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Did you do the same inspection before flying?upon inspection is when i saw the cracked threads.
Did you do the same inspection before flying?upon inspection is when i saw the cracked threads.
It's hard to tell from that picture (could you move over to the left a bit?), but it looks like there is a thread that is stripped ???
That may be small consolation when you have to pick up the pieces from your drone off the forest floor (assuming you can find them). The props are what keep you in the air.For five bucks I can find out. For the past five years I have been buying most of my stuff online from Asia. With a few exceptions, the stuff has been of very good quality.
Just to be certain, I will mark their source when I receive them. If something goes wrong, I'll know where the blades came from.
A piece of the thread/plastic has chipped offIt's hard to tell from that picture (could you move over to the left a bit?), but it looks like there is a thread that is stripped ???
Debris? There is no debris in there. What you see is a piece of the threads chipped offI wonder if that debris in the hub caused you to think/feel like the prop was sufficiently tightened, when it was actually only up against the debris, and with the hub not having a good "seat" the prop just came lose in flight. (???)
Other than the debris in there, is there any other sign of damage to the prop?
If you simply mounted this prop as instructed, and didn't use a suspect balance rod (as I posted about earlier) to balance the prop ... and possibly making the debris yourself by forcing poorly cut threads on the balance rod into the hub, then yeah, I would be looking for DJI to belly up and cover you on this one.
I don't want to mess with it because of the pending repairDoes it still thread on normally? This is a big fear of mine....
No I have not used any balancing rodsDid you use a balance rod to balance your props, and if so did the CCW props go on as easy as the CW props?
The Orion rod that is advertised on Amazon, has some people complaining that it's CCW threads, well .... basically suck.
Some cheap rods can damage the hub threads, especially the CCW/left hand threads, if not cut properly.
If that sliver shown in your picture is part the first thread and the rest of the threads are OK then I suspect that this is an effect of the prop coming off rather than the cause. Most likely, the motor stopped in flight and inertia kept the prop spinning in the direction it was turning which unscrews it. As it gets to the last bit of thread and with the bird now starting to tumble, the prop exits at an angle to the shaft peeling the last bit of thread loose.
FWIW, I'd agree with that, IF the other threads are OK. Hard to tell from the picture.Good analysis
You could send it to ALLTRONIX they are good and quick pretty inexpensiveat 1 minute into the flight and 250 feet up 1 of the props flew off mid air and then fell straight to the ground. I found the prop that flew off and you can see part of the plastic inside of the prop broke off. I am about to file a claim. any idea if this should be covered? Could someone please provide me with the link?
The gimbal detached and the shell broke as well as part of the leg. any help is greatly appreciated.