Crack on Mavic's body

[Visequad]

Should I be worried?

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum have you ever crashed it

 

[xspwhite]

It's always in the spot thats hardest to get to.

 

[Starz]

Odd spot. Would be interested to know how that one got there.

 

[Visequad]

welcome to the forum have you ever crashed it

Hi, no, never crushed it.

 

[Visequad]

Odd spot. Would be interested to know how that one got there.

To be completely honest, I don't know. But I noticed it's getting bigger.

 

[xspwhite]

Here you go.

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[old man mavic]

if you don't want to dismantle the drone get a very small drill bit and carefully drill a hole at each end of the crack
this will prevent it from travelling any further then using a small rat tail file make a groove along the crack line then fill the holes and the crack with some two part epoxy

 

[Visequad]

What two part epoxy you recommend?

 

[old man mavic]

What two part epoxy you recommend?

a good quality one dont know what brands you have in your country, just make sure it is suitable for plastic materials and dont use to much in the holes so it doesn't get inside, loctite is a good brand

 

[punkkone]

Epoxy does not stick very well to this plastic. Tried multiple types but found that cyano acrylate forms a waaay stronger bond. So my advise would be to stop the crack (drill the ends) and gently pry the crack apart slightly using a spud or guitar plectrum or something, cover the crack surface with CA and push it back together let it cure for 1h or so for optimal strenght of the bond.