Minor crash DJI MAVIC

junkaii · Mar 26, 2017

Hi all i recently knocked mr DJI mavic into a wall, didnt fall all the way back, it still managed to stabilize itself. At first the gimbal was not working but after restarting the drone it worked fine. Is there a need for me to worry about the drone motors or should it fly as normal?

Birdman5280 · Mar 26, 2017

You shouldn't have to worry if it starts up without any issues. However, inspect the broken props and make sure the 3 tabs that make the connection are intact. They can break off and still be In the motor. With the Mavic off, give the motors a spin and be sure the motors aren't catching or making any unusual noises. You'll get a warning if something is wrong during start-up.

Edited slightly because I felt my original answer was a little too nonchalant

AlanTheBeast · Mar 26, 2017

junkaii said:
Hi all i recently knocked mr DJI mavic into a wall, didnt fall all the way back, it still managed to stabilize itself. At first the gimbal was not working but after restarting the drone it worked fine. Is there a need for me to worry about the drone motors or should it fly as normal?

Seems like no worry - you could invoke a gimbal calibration on the ground before your next take off.

junkaii · Mar 26, 2017

Birdman5280 said:
You shouldn't have to worry if it starts up without any issues. However, inspect the broken props and make sure the 3 tabs that make the connection are intact. They can break off and still be In the motor. With the Mavic off, give the motors a spin and be sure the motors aren't catching or making any unusual noises. You'll get a warning if something is wrong during start-up.

Edited slightly because I felt my original answer was a little too nonchalant

Can you explain how to make the connection intact? (the part where you mentioned to check the 3 tabs)

junkaii · Mar 26, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
Seems like no worry - you could invoke a gimbal calibration on the ground before your next take off.

the gimbal looks a little out of position to me.. however i am not sure. is the ribbons on top of the camera supposed to be seen?

AlanTheBeast · Mar 27, 2017

junkaii said:
the gimbal looks a little out of position to me.. however i am not sure. is the ribbons on top of the camera supposed to be seen?

Can you take a photo and post it?

junkaii · Mar 29, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
Can you take a photo and post it?

junkaii · Mar 29, 2017

junkaii said:

are the ribbons out of position?

AlanTheBeast · Mar 29, 2017

junkaii said:
are the ribbons out of position?

I hope someone replies. My MP is at DJI presently so I don't want to weigh in w/o a bird to look at and compare.

It is normal that these ribbon cables are visible, but it's important that they're correctly seated as well.

junkaii · Mar 31, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
I hope someone replies. My MP is at DJI presently so I don't want to weigh in w/o a bird to look at and compare.

It is normal that these ribbon cables are visible, but it's important that they're correctly seated as well.

thread is relatively old.. do you mind if you tell me when your drone is back?