.
I would rather have the peace of mind knowing that such an expensive item was the updated version with stronger reinforcements inside the shell. See post #16 for pics and a link to a post courtesy of Sploodge showing the differences in the two shellsThere is nothing wrong with old motors and only a very small percentage of old shells... Go fly and have fun. Just watch for cracks and return to dji if they appear...