He broke his shoulder!

[rossmoney]

30mph into a phone line.
Just ordered a replacement "shoulder joint" off of Cloud City. Repairing tomorrow!



Trust me... the line came out of nowhere.. see for yourself!

 

[Former Member]

Phone lines, power lines and trees are like drone magnets.

Is that what Cloud City calls that part? I call them arm pins.

I found that on the M2, there are left and right arm pins. M2 L and R arent interchangeable like they are on the MP.

 

[rossmoney]

Phone lines, power lines and trees are like drone magnets.

Is that what Cloud City calls that part? I call them arm pins.

I found that on the M2, there are left and right arm pins. M2 L and R arent interchangeable like they are on the MP.

Yeah I was happy to see they had the correct one and it shipped in like 2 days!
If you have better parts for cheaper and faster shipping, however, I'm all ears!

 

[afarkas]

 

[mrprawn]

Hey thunderdrones do you know anywhere to get a replacement joystick module for mavic air controller? Cheers

 

[Former Member]

Hey thunderdrones do you know anywhere to get a replacement joystick module for mavic air controller? Cheers

Where are you located?

 

[Former Member]

Yeah I was happy to see they had the correct one and it shipped in like 2 days!
If you have better parts for cheaper and faster shipping, however, I'm all ears!

I do have them for cheaper, but since you already ordered that one, you should go with it.

If you need help with the install, let me know. I have already spilled blood a few times installing the hinge pins, so Im already baptised by fire.

 

[old man mavic]

took quite a bashing i hope the gimbal is ok

 

[mavic 999]

Flying above a main road ?

 

[Former Member]

OP, are you going to try to install the pin with the top body on? I always take it off.

 

[rossmoney]

OP, are you going to try to install the pin with the top body on? I always take it off.

I was just gonna wing it, yeah. Do you have a guide or something? Or what do you recommend?

 

[Former Member]

I was just gonna wing it, yeah. Do you have a guide or something? Or what do you recommend?

I always take off the top body Otherwise it's very difficult to align the top of the pin to the middle shell. You have to see the metal part of the pin in the hole before you press the pin into place otherwise you might bend it.

I have to use 2 pairs of pliers to tension the pin before I push it all the way in. You can't really push it in until it's tensioned a little otherwise the end of the pin will scrape on the plastic middle shell. That's where my blood usually starts to flow. When I'm using 2 sets of pliers and my finger always gets pinched in one of them.

Once you have put tension on the spring and have cleared the sides of the middle frame with the ends of the pin then you can press the pin down into place with a Flathead screwdriver. Don't push the pin all the way in. Push it most of the way in but then flip the drone over and make sure that the top of the pin is going into the hole on the top of the frame. You can then push the rest of the pin and. I use a vise grips with one end on the bottom of the pin and the other end on the top of the middle frame.

 

[rossmoney]

I always take off the top body Otherwise it's very difficult to align the top of the pin to the middle shell. You have to see the metal part of the pin in the hole before you press the pin into place otherwise you might bend it.

I have to use 2 pairs of pliers to tension the pin before I push it all the way in. You can't really push it in until it's tensioned a little otherwise the end of the pin will scrape on the metal shell. That's where my blood usually starts to flow. When I'm using 2 sets of pliers and my finger always gets pinched in one of them.

Once you have put tension on the Spring and have cleared the sides of the middle frame with the ends of the pin then you can press the pin down into place with a Flathead screwdriver. Don't push the pin all the way in. Push it most of the way in but then flip the drone over and make sure that the top of the pin is going into the hole on the top of the frame. You can then push the rest of the pin and. I use a vise grips with one end on the bottom of the pin and the other end on the top of the middle frame.

****! Glad I asked... it seems a lot tougher than I imagined...

 

[Former Member]

****! Glad I asked... it seems a lot tougher than I imagined...

It might not be, just give it a shot. In my case, I always keep an Intravenous needle and extra pint of blood near my workbench when Im doing them.

 

[Vegasdad]

I always take off the top body Otherwise it's very difficult to align the top of the pin to the middle shell. You have to see the metal part of the pin in the hole before you press the pin into place otherwise you might bend it.

I have to use 2 pairs of pliers to tension the pin before I push it all the way in. You can't really push it in until it's tensioned a little otherwise the end of the pin will scrape on the metal shell. That's where my blood usually starts to flow. When I'm using 2 sets of pliers and my finger always gets pinched in one of them.

Once you have put tension on the Spring and have cleared the sides of the middle frame with the ends of the pin then you can press the pin down into place with a Flathead screwdriver. Don't push the pin all the way in. Push it most of the way in but then flip the drone over and make sure that the top of the pin is going into the hole on the top of the frame. You can then push the rest of the pin and. I use a vise grips with one end on the bottom of the pin and the other end on the top of the middle frame.

Like I just posted on anther thread Thunder Drones are the best look this guy didn’t even buy the part from you and you are stepping up to help. To bad everyone worrying about price and not custermer service. I would pay extra to use your services. Great job!!!!

 

[Former Member]

Like I just posted on anther thread Thunder Drones are the best look this guy didn’t even buy the part from you and you are stepping up to help. To bad everyone worrying about price and not custermer service. I would pay extra to use your services. Great job!!!!

I appreciate that. When Im old, will you pick a nice nursing home for me?

 

[rossmoney]

I always take off the top body Otherwise it's very difficult to align the top of the pin to the middle shell. You have to see the metal part of the pin in the hole before you press the pin into place otherwise you might bend it.

I have to use 2 pairs of pliers to tension the pin before I push it all the way in. You can't really push it in until it's tensioned a little otherwise the end of the pin will scrape on the plastic middle shell. That's where my blood usually starts to flow. When I'm using 2 sets of pliers and my finger always gets pinched in one of them.

Once you have put tension on the spring and have cleared the sides of the middle frame with the ends of the pin then you can press the pin down into place with a Flathead screwdriver. Don't push the pin all the way in. Push it most of the way in but then flip the drone over and make sure that the top of the pin is going into the hole on the top of the frame. You can then push the rest of the pin and. I use a vise grips with one end on the bottom of the pin and the other end on the top of the middle frame.

Whoah! That was somehow way easier than you made it sound...
I used the drones arm to move the pivot halfway until it was no longer causing tension and then I was able to install it through the arm and then the arm just fold it back into place with the proper tension...
Crazy!

 

[Former Member]

Oh wow. So you didnt need to use pliers, screwdriver or squeeze the arm pin into place? You must have strong hands.

Make sure this gap is the same on the other arm:

 

[rossmoney]

Oh wow. So you didnt need to use pliers, screwdriver or squeeze the arm pin into place? You must have strong hands.

Make sure this gap is the same on the other arm:

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Oh sorry, I meant to say that I used only one pair of pliers and the Mavic arm as leverage. Before I completely installed it I inserted the piece partially into the Mavic arm and use the pliers to twist it halfway until there was no more tension and then I installed it completely.

 

[Former Member]

Oh sorry, I meant to say that I used only one pair of pliers and the Mavic arm as leverage. Before I completely installed it I inserted the piece partially into the Mavic arm and use the pliers to twist it halfway until there was no more tension and then I installed it completely.

Did you use your fingers to push the arm pin down? My fingers arent that strong to get the pin all the way through into the top hole.