One can quickly conclude that the quality of the plastics used for the remote controller is very poor. After all the posts I've read, I realize that this is a very common problem with the remote controllers for P3.
Initially the RTH button came loose and fell partially into the housing. I did not push hard on the button at all. This took place only after a few days of use. Already then I should have sent it back to the retailer, but I was dependent on not getting any interruption in my work, so I dit not send it in.
After a while it got worse, and eventually one of the sticks also fell into the housing, and a rattling sound suggested that something had come loose.
When I opened the controller I was shocked. Almost all screw posts holding the motherboard, joysticks and buttons were completely cracked, and many of them had dissolved completely. The remote is now completely useless.
Now I might have the following choices:
1 Try to repair using glue or epoxy to rebuild screw posts. Has anyone done that? Is it possible,and how?
2. Send it to DJI for repair. But now it has gone so long that it is no longer covered by warranty. It will probably be expensive and take a long time.
3 Buying a new or used controller on eBay or Amazon. But it can be just as bad as the first, and it is unnecessary expensive to buy an entire remote, when I really only need the house.
4 Obtain a new house. Dji apparently refuse to sell only the shell without content. Does anyone know if it is possible to obtain such a shell? Third-party provider?
Any tip or suggestion will be appreciated.
Ray
Initially the RTH button came loose and fell partially into the housing. I did not push hard on the button at all. This took place only after a few days of use. Already then I should have sent it back to the retailer, but I was dependent on not getting any interruption in my work, so I dit not send it in.
After a while it got worse, and eventually one of the sticks also fell into the housing, and a rattling sound suggested that something had come loose.
When I opened the controller I was shocked. Almost all screw posts holding the motherboard, joysticks and buttons were completely cracked, and many of them had dissolved completely. The remote is now completely useless.
Now I might have the following choices:
1 Try to repair using glue or epoxy to rebuild screw posts. Has anyone done that? Is it possible,and how?
2. Send it to DJI for repair. But now it has gone so long that it is no longer covered by warranty. It will probably be expensive and take a long time.
3 Buying a new or used controller on eBay or Amazon. But it can be just as bad as the first, and it is unnecessary expensive to buy an entire remote, when I really only need the house.
4 Obtain a new house. Dji apparently refuse to sell only the shell without content. Does anyone know if it is possible to obtain such a shell? Third-party provider?
Any tip or suggestion will be appreciated.
Ray