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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Good news! I think I have managed to sort it, thanks in no small part to your helpful advice. I am yet to test it in anger, but it appears to be starting up without issue now. Not really sure what I have done, but the pitch motor is now turning freely without any perceptible friction. So at the...
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Morning Gents. I'm in the middle of taking the drone apart. Any views on the photo attached? It looks to me like there is some corrosion there, albeit I cannot explain why. Also the resistance does appear to be isolated to the motor. So maybe I'm heading towards a replacement. Thanks again for...
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Thanks for this. I'll have a bash at it over the next few days. I'm really hoping to find something really obvious when I open it up. ? I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for your views. Cheers.
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Evening. Firstly; thank you ever so much for taking the time to put this together for me. Exceptionally helpful! I have run both JointCoarse & LinearHall and both seem to confirm there is something obstructing the pitch motor. I have uploaded a video here and would really appreciate any views...
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    It goes through the "start up dance", which looks to be successful for the exception of the failure to operate camera pitch, which barely moves. So seems likely to have something internally which is preventing free movement. Thanks for your suggestions.
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Sorry - should have said that I have done this. But the resistance in the motors is such that I am confident its a mechanical issue rather than software. And will repeat if I end up taking it apart.
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Good afternoon all! Thanks so much for the helpful comments. To be clear I have had the drone a good few months now and probably should have pursued the returns option back in early 2020 when I had some niggling concerns. Nevertheless, I am where I am now unfortunately. Given the passage of time...
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    Diagnosing Gimbal Overload

    Hello, Looking for some advice. I have a gimbal Overload issue on my M2P. Can anyone advise on diagnosing the fault before I start dismantling the gimbal? It's outside warranty and bought it second hand a few months back. No crashes, but I now suspect it may have been crashed by the previous...