When to replace the motors on Mavic Air

[marchos77]

Looking to know when it would be a good idea to replace the motors on the Mavic Air. I don't want to wait until I have a failure of a motor to replace because it usually means a new Drone by that time. Anyways, curious to know if anyone has ever had an issue with a motor failure and how long it took to fail.

 

[old man mavic]

if the motors are cleaned as part of your maintenance on a regular basis and have not suffered any damage from colliding with another object ,then there is no reason that they would ever need changing ,the only things that could wear are the bearings ,

 

[Meta4]

Looking to know when it would be a good idea to replace the motors on the Mavic Air. I don't want to wait until I have a failure of a motor to replace because it usually means a new Drone by that time. Anyways, curious to know if anyone has ever had an issue with a motor failure and how long it took to fail.

The motors would possibly be the last parts to wear out.
Brushless motors are very reliable and maintenance free and will last for tens of thousands of hours.
I've never heard of anyone wearing out their motors.

 

[Dave Maine]

You are a far better pilot than I if you are worried about wear and motor failure. You will fatally crash it long before you get to that point.

 

[hiflyer201]

Looking to know when it would be a good idea to replace the motors on the Mavic Air. I

Sport mode into a brick wall could be the only reason.

 

[cgmaxed]

LOL. Funny question. but all questions are good questions. Now we all know need not replace motors unless crash.

 

[jumblemon]

I know the owner of one of South Africa’s largest DJI dealers, he told me that he had bought a stock of Mavic 2 motors to ensure he could replace faulty units. He says he’s never had cause to do so where a crash wasn’t involved.

 

[BenAir]

Avoid crashes (yeah great advice I know), keep dirt, grass and sand etc out of the motors by using a landing pad
Check motors for smooth rotation - compare them against each other for an odd one out
Be gentle when replacing props
The motors are really simple inside and the bearings are about all that can be damaged

Its the propellers that are the real worry
Non genuine, nicked or cut, incorrectly fitted they can break or fly off and have done so at 10K rpm - see the diagnoses in flyaway's and crashes forum
In my case the shoulder bag for the MA1 can bend the props causing them to be ineffective
All of these will cause a drone to tumble out of the sky
Make prop fit and inspection a part of your pre flight routine