Hi all,
I've just joined the forum after reading countless pages on different topics. I have bought a used Mavic pro with no history, factory battery and charger, RC seems working ok. It's my first drone. The sticker on the top of the case with the serial number, ssid codes etc was removed so I have no info on it.
Problem?
The drone starts, red LED on legs, each motors moves a little on startup. The status light is off, it's not possible to link to the RC or use the WiFi. The link Led is not blinking either.
Was unit in a crash? Possible, there are traces marks all over the drone.
What have you tried so far?
Upon opening, I found both WiFi board coax cables disconnected (cut or ripped off). I disconnected the WiFi flex cable and removed the WiFi unit, as I understood I can use the RC only for now.
The white coax from the front antenna was also disconnected/cut. I am not sure how to repair the cable, soldering did not work. I can find no spares antenna online, only complete arms. I don't know if there are some cheap antenna which could work good enough for me to assess the drone condition before I spend more money.
The flex cable running between the 2 main PCB was ripped off as well. I guess this is why the drone status light is off, it's not recognised by the computer etc. I've ordered a spare flex cable and hope to then be able to link it to the computer, see a status light and start from there.
One of the 2 small landing cameras on the PCB as a damaged flex cable (they are cameras, right?) I've not found spares online, do you maybe have a link? I guess it won't fly without it being repaired?
What device are you using ( iphone , ipad, Samsung , etc)? iPhone, android, windows 10 laptop
What firmware are you running ( aircraft, remote controller)?
Aircraft unknown
RC not sure how to check
What Go app version are you using? 4
Any modification? (if so what)
Did you change anything or install any apps? (if so what)
Do you have a video or pictures of the problem? (if so post link)
Thanks a lot for the help you can bring!
I've just joined the forum after reading countless pages on different topics. I have bought a used Mavic pro with no history, factory battery and charger, RC seems working ok. It's my first drone. The sticker on the top of the case with the serial number, ssid codes etc was removed so I have no info on it.
Problem?
The drone starts, red LED on legs, each motors moves a little on startup. The status light is off, it's not possible to link to the RC or use the WiFi. The link Led is not blinking either.
Was unit in a crash? Possible, there are traces marks all over the drone.
What have you tried so far?
Upon opening, I found both WiFi board coax cables disconnected (cut or ripped off). I disconnected the WiFi flex cable and removed the WiFi unit, as I understood I can use the RC only for now.
The white coax from the front antenna was also disconnected/cut. I am not sure how to repair the cable, soldering did not work. I can find no spares antenna online, only complete arms. I don't know if there are some cheap antenna which could work good enough for me to assess the drone condition before I spend more money.
The flex cable running between the 2 main PCB was ripped off as well. I guess this is why the drone status light is off, it's not recognised by the computer etc. I've ordered a spare flex cable and hope to then be able to link it to the computer, see a status light and start from there.
One of the 2 small landing cameras on the PCB as a damaged flex cable (they are cameras, right?) I've not found spares online, do you maybe have a link? I guess it won't fly without it being repaired?
What device are you using ( iphone , ipad, Samsung , etc)? iPhone, android, windows 10 laptop
What firmware are you running ( aircraft, remote controller)?
Aircraft unknown
RC not sure how to check
What Go app version are you using? 4
Any modification? (if so what)
Did you change anything or install any apps? (if so what)
Do you have a video or pictures of the problem? (if so post link)
Thanks a lot for the help you can bring!
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