Just repaired my vision+ Gimbal

dcarey · Aug 7, 2014

My Vision+ camera gimbal had a tilt to the right of about 20 degrees from level making the video unusable and me very annoyed. After much runaround with DJI I decided to try to figure it out on my own and I found the answer. Let me know what you think

http://youtu.be/5iTz3Dd2Ecs

vortigern · Aug 7, 2014

Excellent well done to find that out a very helpful video.

tizzl10 · Aug 7, 2014

good to know..thanks for posting this..question. was it shipped off center?

The English Guy · Aug 7, 2014

You do realize that this "repair" has been covered in many posts. The problem is that it is not a permanent fix. The shaft keeps slipping. People have suggested many things to make it permanent. I suggest that you search this forum you will see that I mean .

slothead · Aug 7, 2014

Good tutorial. It would have helped a bit if the focus was better, but it got the message across regardless. I was surprised that the keyed shaft was so "loose" on the camera end, but I guess there is not much of a load, so it doesn't need to be any tighter. The English Guy is right, there is at least one other thread about this, but I have never seen a video of it so I didn't understand the other threads/posts.

npalen · Aug 7, 2014

Very helpful video! I used a tiny drop of the green penetrating grade of Loctite (sold under Permatex name also) after realigning the shaft to lock it in place. This has prevented further slippage in a dozen or so flights.
The Loctite is applied NOT to the end of the shaft shown in the video but to the far end where it can wick in between the shaft and the aluminum housing. Must be the penetrating grade as shown here:
http://www.amazon.com/Loctite-37423-Gre ... B000IHLZ5E

Here is where to apply the Loctite. Just a tiny drop with a toothpick and with the surface level and let cure overnight. Be careful to not get any Loctite on the ribbon cable.
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae24 ... G_0670.jpg