When updating firmware, do you take off the gimbal clamp.....

[dcpmark]

....when powering up the Mavic? Or do you just leave the clamp and dome in place?

 

[Kilrah]

Always remove the clamp any time power is on.

 

[voxelman]

Best to remove the clamp any time you plan to power up the Mavic air-frame.

 

[dcpmark]

Thought so...thanks!

 

[Butterpuff 6]

Best to remove the clamp any time you plan to power up the Mavic air-frame.

I've about decided it's better for me to leave it off all the time because it's too easy for me to leave it on when I'm just powering up to change settings or update firmware. It seems that the protection it offers would only be needed for a big shock, like a drop.


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[Karlo De Pro]

A good idea is to drill a hole in the gimball clamp and attach a ribon to it. This way, it will always be clear it's still on the drone.

 

[Frits]

A good idea is to drill a hole in the gimball clamp and attach a ribon to it. This way, it will always be clear it's still on the drone.

Excellent idea, since it is crucially important to remove the clamp anytime you power up the Mavic - for whatever reason!

 

[F6Rider]

Excellent idea, since it is crucially important to remove the clamp anytime you power up the Mavic - for whatever reason!

Overloads the gimbal motor when it tries to initialize, it has overload protection but the conciseness is repeated overloads is bad for the motor and can cause premature failure.

 

[Frits]

Overloads the gimbal motor when it tries to initialize, it has overload protection but the conciseness is repeated overloads is bad for the motor and can cause premature failure.

Great description of why.
But with "for whatever reason", I meant for whatever reason you power up the Mavic - I can see how it can be interpreted otherwise LOL!!

 

[longrange]

This is my new reminder. Lol


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[F6Rider]

Great description of why.
But with "for whatever reason", I meant for whatever reason you power up the Mavic - I can see how it can be interpreted otherwise LOL!!

Punctuation is everything. a comma instead of the hyphen and I would have caught it.

 

[Klonk]

I already forgot to remove the clamp twice before flight and also before turning it on for update.
So I ordered some "remove before flight"-flags!

 

[voxelman]

This is one of the best solutions I've seen:

Lost gimbal clamp.

 

[Need More mAh]

Now there's an eBay opportunity if there ever was one.....
Selling red "Remove before Flight" ribbons for the gimbal lock on the DJI Mavic Pro. I'd buy one or two.

 

[Heavysledz]

I ordered a 5 pack of these on eBay for $2.40 shipped.....I will remove the key ring and use a thin piece of cord or fishing strength tie it to the gimbal clamp so that the gimbal cover will still fit on.

5Pcs Remove Before Flight Embroidered Canvas Specil Luggage Tag Label Key Chain | eBay

 

[Rigging65]

This is the very reason I ordered the 3D printed lens cap and gimble lock from Dynamic 3D Solutions. I'm good with removing the stock clamp before flight, since I'm pretty meticulous with my pre-flight list...but I'm not always great when I'm doing some kind of check with the camera, or the update, or whatever I'm doing on the bench. I figure a big red lens cover with be a good reminder!

 

[No1much]

After my first Mavic came with a defective Gimbal right out of the box, I've made sure to do everything possible to remove unnecessary stress from mine- that definitely includes removing the gimbal clamp every time before powering on for any reason, so it can flex in that funny way it does. Like the camera's doing warmup stretches.

 

[LakeTravis]

I just received this Lens Cover and Gimbal Lock from Dynamic3DSolutions (approved vendor) a few days ago, took me a bit head scratching and going to the iMac to watch the instructions, but it works great, you can't miss it and it protects the lens a tad better. He has versions for some of the filters, which I never leave on anyway. I have purchased several other different things for both the Mavic and Phantoms from this guy and he's very responsive and reliable. I also like these Battery Terminal Covers and Mavic Pin Terminal Cover (for inside the body of the Mavic).

 

[DronerLee]

I solved the problem by just spray painting my stock gimbal bright red. I haven't forgotten to take it off since I did that.