Mavic pro 2 gimbal overloaded

[Goldenmember1000]

Hi guys , brand new mavic pro , camera,gimbal has taken upward impact , and although it starts up and moves in all directions with filming possible I have the following problems

1 lack of manual control of camera and gimbal pushes off to side during flight. Plus vibrates

2 gimbal motor overloaded message

3 recalibration freezes at 10 percent




Due to my stupid user error I don’t want to send it off to DJI so had a look inside and found a small indentation on the flex ribbon cable serving the gimbal. It looks like the force of impact has pushed the gimbal holding bracket into the soft cable. Is it worth sending off for a new cable or should I be looking at motors in gimbal?? Thanks for any advice

 

[Former Member]

DJI will probably want to replace the whole gimbal. If your ribbon cable had a nick in it, the gimbal would probably be going crazy.

Im guessing it's a bent gimbal motor arm. I have replacement motor assemblies if you want to try it yourself. I also do the repair.

 

[Goldenmember1000]

Thanks , I’m UK based where are you ?

 

[Former Member]

Im in the USA, so I probably wont be able to help. DJI might be your answer, or you can buy a new gimbal and sell your old one.

 

[Goldenmember1000]

Thanks , Is New cable worth a try first ?

 

[Former Member]

Thanks , Is New cable worth a try first ?

Can you buy a new gimbal ribbon cable for the M2 Pro? I have the cable that goes from the gimbal to the drone, but not the internal ribbon cable.

 

[Goldenmember1000]

This is the cable about 15 pounds

 

[Former Member]

It's worth a try if thats the one that is pinched. There's also the one that runs inside the gimbal. Thats pretty hard to find.

 

[Former Member]

Do you have a picture of your damaged cable?

 

[Goldenmember1000]

Do you have a picture of your damaged cable?

You can’t see it but it an indentation in the right of cable not present anywhere else on cable

 

[Former Member]

Easy enough to replace... let us know how it works out.

 

[Goldenmember1000]

Easy enough to replace... let us know how it works out.

Thanks for the info

 

[Canuk]

This is the cable about 15 pounds

I am shocked that the cable can be damaged so easy . At 15 pounds it sounds like it’s built very heavy duty . [emoji6][emoji23]

 

[Former Member]

I am shocked that the cable can be damaged so easy . At 15 pounds it sounds like it’s built very heavy duty . [emoji6][emoji23]

It's a sturdy cable, but the OP crashed the drone, and the gimbal might have punctured the cable.

They have to make this cable extra strong because people will be swapping gimbals between the M2P and M2Z, and it's easy to bend pins in the connector.

 

[Goldenmember1000]

That’s a definite impact mark there so I may get lucky when the new cable arrives ?!!

 

[Former Member]

Yes that might be enough to disrupt continuity.

 

[Deleted member 91193]

That’s a definite impact mark there so I may get lucky when the new cable arrives ?!!

I have an odd question for you but after I explain it will make sense.. I am looking to create a quick swap gimbal mount for the mavic 2 series and I am looking for some information on that cable. I need to know the type of connector that is on each end and if you can connect one end to the other like a bracelet? I have been warned that the port for the camera on the motherboard can become worn after too many connect/disconnects , my idea is to get an extension cable to plug on to the motherboard so when I swap out the camera I am not putting any wear and tear on the actual port on the board. Would you mind testing that out for me? Also if you would take some really close up shots of the cable ends and the port on the mavic I would really appreciate it.

 

[paulatkin73]

I have an odd question for you but after I explain it will make sense.. I am looking to create a quick swap gimbal mount for the mavic 2 series and I am looking for some information on that cable. I need to know the type of connector that is on each end and if you can connect one end to the other like a bracelet? I have been warned that the port for the camera on the motherboard can become worn after too many connect/disconnects , my idea is to get an extension cable to plug on to the motherboard so when I swap out the camera I am not putting any wear and tear on the actual port on the board. Would you mind testing that out for me? Also if you would take some really close up shots of the cable ends and the port on the mavic I would really appreciate it.

if you have access to manufacturing - it would be interesting to find out what could be the price to make this connector plate/arm out of titanium.
i mean the plastic piece that is right under the black ribbon cable. but, thinking of its shape, price probabyl will be astronomical, unless it would be made out of 2 pieces, but, that would compromise rigidity...

dunno, i really hate this design they did. it is, probably, the most compact gimbal one could make, but, gosh, a single hit on that holder plate will pretty much destroy it. it has to be replaced with titanium or aluminum.

 

[Deleted member 91193]

if you have access to manufacturing - it would be interesting to find out what could be the price to make this connector plate/arm out of titanium.
i mean the plastic piece that is right under the black ribbon cable. but, thinking of its shape, price probabyl will be astronomical, unless it would be made out of 2 pieces, but, that would compromise rigidity...

dunno, i really hate this design they did. it is, probably, the most compact gimbal one could make, but, gosh, a single hit on that holder plate will pretty much destroy it. it has to be replaced with titanium or aluminum.

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I need a close up of both connector ends on the ribbon cable and one of the port on the actual unit.. I do have access to manufacturing but if I cannot overcome the port issue it wont matter.. basically I need to know if the ribbon cable has a MALE & FEMALE end that can be connected, if so I can order and extra ribbon cable and shorten it to use as the port extender.

 

[paulatkin73]

I need a close up of both connector ends on the ribbon cable and one of the port on the actual unit.. I do have access to manufacturing but if I cannot overcome the port issue it wont matter.. basically I need to know if the ribbon cable has a MALE & FEMALE end that can be connected, if so I can order and extra ribbon cable and shorten it to use as the port extender.

to have a hot swap capability would be helpful, but, frankly, at least for me it has a lower priority than a generic survivalability of the whole existing gimbal assembly. those rotating arms where motors sit seem to be made from silumine or something similar - seem to be strong enough - but all the rest is just way too flimsy, really bad design.
not too bad for DJI, as they will have a benefit of charging for gimbal repairs after each and every drone drop, but for customers - really bad.