Drone compass needs calibration every start. FIX

Tufargon · Jan 25, 2023

I had sold my MA2 and bought a used M2P (for my own reasons) and the guy said while he did a test flight for me "for some reason it asks to calibrate the compass every flight now". I thought to myself for the price I'm getting it at I could just send it off to DJI and have them fix it so I bought it. After doing a bit of research I saw that that usually happens when the compass module gets magnetized. I bought a demagnetizer/degausser just for chits and giggles. It was only like 12 bux and thought it's worth a shot. I followed a couple videos on youtube on how to do it and low and behold it doesn't ask anymore. I shut down and removed the battery 4 times, tried again and it never asked me to calibrate again. Usually it would ask every time. Looks like success!
Hope this might help someone in the same situation.

Demagnetizer I bought.

Demagnetizer Watch Repair Screwdriver Tweezers Electrical Demagnetise Tools | eBay

Safely and quickly demagnetize tools like Tweezers, Screwdrivers, etc and also as a. 1 x Demagnetizer tool. Repeat the process until the desired effect has been achieved. Main Color Blue. Due to the difference between different monitors, the picture may not reflect the actual color of the item.

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Videos I followed. Boring but it gives the jist of it.

Bob in Savannah · Jan 25, 2023

amazing results! +1

I was definitely skeptical when I first started to read but, by God, you defeated the beast! Ha!

Tufargon · Jan 25, 2023

OJsakila said:
amazing results! +1

I was definitely skeptical when I first started to read but, by God, you defeated the beast! Ha!

Thank you. A happy camper here. After I thought about the whole thing, he sold it to me without a case so he would just put it in his truck and go do his wedding gigs. I remembered seeing a huge subwoofer in the back of his truck. I'm guessing he put it beside it and that's how it got magnetized. I guess he thought it was about to fail and wanted to sell it before it did. I got the smart controller and the M2P for 600. Same as I sold my MA2 for.