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koonley

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So, it finally happened and I crashed my drone into a tree. Drone fell and landed on its nose. Gimbal yaw arm is bent and I get the occasional "gimbal motor overloaded" error. When the gimbal does work, the horizon is not level. Gimbal calibration works if its straight but if I tilt up or down, the gimbal wobbles or the horizon tilts again

Can the yaw arm be easily straightened? (I doubt it!)
If I bought a new yaw arm, would it need to be programmed to the drone? (I read somewhere that buying replacement gimbals don't work?)
I live and fly in Nigeria but drone was purchased with 2 years refresh in the USA. Can I send it in for repair?

This is my bread and butter and I'm gutted with its current state.

Thanks for any and every advice
 
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Sorry for your crash.

Best thing to do is contact DJI to see if you're covered. Gimbal repair I imagine is NOT easy.
 
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So, it finally happened and I crashed my drone into a tree. Drone fell and landed on its nose. Gimbal yaw arm is bent and I get the occasional "gimbal motor overloaded" error. When the gimbal does work, the horizon is not level. Gimbal calibration works if its straight but if I tilt up or down, the gimbal wobbles or the horizon tilts again

Can the yaw arm be easily straightened? (I doubt it!)
If I bought a new yaw arm, would it need to be programmed to the drone? (I read somewhere that buying replacement gimbals don't work?)
I live and fly in Nigeria but drone was purchased with 2 years refresh in the USA. Can I send it in for repair?

This is my bread and butter and I'm gutted with its current state.

Thanks for any and every advice
If you have DJI Refresh, I'd send it in for replacement. You will most likely need an address in the USA though
 
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