Mavic gimbal issue; you all need to read!

TheLightSpeed! · Oct 31, 2016

Wow cool it helped someone's issue? That's awesome!

I am starting to travel with the gimbal lock in place. I shook mine a bit and could get the issue to happen without it. Even with the bubble on.

Awesome! That makes it all worth it! I'm glad I didn't send my very rare Mavic back to RMA.

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Mavic1 · Oct 31, 2016

BD0G said:
I think there is an important distinction. There is a gimbal clamp or holder and then there is a protective plastic bubble cover. One can fly with the protective plastic bubble cover on and there are videos available where pilots have done just that.

Flying with the gimbal clamp or holder on would in fact limit the free travel of the gimbal as it could not rotate on its X or Y axis and produce an error within the DJI Go app that indicated the gimbal was restricted and the gimbal motors would heat up as they tried to move the gimbal in a normal fashion.

THANKS for posting this! The beginning of the thread about overhearing the gimbal motors by leaving the (what I thought was the plastic bubble) on while flying scared the poop out of me! I leave mine on any time I'm flying for "fun" and not filming.

yongming · Oct 31, 2016

sonof40 said:
What I learned from this: always have a GF that's smarter than me.

That's so sad fact for someone who got no gf..

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lordnibbler · Oct 31, 2016

Can someone please post a photo showing the correct positioning of these tabs/brackets? I am also experiencing jello but to a lesser degree: Bad Jello / Rolling Shutter when pointing gimbal level

Susruth Maralihalli · Oct 31, 2016

Put the gimble cover on before landing [emoji6]

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TheLightSpeed! · Oct 31, 2016

lordnibbler said:
Can someone please post a photo showing the correct positioning of these tabs/brackets? I am also experiencing jello but to a lesser degree: Bad Jello / Rolling Shutter when pointing gimbal level

So basically my photos show the correct position.... needs to be on top of all the pieces....

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bakerboy · Oct 31, 2016

orrrr, perhaps land manually haha

MGrosvold · Oct 31, 2016

I know it probably wouldn't be a good idea while still under warranty but after that would a couple of spots of silicone or maybe a threadlocker like Loctite Blue be helpful in preventing the gimbal from shifting??

sirnikolas · Oct 31, 2016

I'll be hand catching mine.

Bernard · Oct 31, 2016

following this post

TheLightSpeed! · Nov 1, 2016

Nothing to follow buddy! It fixed my issue! Hopefully it will fix others too

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Glen · Nov 3, 2016

Yesterday I read this thread and was then able to tell someone on the Facebook Mavic Pro group how to fix their gimbal problem. They had reached the point of thinking it will need to be returned for repair costing over 400 euro.
So thanks! This is very helpful stuff.
I would like to include a couple sketches I did to help anyone who's still confused.

The orange coloured parts are the clips that hold the Gimbal in place. There are 3. Two at the front and one behind the gimbal. All of these clips must be above/over the gimbal parts.

I hope this is helpful, it'll be nice if DJI release some nice diagrams to explain this issue more clearly.

TheLightSpeed! · Nov 3, 2016

Very [emoji41]!

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TheLightSpeed! · Nov 3, 2016

Very [emoji41]!

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Flokkie · Nov 3, 2016

Thanks alot for the help!

dam · Nov 3, 2016

Bo seems to be having fun moving the gimbal around.. check it out..

kmaluo · Nov 3, 2016

dam said:
Bo seems to be having fun moving the gimbal around.. check it out..

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I like the 3D printed adapters he made. Very simple.

JakeS · Nov 3, 2016

one thing I found is flying with the bubble made the image jiggle and warp every time the drone made a movement. it was especially apparent when accelerating or braking. I was keeping it on until I was fairly confident on my ability to fly without crashing. Since I took it off my footage has been perfect.