Hello everyone! F4D3DKN1GH7 here (or simply Faded if leetspeek isn't your cup of tea) I've been an ecstatic m.p.p. pilot for a couple of years now. Ive registered on the forum for the first time because I am in need of some help..
I learned to fly with my m.p.p after it was gifted to me by my brother and it has opened a whole new world of photography and videography. I have gotten shots and made videos that never would have been possible otherwise:
But as you all know.. there can be a learning curve. My first crash was while trying to get an establishing shot on a windy day about 5ft away from a building. That was about a 40 ft drop to the asphalt that (thankfully) only cost me my camera and gimble and the vibration harness. I did the repair myself having never worked on a drone before in my life but about an hour later I was in the sky once more.
Fast forward to now and I am switching out the upper canopy and the middle frame and I've run into some... Issues. First and foremost I have a problem with one of the front arms where the metal "pin" on one side seems to be somehow broken and shorter than the other side?
And then there is a slightly scarier issue that came about whilst removing the wifi board and the silicone stuck to the end of the ribbon and damaged the connection to the lower board:
Also had some general questions on the type of silicone one might use to re-secure wires as well as if one should replace the thermal paste on the bottom plate?
I realize this probably isn't the place to post this so I will try to cut and paste to the appropriate spot, unless a kindhearted mid can move my post? I work some crazy and long hours but I'd be incredibly grateful for any help anyone can provide!
Cheers!
F4D3DKN1GH7
I learned to fly with my m.p.p after it was gifted to me by my brother and it has opened a whole new world of photography and videography. I have gotten shots and made videos that never would have been possible otherwise:
But as you all know.. there can be a learning curve. My first crash was while trying to get an establishing shot on a windy day about 5ft away from a building. That was about a 40 ft drop to the asphalt that (thankfully) only cost me my camera and gimble and the vibration harness. I did the repair myself having never worked on a drone before in my life but about an hour later I was in the sky once more.
Fast forward to now and I am switching out the upper canopy and the middle frame and I've run into some... Issues. First and foremost I have a problem with one of the front arms where the metal "pin" on one side seems to be somehow broken and shorter than the other side?
And then there is a slightly scarier issue that came about whilst removing the wifi board and the silicone stuck to the end of the ribbon and damaged the connection to the lower board:
Also had some general questions on the type of silicone one might use to re-secure wires as well as if one should replace the thermal paste on the bottom plate?
I realize this probably isn't the place to post this so I will try to cut and paste to the appropriate spot, unless a kindhearted mid can move my post? I work some crazy and long hours but I'd be incredibly grateful for any help anyone can provide!
Cheers!
F4D3DKN1GH7