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    Gimbal points down after switching on

    A fair chance. Not sure if it's the motor assembly or perhaps the control board. Is there any way, other than calibration, to reset the gimbal. It's like it has a memory. When I try and calibrate it the camera tilts up from pointing straight down may be 45 degrees, (doesn't travel all the way up...
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    Gimbal points down after switching on

    When flying, the image is still stabilised, however, when I pan, the gimbal is trying to compensate and moves strangely.
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    Gimbal points down after switching on

    Just replaced the ribbon cable and that has solved the initialization error but not the position. Video at the link below https://www.dropbox.com/s/lmfonk7rjq4h6fn/Mavic%20Gimbal.mp4?dl=0
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    Gimbal points down after switching on

    It had been working well but the problem started after traveling with it for a while. Bumping around on flights maybe. The gimbal actually appears to be working normally, other than the fact it is now out by 90 degrees. It was initializing in the correct position prior to trying to re calibrate...
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    Gimbal points down after switching on

    I recently had an issue with the gimbal not initializing properly. Would initialize when turned on the side. Tried a gimbal calibration which failed but the gimbal then will initialize with the gimbal pointing down, not forward. Still only when the mavic is turned on the side's Replaced the...