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[Arce101]

Crashed today no esc available

 

[Arce101]

Fell in water but was still on when I got it out

 

[Drone Master]

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[FatherXmas]

Bummer, I hope it was fresh water. I dropped my M2P in the river, took it apart as far as I could, let it dry for several days then sprayed all the connections with contact cleaner. The only thing that didn't survive was the battery.
@Thunderdrones will be able to advise better than me.

 

[Arce101]

It turns on the motors make a grinding noise

 

[Arce101]

I did he hasn’t got back to me yet

 

[Arce101]

 

[Former Member]

Crashed today no esc available

1. With the power off, turn each motor by hand and see if there is resistance. Sounds like there is sediment or debris on all of the motors.
2. Turn it on and let it go through the gimbal calibration. I only say this because you have already successfully turned it on without smoking anything. Check for error messages and post them here.
3. Are you getting video feed?

Normally, if your drone has gotten immersed, I would recommend doing what @FatherXmas did, since your warranty is going to be void anyway.

 

[Thomas B]

It turns on the motors make a grinding noise

Sounds like sand or dirt in the motors.

 

[Former Member]

P.S. you can use contact cleaner, but I use isopropyl alcohol extremely conservatively. Keep track of where it all goes. Contact cleaner is great after it dries to remove any corrosion from connectors, but its not perfect.

 

[Arce101]

Now it starts ? but it weird bc I kind of blew in the motors to get the water out but check this out it flys

 

[Arce101]

But I’m still getting errors in the esc how is that? Should I just let it dry out a couple days?

 

[Arce101]

 

[Former Member]

Are the motors till gritty when you turn them by hand? If you are still getting ESC errors, let it dry or it will fry.

 

[Former Member]

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Those arent ESC errors. You probably got water in your sensors.

 

[Arce101]

I just flew it but I’m gonna set it up so I don’t do any damage how do u recommend setting up to get excess water out

 

[Arce101]

But if I let it dry out it will be ok ?

 

[Arce101]

Well let’s just hope it can be fixed with a little tlc

 

[Arce101]

There was camera feed but not anymore

 

[Former Member]

But if I let it dry out it will be ok ?

If you dont want to take it apart, then let it dry out in a bag with desiccant for a few days. Some of the error messages might go away when its dry.