Gimbal shakes violently on start-up

thirdd3 · Jan 10, 2017

I have had my Mavic for about a week now and Im not sure if I missed something in the setup, but when I turn it on the camera gimbal spins around all crazy and shakes quite violently for about 3-5 seconds before it settles down.

Anyone else have this happening??

halley · Jan 10, 2017

Normal "is everything okay" checkout sequence. Just like how all four motors twitch.

thirdd3 · Jan 10, 2017

I dont completely understand this reply.

Former Member · Jan 10, 2017

Start watching this at 3 minutes 12 seconds. Thats normal startup for a Mav.

If yours is "all crazy and shakes quite violently for about 3-5 seconds before it settles down" then there's something wrong with it and needs to be looked at.

Anthony · Jan 10, 2017

thirdd3 said:
I have had my Mavic for about a week now and Im not sure if I missed something in the setup, but when I turn it on the camera gimbal spins around all crazy and shakes quite violently for about 3-5 seconds before it settles down.

Anyone else have this happening??

Record it and post a video as there were a few Mavics with gimbals that had issues..

Tyler Draper · Jan 11, 2017

thirdd3 said:
I have had my Mavic for about a week now and Im not sure if I missed something in the setup, but when I turn it on the camera gimbal spins around all crazy and shakes quite violently for about 3-5 seconds before it settles down.

Anyone else have this happening??

Had this happen to mine I was advised to send it in. It should be at Dji in Carson ca by tomorrow for replacement or repair

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Tyler Draper · Jan 11, 2017

Tyler Draper said:
Had this happen to mine I was advised to send it in. It should be at Dji in Carson ca by tomorrow for replacement or repair

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Mine did this on start up and then occasionally shook violently until I turned it off

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Anthony · Jan 11, 2017

Tyler Draper said:
Mine did this on start up and then occasionally shook violently until I turned it off

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That is NOT normal ... talk to dji support

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Anthony · Jan 11, 2017

Are you on the latest firmware ?

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Tyler Draper · Jan 11, 2017

Anthony said:
That is NOT normal ... talk to dji support

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It's with dji now

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curso88 · Jan 11, 2017

This is my gimbal start up in my Mavic

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Tyler Draper · Jan 11, 2017

curso88 said:
This is my gimbal start up in my Mavic

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Normal I like it. Hopefully mine comes back fixed

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deltalimatango · Jan 12, 2017

It seems like some sort of range of motion test. Mine does almost the same thing and comes back to center. I could be wrong but I don't think this is a problem.

Anthony · Jan 12, 2017

As long as it is a smooth rotation and not a violent one then yes it is normal ..

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Tyler Draper · Jan 12, 2017

deltalimatango said:
It seems like some sort of range of motion test. Mine does almost the same thing and comes back to center. I could be wrong but I don't think this is a problem.

Negative. I was advised by dji to send it back. So it's with them at the moment

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Tyler Draper · Jan 12, 2017

Gimbal control board. Mine was covered under warranty. So it's free!

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damaltor · Jan 12, 2017

Tyler Draper said:
Negative. I was advised by dji to send it back. So it's with them at the moment

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Tyler, I think reader's are getting a little mixed up? Yours is messed up and as you have stated has been sent back for repair.
Curso88's gimbal looks relatively normal, it's smooth, but does seem to hang back a bit on the final movement?