Mavic mini no cooling fan, but I hear one?

Enzobass · Mar 16, 2020

Hello, sorry to ask so many questions... but I must say this is a great forum to get answers!

ok so I read in many places there is no cooling fan on the Mavic Mini, but I hear something? , upon turning on my unit, very quiet fan noise, but I swear it’s there? I watched many vids where they Disassemble the mini and cannot see a fan... but I hear one?
Or is that some odd electronic hissing?
Should I be concerned?

anyone else hear this? Or know what it is?

TDZHDTV · Mar 16, 2020

Probably the gimbal motor

old man mavic · Mar 16, 2020

Enzobass said:
Hello, sorry to ask so many questions... but I must say this is a great forum to get answers!

ok so I read in many places there is no cooling fan on the Mavic Mini, but I hear something? , upon turning on my unit, very quiet fan noise, but I swear it’s there? I watched many vids where they Disassemble the mini and cannot see a fan... but I hear one?
Or is that some odd electronic hissing?
Should I be concerned?

anyone else hear this? Or know what it is?

maybe its the controller fan you can hear, though not sure if it has one like my MPP does

TriadX1 · Mar 17, 2020

TDZHDTV said:
Probably the gimbal motor

I have noticed the gimbal motors making a quiet hissing noise from time to time as it is making little "micro" corrections.

Moixixon · Mar 17, 2020

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maverickRKJ · Mar 17, 2020

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wow lots of tiny parts and way over my pay grade to take apart lol fun to watch though

Paul Nose · Mar 18, 2020

The answer to Enzobass's question can be found in the section
"First Fanless Camera Drone DJI Has Ever Made"
of the doc at this link
Mavic Mini Technology: Creating the Everyday FlyCam - DJI Guides
which is plenty of many interesting info regarding MM technologies.
Pls read and enjoy !!!!!

mavicn00b · Mar 18, 2020

maverickRKJ said:
wow lots of tiny parts and way over my pay grade to take apart lol fun to watch though

This guy managed to take his apart

dont buy the mini its garbage

Hey all just wanted to let you know about the mav mini. I think DJI rushed it again and is using early purchasers as ginny pigs with their obviously flawed new products. Personally im not going to put up with this anymore. heres what happened. flying the mavic today in a gym everything going...

forum.dji.com

Lets Fly · Mar 18, 2020

Nice job, one last thing, you should have fired it up after assembly just to be more convincing that nothing was out of place.

mattitech07 · Jun 1, 2021

old man mavic said:
maybe its the controller fan you can hear, though not sure if it has one like my MPP does

Wait, what? Is it the smart controller or the default controller for the mavic pro 2?

old man mavic · Jun 1, 2021

the controller that comes with the MPP has a fan ,not sure if the SC does never owned one

scro · Jun 1, 2021

I've disassembled both my mini1 and its controller and there is definitely no fan in either. The gimbal on the drone can make a faint whining noise which may sound like a bit like a cooling fan. I suspect the whining is from the gimbal motors jittering slightly when the control circuitry can't quite whether the gimbal needs to be up or down a microstep from where it is.

Riverbravo · Jun 1, 2021

Certainly would have been nice if on was included. Probably sacrificed it to save weight. All I know is it gets toasty quick when I am downloading media. I have to park it in front of a fan if I am downloading a video to keep the heat alarm from buzzing.

shaneb50 · Jun 2, 2021

I use a small fan after each flight to help keep it cool on those very hot summer days. Sometimes those little drones can get really hot as well as the battery when it's hot from flying. But I've never heard any fan in my mini drone

scro · Jun 2, 2021

Riverbravo said:
Certainly would have been nice if on was included. Probably sacrificed it to save weight. All I know is it gets toasty quick when I am downloading media. I have to park it in front of a fan if I am downloading a video to keep the heat alarm from buzzing.

I just remove the SD card and copy them directly using the card reader built into my laptop, or via a card reader plugged into my phone. It's much faster than transferring from the drone via the USB cable and avoids any overheating issues.

Riverbravo · Jun 2, 2021

shaneb50 said:
I use a small fan after each flight to help keep it cool on those very hot summer days. Sometimes those little drones can get really hot as well as the battery when it's hot from flying. But I've never heard any fan in my mini drone

That's a great idea. I think I have one laying around the house.

Riverbravo · Jun 2, 2021

scro said:
I just remove the SD card and copy them directly using the card reader built into my laptop, or via a card reader plugged into my phone. It's much faster than transferring from the drone via the USB cable and avoids any overheating issues.

I would love to do that. At the moment I don't have a laptop I can use. Maybe one day, but for now the fan works fine.

scro · Jun 2, 2021

Riverbravo said:
I would love to do that. At the moment I don't have a laptop I can use. Maybe one day, but for now the fan works fine.

You don't need a laptop to do this! I often view/edit stills and video on my phone or tablet, and I use a £5 micro SD card reader to do this. The card reader even works on smart TVs. I wonder what you're copying the files to?

Riverbravo · Jun 2, 2021

scro said:
You don't need a laptop to do this! I often view/edit stills and video on my phone or tablet, and I use a £5 micro SD card reader to do this. The card reader even works on smart TVs. I wonder what you're copying the files t

scro said:
You don't need a laptop to do this! I often view/edit stills and video on my phone or tablet, and I use a £5 micro SD card reader to do this. The card reader even works on smart TVs. I wonder what you're copying the files to?

I copy them to my old galaxy 7. It's the phone I use for the mini. From there I either I post to social media or upload to the cloud. Are you saying you have an SD reader you plug into your phone? Plugging into the TV would be nice.

scro · Jun 2, 2021

Riverbravo said:
I copy them to my old galaxy 7. It's the phone I use for the mini. From there I either I post to social media or upload to the cloud. Are you saying you have an SD reader you plug into your phone? Plugging into the TV would be nice.

I used to use a Galaxy S7 for flying my mini, and now use an S10. I often copy the full res pictures/videos onto my phone using the card reader. It plugs directly into the USB slot on the phone and works a treat. Below is the reader I have - I'm sure the equivalent is available in the USA too. It has USB A, Mini and USB C connectors so plugs into all of my devices old and new.

Make sure it's an "OTG" card reader so your phone will see it as a USB memory stick.