I will try to explain as short as possible. A good colleague and friend of me with 3 kids of 2, 7 and 9 years old saw my Mini 2 flying on a visit here and it was immediately 'WOW! That is fantastic!'. Because they live near a local airport a Mini 2 would not take off (NFZ) at their location so that was a real downer for them. That is why I bought them a Trello Combo pack as a surprise which does not have GPS and since they have a very large garden of about 2000 m² surrounded by very high trees (approx. 30 m or more) they have enough opportunity to fly there without danger.
However... after a few try-outs the Trello hit a tree and got really stuck there. My friend did not see another option than to take an air rifle and shoot it out of the tree but instead of hitting the tree branche to snap it off, he got a bullseye shot on one of the arms
It came down but with a lot of damage: one of the arm was partially broken and one of the motors completely came out. The prop on the broken arm got so stuck that I cannot take it off, even with the tool included in the package.
Incredible enough, the drone still starts and the 3 remaining motors spin as they are intended to do. Even the camera works without issues.
So they came to me asking if I could repair it. Being a hamradio operator I have lots of experience so for me I see it as a challenge to give it at least a try
On the internet I found replacement motors for about 10$ so it might be worth to try.
I reckon it might be possible to glue the broken arm with e.g. Loctite (or other sorts of glue?) and to replace the motor that came off, but before ordering I want to know if it it worth the effort of trying it to repair the little drone whatsoever.
Here are some pictures of the damage:
What is your opinion? Should I try it or just get them a new Trello?
And does anyone knows which plastic the arm and body are made of so that I can make the right choice for the glue to be used? 2 compounds epoxy glue does not work on some plastics, so I don't want to mess it up more than it is now.
Thanks for reading and replying!
However... after a few try-outs the Trello hit a tree and got really stuck there. My friend did not see another option than to take an air rifle and shoot it out of the tree but instead of hitting the tree branche to snap it off, he got a bullseye shot on one of the arms
It came down but with a lot of damage: one of the arm was partially broken and one of the motors completely came out. The prop on the broken arm got so stuck that I cannot take it off, even with the tool included in the package.
Incredible enough, the drone still starts and the 3 remaining motors spin as they are intended to do. Even the camera works without issues.
So they came to me asking if I could repair it. Being a hamradio operator I have lots of experience so for me I see it as a challenge to give it at least a try
On the internet I found replacement motors for about 10$ so it might be worth to try.
I reckon it might be possible to glue the broken arm with e.g. Loctite (or other sorts of glue?) and to replace the motor that came off, but before ordering I want to know if it it worth the effort of trying it to repair the little drone whatsoever.
Here are some pictures of the damage:
What is your opinion? Should I try it or just get them a new Trello?
And does anyone knows which plastic the arm and body are made of so that I can make the right choice for the glue to be used? 2 compounds epoxy glue does not work on some plastics, so I don't want to mess it up more than it is now.
Thanks for reading and replying!
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