Hello all,
First time posting on here and I wish it was under better circumstances:
I was flying my Mavic Pro 2 drone today over a lake and as I got near the bank to land the drone my dog jumped up and knocked it out of the air. It fell into the lake and submerged itself.
I promptly pulled it out, turned it off, and took the battery out. After making sure the pup was ok, I wiped the drone off, gently shook it off, let the water drain out of the vents, and left it in the sun for about 20-30 minutes. (I was out in the field and didn’t have anything but the sun and napkins to dry it). After about 20-30 minutes, I plugged the battery back in and tried to start it up. (This was probably a stupid idea)
The Gimbal jerked around a little bit (kind of like a death thrall) and it tried to re-link to my controller for about 5 minutes. Then, however, it struggled in staying on.
I’ve now let it sit for most of the rest of the day. The battery that was in it during the crash lights up when you push the button, seems to work ok, and seems to charge/hold a charge. However, when you plug it into the craft the drone doesn’t fire up (the battery light just turns off after I “double tap” to turn it on and I lift my finger off it). It also does nothing when I put a different battery in it (one that was not submerged).
Besides the fact the drone took a dunk. I’m thinking I plugged the battery into the drone too soon and may have turned it on while there was still wet components - possibly fried some internal components. Therefore, I’m pretty sure the drone is toast. However, does anyone have any other fixes I can try? Do you think the battery that got wet with the drone be okay?
First time posting on here and I wish it was under better circumstances:
I was flying my Mavic Pro 2 drone today over a lake and as I got near the bank to land the drone my dog jumped up and knocked it out of the air. It fell into the lake and submerged itself.
I promptly pulled it out, turned it off, and took the battery out. After making sure the pup was ok, I wiped the drone off, gently shook it off, let the water drain out of the vents, and left it in the sun for about 20-30 minutes. (I was out in the field and didn’t have anything but the sun and napkins to dry it). After about 20-30 minutes, I plugged the battery back in and tried to start it up. (This was probably a stupid idea)
The Gimbal jerked around a little bit (kind of like a death thrall) and it tried to re-link to my controller for about 5 minutes. Then, however, it struggled in staying on.
I’ve now let it sit for most of the rest of the day. The battery that was in it during the crash lights up when you push the button, seems to work ok, and seems to charge/hold a charge. However, when you plug it into the craft the drone doesn’t fire up (the battery light just turns off after I “double tap” to turn it on and I lift my finger off it). It also does nothing when I put a different battery in it (one that was not submerged).
Besides the fact the drone took a dunk. I’m thinking I plugged the battery into the drone too soon and may have turned it on while there was still wet components - possibly fried some internal components. Therefore, I’m pretty sure the drone is toast. However, does anyone have any other fixes I can try? Do you think the battery that got wet with the drone be okay?
