Hello All,
I got my Phantom 3 about a month ago. Been flying fine. Over the weekend, I was landing the drone, and it touched down. While I was in the process of powering down, wind kicked up, caught the underside of the craft and flipped it over. It flipped top side down into the grass. Of course the props got caught, motors wanted to keep spinning.
I ended up having to pull the battery out to get it to stop.
Once powered off, i noticed
1) One of the motors was smoking (hot smell)
2) Same motor was leaning
I took it inside, let it cool down. And took the mounting screws out. Pulled the Motor up enough to peek under it. I cant tell, but it almost looks like some plastic may be missing.
I put the motor down, and noticed it wont site flat/level in its hole.
I was able to put the mounting screws back in and tighten them in a manner that the motor is straight again (eyeballed it).
Took it outside, powered up. Everything spins, no errors. I did fly it up a bit, and back down, but noticed it was only acceding about 3 m/s (should be around 6 m/s ???right??).
Questions:
1) Is it normal to have to balance the motor in this manner (using the mounting screws)
2) Since the speed seems reduced, would this be due to the motor or something else?
Thanks!!!
I got my Phantom 3 about a month ago. Been flying fine. Over the weekend, I was landing the drone, and it touched down. While I was in the process of powering down, wind kicked up, caught the underside of the craft and flipped it over. It flipped top side down into the grass. Of course the props got caught, motors wanted to keep spinning.
I ended up having to pull the battery out to get it to stop.
Once powered off, i noticed
1) One of the motors was smoking (hot smell)
2) Same motor was leaning
I took it inside, let it cool down. And took the mounting screws out. Pulled the Motor up enough to peek under it. I cant tell, but it almost looks like some plastic may be missing.
I put the motor down, and noticed it wont site flat/level in its hole.
I was able to put the mounting screws back in and tighten them in a manner that the motor is straight again (eyeballed it).
Took it outside, powered up. Everything spins, no errors. I did fly it up a bit, and back down, but noticed it was only acceding about 3 m/s (should be around 6 m/s ???right??).
Questions:
1) Is it normal to have to balance the motor in this manner (using the mounting screws)
2) Since the speed seems reduced, would this be due to the motor or something else?
Thanks!!!