Is this Mavic Pro noise normal?

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

So here's an odd one. I don't recall my first Mavic Pro doing this, but since I got it replaced for a new one (wobbly rear arm), this one - right after gimbal calibration, makes a weird noise.

Watch till the end, with the sound up. It happens after the calibration appears to finish, right at the end of the video. Any thoughts? No errors or problems, but no idea if this is normal...

Thanks, guys.

lannes · Jan 26, 2018

Mine started to make that screech noise at the end of the start up, doing that only after a crash

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

lannes said:
Mine sometimes does that , but not before I crashed

Er... this has never been crashed. So...

Is this a product of the latest firmware maybe? Mine does this on every single startup.

lannes · Jan 26, 2018

WilliamG said:
Er... this has never been crashed. So...

Is this a product of the latest firmware maybe? Mine does this on every single startup.

Maybe it's a refurb that looks new, is there a R in the serial number.

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

lannes said:
Maybe it's a refurb that looks new, is there a R in the serial number.

No R. Unit is brand new from Best Buy.

MavicCF · Jan 26, 2018

I have had the same noise ever since I got it back from DJI repair about 4 months back. It hasn't caused me any problems so far so it may be firmware related (DJI updated mine before sending it back and that's when it showed up [but then they replaced the gimbal so who knows]) -CF

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

MavicCF said:
I have had the same noise ever since I got it back from DJI repair about 4 months back. It hasn't caused me any problems so far so it may be firmware related (DJI updated mine before sending it back and that's when it showed up [but then they replaced the gimbal so who knows]) -CF

Interesting.

Guess it will just be one of life's (aka Mavic's) mysteries.

MavicCF · Jan 26, 2018

I think these guys came to roughly the same conclusion here.

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

MavicCF said:
I think these guys came to the roughly the same conclusion here.

Oh nice find! Thanks.

lannes · Jan 26, 2018

Forgot to add mine only does this intermittently, once you stop and start it a few times in a row it not longer makes the noise

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

lannes said:
Forgot to add mine only does this intermittently, once you stop and start it a few times in a row it not longer makes the noise

I’ve only flown this Mavic a few times so that may yet be the case for me. Either way won’t worry about it.

Thanks!

lannes · Jan 26, 2018

WilliamG said:
I’ve only flown this Mavic a few times so that may yet be the case for me. Either way won’t worry about it.

Thanks!

first start up from cold it will make the noise

Former Member · Jan 26, 2018

Can you please narrow it down to exactly where the sound is coming from. If it is coming from your gimbal, can you determine which gimbal motor is making the noise? It is not normal. How long have you had it?

In most cases, if I hear that noise coming from the gimbal, it means one or more of the motors is having trouble finding center, and might eventually get worse and fail. Find out which one is making the noise and then feel the temperature of that motor.

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

Thunderdrones said:
Can you please narrow it down to exactly where the sound is coming from. If it is coming from your gimbal, can you determine which gimbal motor is making the noise? It is not normal. How long have you had it?

In most cases, if I hear that noise coming from the gimbal, it means one or more of the motors is having trouble finding center, and might eventually get worse and fail. Find out which one is making the noise and then feel the temperature of that motor.

I've had it just a few days... like... 4 days? I don't think it's anything to do with the drone finding center, as it already has before the noise occurs. The gimbal/camera does not move at all when it happens. The temperature of the motor is also unlikely to be a factor as it does it every time - whether from cold, or warmed up (for me - can't speak for others).

Former Member · Jan 26, 2018

WilliamG said:
I've had it just a few days... like... 4 days? I don't think it's anything to do with the drone finding center, as it already has before the noise occurs. The gimbal/camera does not move at all when it happens. The temperature of the motor is also unlikely to be a factor as it does it every time - whether from cold, or warmed up (for me - can't speak for others).

Touch each motor when the drone is powered on. See if moving any of the motors a tiny bit makes the sound occur.

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

Thunderdrones said:
Touch each motor when the drone is powered on. See if moving any of the motors a tiny bit makes the sound occur.

Nada. Nothing. Seems odd that there's a bunch of people experiencing this, but none that I've seen that have had this on early build Mavic Pros... Maybe it's a mid-2017 thing? Just guessing here..

MavicCF · Jan 26, 2018

Yeah I just tried mine too. On powering on, it goes through the gimbal startup process then, once the startup is over it makes that noise once, exactly as in video, then nothing more. None of the gimbal motors are warm or jittering. It's almost like a confirmation that the gimbal is finished its startup. I don't know...
-CF

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

MavicCF said:
Yeah I just tried mine too. On powering on, it goes through the gimbal startup process then, once the startup is over it makes that noise once, exactly as in video, then nothing more. None of the gimbal motors are warm or jittering. It's almost like a confirmation that the gimbal is finished its startup. I don't know...
-CF

Right. Will just have to just pray nothing bad happens. What age is your drone?

MavicCF · Jan 26, 2018

I've never looked up the serial number, but I bought it in Febuary of last year. I'm not too worried about it failing but I guess we'll see...

WilliamG · Jan 26, 2018

MavicCF said:
I've never looked up the serial number, but I bought it in Febuary of last year. I'm not too worried about it failing but I guess we'll see...

Interesting. That's likely an earlier build. I got mine just this week as a brand new unit from Best Buy, and it was manufactured September, 2017. So hm.

Not going to worry about it. Even if a motor is whirring like that for one second when it shouldn't, it would likely take a LOT of doing that to break anything.

Pure conjecture, of course.