Hello all!
I need some advice in solving this issue.
I just recently purchased a used Air3s for around $675!! When buying it, I was told the drone had a gimbal issue: the gimbal overload and gimbal stuck warnings. When powering it on, the yaw motor never works; however, the pitch and yaw sometimes work and sometimes don't. I found that the yaw ribbon cable had a tiny cut in it and replaced it with a ribbon cable from Amazon. However, that did not solve my issue, and I still get the same error.
The drone flies just fine, and the camera feed works perfectly fine as well; however, I cannot get the gimbal motors to work correctly. I've tried recalibrating the gimbal; however, I cannot get past the 10% mark. I've also updated the drone to the latest firmware, and the issue still persists. When moving the gimbal motors by hand, I feel no grit and no resistance for any of them.
I sent it over to the drone replacement shop, and they are quoting me $750 to repair it with a 4-week lead time. I looked on eBay, and there are some sellers offering complete working gimbals for the Air 3s for around ~$400, with free returns, and other sellers selling working OEM Gimbal housing with the motors for around ~$300, as well as OEM yaw motor replacements and PTZ cable replacements for around $100 total. I could also purchase a PTZ cable tester like the one in the picture below
Is it possible to attempt to fix it by myself?
Would I need to re-flash the software if I replace the whole gimbal assembly?
I would say I am somewhat handy when it comes to working on electronics, so I think I would be able to complete the fix; however, I'm worried that the gimbal might be firmware locked to my specific drone or that I might need access to proprietary software.
What would be the best option for me to do?
I need some advice in solving this issue.
I just recently purchased a used Air3s for around $675!! When buying it, I was told the drone had a gimbal issue: the gimbal overload and gimbal stuck warnings. When powering it on, the yaw motor never works; however, the pitch and yaw sometimes work and sometimes don't. I found that the yaw ribbon cable had a tiny cut in it and replaced it with a ribbon cable from Amazon. However, that did not solve my issue, and I still get the same error.
The drone flies just fine, and the camera feed works perfectly fine as well; however, I cannot get the gimbal motors to work correctly. I've tried recalibrating the gimbal; however, I cannot get past the 10% mark. I've also updated the drone to the latest firmware, and the issue still persists. When moving the gimbal motors by hand, I feel no grit and no resistance for any of them.
I sent it over to the drone replacement shop, and they are quoting me $750 to repair it with a 4-week lead time. I looked on eBay, and there are some sellers offering complete working gimbals for the Air 3s for around ~$400, with free returns, and other sellers selling working OEM Gimbal housing with the motors for around ~$300, as well as OEM yaw motor replacements and PTZ cable replacements for around $100 total. I could also purchase a PTZ cable tester like the one in the picture below
Is it possible to attempt to fix it by myself?
Would I need to re-flash the software if I replace the whole gimbal assembly?
I would say I am somewhat handy when it comes to working on electronics, so I think I would be able to complete the fix; however, I'm worried that the gimbal might be firmware locked to my specific drone or that I might need access to proprietary software.
What would be the best option for me to do?
