Recent content by Andrew L

No, I did not. It seems that the serial number check is against the electronics in the sensor (which I retained). The lens and the autofocus motor do not seem to have any serial number matching against them.

Hi - haven't been on the forum for a while, sorry for the lack of responses. Happily, there were no mismatch errors because all of the software (and therefore the version info) of the gimbal is running on the electronics board attached to the sensor - which I did not replace. I only replaced...

I am happy to give good news on this little project. I was able to separate the CCD/Sensor board from the lens module with the bad autofocus motor. I borrowed a friend's heat gun and I slowly heated the assembly up while I held it in a vice, applying upward pressure along one edge of the...

Agreed, of course. "Anyone" would have been better than my crickets comment. I will strive to do better in the future. As noted above, I did call an authorized DJI repair shop. I explained my situation. When I told them I had revived a lost-in-the-water drone, they immediately started on...

I did check. There is no way this drone will be covered. It was underwater for nearly 2 weeks. I haven't subscribed to any care/refresh program. There is nothing I will be getting from DJI in compensation. You know that, I know that. I've spent 3 months carefully cleaning and repairing...

You know, that was not a very nice reply. That being said, I'll accept your point that my "crickets" comment was a bit passive-aggressive. I should have found a different way to ping the forum for a final (and I won't ask again, don't worry) answer on this question. The rest of your post...

Crickets from the forum... well, I'm going to go with the assumption that the CCD board is glued to the lens housing. Will try a careful application of heat from a heat gun and will see if I can separate them.

@TruGreen - here are the edge-on pictures you were asking for. In all of these shots, the original lens module is on the right (with the CCD board still affixed), and the new lens module (without a CCD board) is on the left. I don't think I see any screws related to the connection between...

Thank you for your experience. However, I am not having gimbal issues of any sort - just autofocus issues. And I am not interested in engaging dji support (I'm positive they would just tell me to replace the whole gimbal anyway)

Or if the autofocus mechanism has enough leeway in it that it can focus onto the plane of the sensor even if it is off by a small amount. Anyway, no matter. Replacing the whole gimbal is $500 canadian. The lens housing, lens, and AF motor was about $15 shipped. So this is worth trying...

Thanks for the input. There are no screws (visible to me anyway) attaching that back CCD board to the lens unit. I realize that if I get it off I'm going to have to very carefully position the sensor onto the new lens very precisely or else the sensor will not be square on to the lens.

Hi, All I've got an air 2s camera whose autofocus motor is not functioning properly. Everything else about the camera (and of the gimbal) works fine - calibration is good, everything. Just that the autofocus motor click-click-clicks upon startup and it is most of the time is unable to focus...