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[Oman]

I have a air 2S. I started the drone to to run the battery down to 60% for storage. The problem is I forgot to take the gimble cover off ,did not run very long
Do you think I hurt anything .
SIGNED WORRIED
oman

 

[MA2 317]

I think we've all left the gimbal cover on a couple of times.

Power off, remove the cover, power on, and check for any errors.

You're probably safe.

 

[Oman]

I think we've all left the gimbal cover on a couple of times.

Power off, remove the cover, power on, and check for any errors.

You're probably safe.

I was very worried, it's brand new and I have yet to fly it. When I turn it on it seems to sync ok and it seems to function ok
As always thank you Doug AKA Oman

 

[Oman]

I was very worried, it's brand new and I have yet to fly it. When I turn it on it seems to sync ok and it seems to function ok
As always thank you Doug AKA Oman

I can use all the input on this topic I can get.
Thanks guys oman

 

[Gagey52]

Doug your not the only one to do this. In fact i have now put red flags on my covers to make sure they are removed before flight. Have never damaged a gimbal from that little mistake.
Regards

 

[Oman]

Doug your not the only one to do this. In fact i have now put red flags on my covers to make sure they are removed before flight. Have never damaged a gimbal from that little mistake.
Regards

Thank you Oman
Stay well

 

[Dirby]

Did you get an Gimble overide message on your tablet?

 

[Robert Prior]

I have a air 2S. I started the drone to to run the battery down to 60% for storage. The problem is I forgot to take the gimble cover off ,did not run very long
Do you think I hurt anything .
SIGNED WORRIED
oman

I wouldn't worry. I think we've all done that a few times by mistake.

Some people attach large bright-coloured tapes/tags to their gimbal cover to remind them to take it off. I think it's a great idea but keep forgetting to buy high-visibility tape when I'm out shopping.

 

[Oman]

I wouldn't worry. I think we've all done that a few times by mistake.

Some people attach large bright-coloured tapes/tags to their gimbal cover to remind them to take it off. I think it's a great idea but keep forgetting to buy high-visibility tape when I'm out shopping.

I think I will put some red tape on my forehead lol
Happy and Healthy Holidays to my friends
Oman

 

[MS Coast]

@Oman, After doing the same thing a couple of times, I put a "Remove before flight" tape on the gimble cover. Nothing fancy. I tied a piece of Christmas ribbon to a wide rubber band from a bunch of broccoli.

I doubt that you damaged the gimbal at all. Enjoy that new Air 2S.

 

[Paint Rock Drones]

@Oman, After doing the same thing a couple of times, I put a "Remove before flight" tape on the gimble cover. Nothing fancy. I tied a piece of Christmas ribbon to a wide rubber band from a bunch of broccoli.

I doubt that you damaged the gimbal at all. Enjoy that new Air 2S.

My version is is some survey tape (which I happened to have handy) attached with heavy duty electrical tape (also handy).
I forgot to remove the cover several times with my Mini 2 before adding the reminder. Each time I got a gimbal error message in the app, but as soon as I powered down, removed the cover, and powered back up it worked fine.

Welcome to the club.

 

[itallica]

I have a air 2S. I started the drone to to run the battery down to 60% for storage. The problem is I forgot to take the gimble cover off ,did not run very long
Do you think I hurt anything .
SIGNED WORRIED
oman

You don't need to worry about taking your batteries down to 60% for storage. The batteries do that for you with the Air2(s).

DJI Air 2S Battery (All You Need to Know) | Droneblog <- read the part abt auto discharging

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

@Oman if you were running the battery down just having it sitting around on a table at home, it’s a bit less likely to get damaged than if it were in flight.
The gimbal isn’t stressed by keeping up with the flight movement etc.
I think from the sounds of further start ups being normal, you escaped any damage, and hope this is the case for you.

 

[tlswift58]

I have a air 2S. I started the drone to to run the battery down to 60% for storage. The problem is I forgot to take the gimble cover off ,did not run very long
Do you think I hurt anything .
SIGNED WORRIED
oman

Nope.

 

[HoozierDroneDaddy]

I painted my cover with Traffic Orange Paint so it clearly stands out.

 

[Arnold LeVine]

I painted my cover with Traffic Orange Paint so it clearly stands out.

paint is a great idea! it would also obscure the RC image and jog the brain. I'm going out to buy a bottle of bright orange/yellow testor right now after reading your post. Thanks!!

 

[twickers14]

Oh dear I too have done that! Bit sad really but I have attached a Dymo label saying “Remove cover” on the top of the main frame just above the gimbal. Haven’t done it since!

 

[Dan AISCF]

To echo many here, you should be fine . I too started the Air2S with the cover on, once. Powered down, took cover off and started up fine, no errors. I now have a label on the top of the drone that says "Remove Gimbal Cover", lol. I never forget now...

 

[umanbean]

I painted my cover with Traffic Orange Paint so it clearly stands out.

Me too... haven't forgotten it since!

 

[Oman]

Thanks everybody Doug