Hi there guys ,
I’m relatively new to the Drone scene. I have bought a DJI Neo in order to get used to it and walk in to the matter. After some time and gaining confidence flying I’ve decided to explore other DJI drones of higher class . I bumped in to an auction for a DJI Air 3 with no remote and no history on condition due to lack of controller. I done some reading and I knew that the neo controller works with the Air 3 so I took the risk and won the auction and as you’d might expect there is a problem. I have no video feed from the drone to the Fly app. Initially I thought that the camera module is gone and found one planning to replace it myself. I’m an automotive engineer and daily work on electronics so I’m up for the challenge. I have so far found and done the following.
1.Drone actually takes pictures and records video and I can successfully download it to the phone and quality is good with no glitches or anomalies.
2.Drone flies with no issues and all the telemetry is available as well as the obstacle sensors work as intended.
3. Reset the camera settings, checked the shutter speed, reset the drone default settings, updated the firmware of drone and controller, reinstalled fly app, also there’s no SD card inside.
4. Tried all the above on a different mobile phone with older iOS version with same luck.
5. Gimbal can be moved as intended with the controller
6. Opened the case and quickly checked for any water traces or visible damage to ribbon cable - ptz cable and gimbal cable.
So I’m starting to think there is a hardware issue, but still can’t find the logic when the camera records and takes pictures, however I have no idea if controller and video feed use the same antenna for the transmission and if an antenna can be the issue here, or if the motherboard can be the issue. I’d rather try and fix the issue myself than sending to DJI, I’ve been reading repairs are as much as a new drone. If anyone can give me suggestions or ideas I’d be extremely grateful. I found most of the spare parts for the drone available online so I think there’s a chance of success with this .
Thank you for the time to read this ! I hope someone can help out !
Mike
I’m relatively new to the Drone scene. I have bought a DJI Neo in order to get used to it and walk in to the matter. After some time and gaining confidence flying I’ve decided to explore other DJI drones of higher class . I bumped in to an auction for a DJI Air 3 with no remote and no history on condition due to lack of controller. I done some reading and I knew that the neo controller works with the Air 3 so I took the risk and won the auction and as you’d might expect there is a problem. I have no video feed from the drone to the Fly app. Initially I thought that the camera module is gone and found one planning to replace it myself. I’m an automotive engineer and daily work on electronics so I’m up for the challenge. I have so far found and done the following.
1.Drone actually takes pictures and records video and I can successfully download it to the phone and quality is good with no glitches or anomalies.
2.Drone flies with no issues and all the telemetry is available as well as the obstacle sensors work as intended.
3. Reset the camera settings, checked the shutter speed, reset the drone default settings, updated the firmware of drone and controller, reinstalled fly app, also there’s no SD card inside.
4. Tried all the above on a different mobile phone with older iOS version with same luck.
5. Gimbal can be moved as intended with the controller
6. Opened the case and quickly checked for any water traces or visible damage to ribbon cable - ptz cable and gimbal cable.
So I’m starting to think there is a hardware issue, but still can’t find the logic when the camera records and takes pictures, however I have no idea if controller and video feed use the same antenna for the transmission and if an antenna can be the issue here, or if the motherboard can be the issue. I’d rather try and fix the issue myself than sending to DJI, I’ve been reading repairs are as much as a new drone. If anyone can give me suggestions or ideas I’d be extremely grateful. I found most of the spare parts for the drone available online so I think there’s a chance of success with this .
Thank you for the time to read this ! I hope someone can help out !
Mike