Be gentle with DJI Micro USB ports.

[Former Member]

As the title says, be gentle with your micro USB ports, both on the controller and on the drone. These ports will only tolerate an owner trying to put the cable in the wrong way just so many times before they get loose. Once they get loose, you will be in a world of hurt because to replace the port is an expensive repair on the controller and on the drone.

 

[aokusman]

As the title says, be gentle with your micro USB ports, both on the controller and on the drone. These ports will only tolerate an owner trying to put the cable in the wrong way just so many times before they get loose. Once they get loose, you will be in a world of hurt because to replace the port is an expensive repair on the controller and on the drone.

It’s important not to guess the direction but to always visually inspect it before insertion.

 

[dirkclod]

I put a red dot on mine so I would not try and stick it in my TX wrong. Dot faces the front of my TX.

 

[ROBERTNCREST]

I put a red X on the side NOT to use. what ever works.

 

[Twodumbdogs]

 

[mad monkey]

I put a sharpie mark on the top of the cord I use for charging the controller..

 

[Cybernaut]

DJI should have simply made the type A USB port on the bottom of the controller so it could be used as a charging port. The type A USB is much more robust.

 

[mad monkey]

Or even provide a cable built for their oddly shaped port

 

[joekerjoe]

I put a red dot on mine so I would not try and stick it in my TX wrong. Dot faces the front of my TX.

 

[dirkclod]

Come on Joe , spit it out .

 

[大疆御Air]

Now the side port only for charging!
For Mavic AIR it's not difficult to replace because the side USB port is attached to the Keyboard. But the part might not be easily obtained.

PS Usually it's not the Micro USB port on the remote controller that get loose. It's the Micro USB cable that come with the controller, the pins become flattened.

 

[mad monkey]

Now the side port only for charging!
For Mavic AIR it's not difficult to replace because the side USB port is attached to the Keyboard. But the part might not be easily obtained.

What did you use for the replacement?

 

[大疆御Air]

I didn't replace anything.....I am so familiar with the disassembly of the remote controller lol

What did you use for the replacement?

 

[mad monkey]

Clearly you said you changed the USB connector.. What did you use?

I didn't replace anything.....I am so familiar with the disassembly of the remote controller lol

 

[4wd]

USB C seems more robust, I wish they'd all switch to it like my Sony camera.
I also put a mark on all mini/micro USBs, there are always times when it's getting dark or you are tired and try to do it wrong.
It would help if *everything* had the narrower side towards you or something.

 

[locoman]

I put a sharpie mark on the top of the cord I use for charging the controller..

So did I after reading awhile ago about someone breaking the port. Prior to that I always looked to make sure I was putting it in correctly, which was getting to be a pain in the ....

 

[wbrownj]

The cable, or more specifically the adapter to micro usb, has the DJI logo on top of it. As long as this is facing upward then all should be good

That said, since I use a tablet and therefore the bottom usb connector, I have ordered a magnetic usb cable for the side port which I only use for charging.

J

 

[4wd]

The cable, or more specifically the adapter to micro usb, has the DJI logo on top of it. As long as this is facing upward then all should be good

That said, since I use a tablet and therefore the bottom usb connector, I have ordered a magnetic usb cable for the side port which I only use for charging.

J

Careful with that round the Mavic compass, also the control sticks will possibly be affected.

 

[Former Member]

Careful with that round the Mavic compass, also the control sticks will possibly be affected.

Good point. Im going to do some testing with the magnetic cables that I have and see if the magnetism throws off the stick calibration.

The nice thing about the magnetic cable, is that you can leave the small part permanently in the micro USB port, and just connect the cable when charging. This will reduce the chance of damaging the tongue in the port down to zero. I really like the ingenuity. There are also universal micro USB cables that fit in the port either way. Thank you to the members who showed me these products @zachschul22 and @Dave A

Here are the 2 different cables. I really like them both. Below are links for Amazon USA, I hope they are available outside the USA.

This is the magnetic cable set which are all the same length:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XVRBTXK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and the reversible cables:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EV1LEIA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[mad monkey]

Yeah except if you bang that gongle sideways it could snap still.. Unless of course the tip in the controller is very small