Uneven gimbal black tape

[vibemeister]

Hello Everyone

I have my mavic for a month now, and have only flown it 3 times due to a busy schedule and uncooperative weather at times.

I have a silly question, and I think it's just me being OC about this, but still want to find out. I noticed that the black tape beside the gimbal is uneven/not straight. I'll post the picture for you to better understand what I mean.

It doesn't seem to cause any trouble or problems with my gimbal when I'm flying. And everything seems to be working normally, except for the zoom function not working thru the 5d button, which is a known issue at the moment with android users.

This is the photo of my mavic:

 

[vibemeister]

And these are photos from the net that I've seen which I think is normal?

 

[vibemeister]

So in your opinion, is there any abnormality with the built of my mavic gimbal? Or does anyone have the same condition as mine?

Really appreciate your opinions and answers about my queries.

Thanks!!

 

[dirkclod]

Let @Thunderdrones look at your picture and he will explain it
to you

 

[msinger]

I have a silly question, and I think it's just me being OC about this, but still want to find out. I noticed that the black tape beside the gimbal is uneven/not straight.

That's fine. That cable is flexible, so it's not going to hurt anything if it's not perfectly straight.

 

[Former Member]

Thanks for the mention @dirkclod

Your gimbal is normal. That is your black flat ribbon cable and needs to flex to allow the gimbal to yaw.

 

[Former Member]

Make sure that ribbon cable is as straight as possible and it is sticking out in front of the gimbal like that or it could snag on another part of the gimbal and tear the fragile ribbon somewhere upstream.

 

[vibemeister]

Thanks for the replies! Yes it is flexible. Tried touching it to see if something is caught in it, but it looks fine. I initially thought of sending it back, but after flying it didn't caused me a problem at all, so decided not to.

So far I have been enjoying this amazing machine!

 

[vibemeister]

Make sure that ribbon cable is as straight as possible and it is sticking out in front of the gimbal like that or it could snag on another part of the gimbal and tear the fragile ribbon somewhere upstream.

It was like that when I got it. Tried to straighten it, but it comes back to the way it is. Would that be a problem?


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[Former Member]

I initially thought of sending it back, but after flying it didn't caused me a problem at all, so decided not to.

Glad you came to this forum before sending it back. That cable and the silver cable are very susceptible to damage during a hard landing or crash because of their lack of protection. Nothing you can really do about it aside from avoiding crashes.

 

[Former Member]

It needs the loop in front just like it is.

 

[vibemeister]

It needs the loop in front just like it is.

Oh I see. Thanks! So I will leave it alone then. And try hard to avoid crashes. ☺