Crashed my Mavic Pro and broke a wing and the gimbal. I have replacement wings but I’m not sure if I can order a replacement gimbal? I’m hoping I won’t have to send it in to get fixed. What do you think?
broken gimbal?
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I'm sorry to hear about your Crash . Can you tell me what error messages you are getting and also are you getting video?
Thanks for the reply! I haven't actually turned it on since the crash. So I need to check for error messages and if it still records video? Anything else I need to check?
The video records fine. The gimbal makes kind of an odd noise when it tries to move. Maybe because it is hanging by one side.
I get an ‘Aircraft Motor Overloaded. Check whether gimbal clamp is removed.’ And I also get a ‘Gimbal Obstructed’ message when I shoot a video.
I get an ‘Aircraft Motor Overloaded. Check whether gimbal clamp is removed.’ And I also get a ‘Gimbal Obstructed’ message when I shoot a video.
Does it sound like that’s all I need to do? Is that pretty easy to replace yourself?
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I have had two crashes and damaged the camera both times. The first one was pretty hard and I didn't want to get into taking the gimbal apart so I bought the whole assembly.
Lots of videos are available to guide you through the swap and I found that it went pretty well. Once you get the shell apart, there are four flat ribbon cable connectors that took a bit of time because they are 'glued' down with a silicone compound. Other than that, four screws and a small plastic connector.
My second crash was not as bad. Like the first instance, the camera still worked after the crash but I got the gimbal overload error. I then bought two ribbon cables and installed them on both gimbals. The first cable replacement took about 3 hours but the second was only about 45 minutes. The first gimbal is still a little off. My guess is that the horizontal motor is binding as that is the motion where the gimbal calibration fails. It works but I have to reboot the Mavic a couple of times to get it to respond. The second cable replacement job went perfectly and every thing works like new.
Lots of videos are available to guide you through the swap and I found that it went pretty well. Once you get the shell apart, there are four flat ribbon cable connectors that took a bit of time because they are 'glued' down with a silicone compound. Other than that, four screws and a small plastic connector.
My second crash was not as bad. Like the first instance, the camera still worked after the crash but I got the gimbal overload error. I then bought two ribbon cables and installed them on both gimbals. The first cable replacement took about 3 hours but the second was only about 45 minutes. The first gimbal is still a little off. My guess is that the horizontal motor is binding as that is the motion where the gimbal calibration fails. It works but I have to reboot the Mavic a couple of times to get it to respond. The second cable replacement job went perfectly and every thing works like new.
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