POLL: Have you powered on your Mavic with the gimbal lock attached?

[msinger]

A lot of people worry about damaging the gimbal after accidentally powering on the Mavic with the gimbal lock attached. Have you ever done this?

Please vote above.

 

[dirkclod]

I have several times in a hurry with both and only issue was that oh crap moment .

 

[WobblingWillie]

I have but only with my Mavic air. I have not done that with my Mavic 2. No damage, just gimbal overload warning on the Go4 app.

 

[Thomas B]

I only did it once. Now I use a preflight checklist. No damage, but it seems likely that doing so is a real stress on the gimbal motors as they try to do the startup dance.

 

[Tofino]

Yup I did it once and never again.
Have learned to do a quick step by step preflight..

 

[MAJMattMason]

Yes, have done it several times unintentionally. Last time the screen simply said the gimbal wasn't ready, took it off and the gimbal went through the normal startup motions on its own. I'm thinking DJI has figured this part out.

 

[Thomas B]

Yes, have done it several times unintentionally. Last time the screen simply said the gimbal wasn't ready, took it off and the gimbal went through the normal startup motions on its own. I'm thinking DJI has figured this part out.

Hope you’re correct.
I went to PolarPro’s gimble lock due to easier to apply and hard to ignore the big black thing over my camera.

 

[msinger]

Hope you’re correct.

Lots of people have done this and I've never seen anyone report it causing permanent damage. If that's really the case (or the common case anyhow), then it seems DJI likely has done something to attempt to prevent the gimbal from damaging itself. The DJI GO app knows when the gimbal lock is attached, so there is definitely some kind of logic built in there.

 

[LazyBird]

Twice, no damage done.

 

[FormerMember07122019_2]

I think I have done it twice as well and all I get is a gimbal overload message while I facepalm.

 

[Mossiback]

Did it once. Taped some red ribbon to it and haven't forgotten since.

 

[ehenderson410]

Yeah I’ve done it a handful of times. Even took off with it on once....

 

[DebianDog]

I bet I did at at least 50 times with my original Mavic Pro ? Never was an issue. With my new M2P I have a sweet new PolarPro guard that makes it hard to forget to take off

 

[JDFMavic]

Did it once. I got a message saying gimble motor overload. No damage, but made me be sure to check it every time. I also got that message a couple of times taking off from my lawn.... Again, being very careful that the gimbal is free to do it's pre-flight stretch.

 

[msinger]

I see we only have one vote for "damaged the gimbal and I had to repair my Mavic". Does that voter want to share their story here?

 

[NAVMAV]

Give that Guy a Medal? He's claiming to have NEVER done that?

We'd have been willing to bet NONE of our Nine Zillion members have not left the d*mned thing on.

Rgds NAVMAV

 

[mnis]

The original gimbal lock for the M1P was terrible for me, I reluctantly used the complicated thing.

At some point I found a gimbal dome with integrated lock. The new Dome Lock is easy to install and remove with some practice, but it can damage the gimbal if used carelessly.

Well, in about 2 years with the M1P I forgot maybe five to 10 times to free the gimbal, and it is always a small shock moment. But until today the gimbal works without problems...

 

[Former Member]

The original gimbal lock for the M1P was terrible for me, I reluctantly used the complicated thing.

At some point I found a gimbal dome with integrated lock. The new Dome Lock is easy to install and remove with some practice, but it can damage the gimbal if used carelessly.

Well, in about 2 years with the M1P I forgot maybe five to 10 times to free the gimbal, and it is always a small shock moment. But until today the gimbal works without problems...

Glad its still working.

 

[mnis]

Glad its still working.

Yeah, even Fethry Duck the unlucky person from Duckburg & Mouseton sometimes has a little luck

 

[John235]

I've done it several times, but it caused no harm. Never did again since adding a bright colored ribbon to the gimble lock. I was also forgetting to remove it while using a USB cable to upload my videos.