Recent content by tasselcarey

to clarify- this was for a mavic mini. Either way I think making sure the battery is in good shape and will charge after waiting a significant time to ensure it isn’t corrosive is a good idea.

i didn’t use water yet. Just air to dry and it powered on. Would you recommend going back with water now (or alcohol wipes) and getting rid of those excess minerals? Or just let fate happen and stick with the drone as is.

I did use rice to dry out the battery that was involved in the crash. Seemed to help (not hurt).

Thanks to everyone for good replies. To recap, after retrieving, I drove home holding the drone out my car window to get some air through it. At home, I ended up keeping two blowers on cool pointed at either open end of the MM. I kept these running for 2 hours. Next day a pack of silica gels...

Hi I’m a new pilot and have noticed my mini slowly dipping like you mentioned (over water). What is this about? Please explain if possible.

I had a crash today. Dried MM with two blow dryers (one blowing at gimble and one through open battery door) for about 1 hr. Should I drop in rice? Or just leave it out for a day to try before checking? Any ideas help.

Freshwater. And clean too. When I pulled out drone there was no mud or any visible algae.

no silica gel. Yes I now understand my quick new battery check may have busted up the circuits. Hoping for the best but if not carerefresh...

Please help. I crashed my MM into a pond about 2 feet away from shore. The wind was picking up over the water and i wanted to make sure it landed on land, unfortunately trying to guide MM in hit a branch and it crashed by the shore. I grabbed it within 3 seconds, pulled out battery. Being a new...