Phantom 3 Motor not working

[MiguelAlves]

Good night guys,
So I'm new in this Drone thing and i am interested on buying one Phantom 3 Professional, I found one for sale the only problem is that one of the motors doesn't work, and I'm afraid that the cost to repair could be a huge number, since I'm new to this I don't know why could this problem be related to or the cost that it is the main reason for me to not bought the drone already.
Thanks in advance

 

[macoman]

Replacing a motor is not a big deal but this require to open the shell.

 

[MiguelAlves]

Thanks for the answer, I called the guy from the drone and he told me the drone crashed ( landed way to fast) and gimbal was out of place and the motor stoped working, he asked a friend and it is supposed to be just right, everything moves as it should, but the motor he doesn't know the problem, is it possible that repairing the motor exceeds 200€?

 

[macoman]

Are you able to look elsewhere? If I was you I will not buy a drone that has been crashed and there are parts not working. The repairs can exceed more than 200.

 

[With The Birds]

Replacing a motor is not a big deal but this require to open the shell.

The big deal usually is that it is almost always the ESC that fails, not the motor. Motors are cheap, mainboards aren't.

 

[MiguelAlves]

how much would it cost if it was that ESC too plus the motor? I talked to the seller and he told me the drone crashed ( he said the crash was landing way too fast) the gimbal was messed up too but it is fine because a friend repaired it.

 

[macoman]

The big deal usually is that it is almost always the ESC that fails, not the motor. Motors are cheap, mainboards aren't.

Yup, agreed with that. When there are crashes involved, the motherboard is the one of the main thing that suffer too.

 

[With The Birds]

You will get a main board for under $200USD, note when ordering there are two versions depending on which motors you have.

 

[Phil56]

And to me that was a big deal

 

[MiguelAlves]

How do I check what motors the drone has? to see prices online for the boards I saw ones for 121$ DJI Phantom 3 Professional Pro Drone - NEW ESC Center Board & MC V2 800kV but I don't know if they are 800kV or 960kV

 

[MiguelAlves]

And to me that was a big deal

how much did it cost?

 

[Alan-G]

Don't do it. It will probably be cheaper and less hassle to get one that works.

 

[MiguelAlves]

But one that works cost twice of what I will pay that's why I'm thinking of buying one with a broken motor

 

[Alan-G]

I Brought one from ebay every thing works perfect but no video or telemetry expensive mistake.

 

[MiguelAlves]

But I can test everything I want to know what to test to see if everything else is working properly, look for specific problems

 

[Alan-G]

The problem is that you won't know what is NOT working until every thing IS working if you get the drift.

 

[With The Birds]

But I can test everything I want to know what to test to see if everything else is working properly, look for specific problems

If you aren't familiar with the phantom AC save yourself the headache and buy one that isn't crashed.

 

[MiguelAlves]

And if I take it to a specialized store to check it? Will they be able to see what's wrong?

 

[With The Birds]

And if I take it to a specialized store to check it? Will they be able to see what's wrong?

You would hope so.

 

[Alan-G]

Still probably cheaper to get a working one with no headaches. You will also get in the air much sooner.