P3 Pro Crashed, gimbal & camera not working

zart29 · Dec 8, 2016

Sorry if this topic has been discussed before, but seems i couldn't find any solution.

Received p3 pro from a friend who crashed his bird. Everything seems normal, no cracks or damage so far, we took out the parts remove whatever cables and reattach them back again.

P3 able to fly as per normal, no issues with gps, and im able to control everything, except... the camera and gimbal.

When we start the bird, the gimbal initialise as per normal, 10 seconds or so later, it died, limped. I got no video feed on my dji go app. i thought it could be the sd card. i did tried relink the remote, nothing helps. i can't reflash its firmware, the gimbal seems not detecting the sd cards. i tried a few different cards too.

i try whatever i could and then.. i realise something uncommon. when i try to start the bird, i don't see any blinking green light on the camera indicator status. thats make me wonder, what could happen to this gimbal.

is there any other way i could check and rectify first before my last resort to send for servicing? let me know your inputs guys. thanks alot.

sonof40 · Dec 8, 2016

Recheck all connectors and the cable feeds into the connectors.

zart29 · Dec 9, 2016

sonof40 said:
Recheck all connectors and the cable feeds into the connectors.

done.

still the same problem.

Mako79 · Dec 9, 2016

Did you buy an authentic DJI flex cable? Or did you skim and get a fleabay cable??
The ebay ones don't work.

zart29 · Dec 9, 2016

Mako79 said:
Did you buy an authentic DJI flex cable? Or did you skim and get a fleabay cable??
The ebay ones don't work.

i'm yet to replace any. thought i could find the fault first.

Tom Connell · Dec 9, 2016

The fault is most likely the cable.

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happydays · Dec 9, 2016

Hmmm. Not sure that the cable would have anything to do with a limp gimbal. Poor connection to the FPV screen yes, but not the inactive gimbal, surely?

Multicoptertec · Dec 9, 2016

"Received p3 pro from a friend who crashed his bird. Everything seems normal, no cracks or damage so far, we took out the parts remove whatever cables and reattach them back again."

If there was no damage, why did you take out parts and cable(s)??

Multicoptertec · Dec 9, 2016

happydays said:
Hmmm. Not sure that the cable would have anything to do with a limp gimbal. Poor connection to the FPV screen yes, but not the inactive gimbal, surely?

The cable supplies power to the gimbal motors, among other signals, so it is directly related to the problem.

happydays · Dec 9, 2016

Multicoptertec said:
The cable supplies power to the gimbal motors, among other signals, so it is directly related to the problem.

Just re-read. I thought he was meaning the cable between TX and phone...

Dopey old git.

sonof40 · Dec 9, 2016

All I can think of then is maybe do a continuity check of all the conductors in the cable.

zart29 · Dec 9, 2016

yep. ordering a new set of cable. let see if thats the case.

Noodle · Dec 9, 2016

If the problem persists with this new set of cable, it's time to send it away to the professionals.

zart29 · Dec 13, 2016

well, i borrowed a flex cable from a friend. it seems like nothing work. i tried to reflash firmware but the sd card reader wont read. i still dont get any green or red lights from the gimbal.