Gimbal motor overload error - no crash and temporary fix

maartendev · May 31, 2017

So here I am, at this amazing location with amazing light. Starting my Mavic Pro (only 10 flights, never crashed), and the gimbal making four times a ticking sound. Error. "Aircraft motor overloaded. Check whether gimbal clamp is removed". I checked, but I had removed the clamp.

I calibrated the IMU, and then wanted to calibrate the gimbal, but every time it gets stuck between 31% and 62%.

I was looking online for others with the same problem and i noticed that several other people have it too. Most of them seem to have this problem after updating the firmware. Are there any people here with the same problem?

I found a quick fix on youtube and I was exactly surprised it works with my mavic too. You can find the video here, and also see what happens when i start my Mavic.

Do you guys think i need to send it back to DJI? Any idea what can cause this problem?

Thanks!

Rocky2010 · May 31, 2017

have you plugged the Mavic into your computer using the DJI Assistant from there on screen then to do the camera calibration

james_mav · May 31, 2017

How in the world did the first guy find that fix? I'd probably contact DJI to see if this is a known problem after the last update. They might say another update is coming out that will resolve your problem.

RC5728 · Jun 4, 2017

I tried the fix in that video and it doesn't work for me.

This is the 2nd Mavic in ONE WEEK that has bricked out on me because of this issue.

I sent the first one in for repair, bought another one to use in the meantime, and the 2nd one also stopped working after a week.

Absolutely piss poor quality control from DJI, and still no acknowledgement of this issue from them.

rubby99999 · Aug 7, 2018

Hi,

I have exactly the same problem with my mavic pro. I got all of a sudden this error message. No crash, no update installed...

Could you share me how your problem got fixed? Should I send it to DJI? Or is there any easier fix?

Regards, Rubby

maartendev · Aug 7, 2018

I ended up sending my Mavic back to DJI and according to them the gimbal FPC cable was damaged and the vibration board was bent. I have no idea how this happened and if this was true, but they fixed it, I paid 65 euro and it worked perfect afterwards.

Maarten