This is my first DJI drone; I bought a used P3S off FB Marketplace, knowing I’d need to do some repairs, but figured I’d still come in under the cost of buying one in flight-ready condition. Well, it’s getting close to that cost.
Previous owner admitted to pulling a stupid — according to his story, he cut the engines mid-flight, figuring he could reengage before impact. (He was incorrect.) Damaged the gimbal, broke one of the landing gear, camera seems intact.
I’ve replaced the yaw and pitch motors, the gimbal arms, the ribbon cable (with a generic — I know, I know), and the main gimbal board (fully tested before shipment; shop sent testing video). (Also, repaired the landing gear, but antennas and compass board look fine.) On power-up,
• gimbal pitch and roll appear to stabilize
• yaw remains full left
• some motor controller sounds like it’s intermittently chirping
• RC can’t connect to aircraft; sync button on the aircraft is solid red and doesn’t feel/sound like it’s moving/clicking.
What’s next? Ribbon cable again? Something wrong with the yaw motor? Something wrong with the sync button or the board it’s on?
Video of power-up sequence and screenshot of disconnected DJI GO app.
Previous owner admitted to pulling a stupid — according to his story, he cut the engines mid-flight, figuring he could reengage before impact. (He was incorrect.) Damaged the gimbal, broke one of the landing gear, camera seems intact.
I’ve replaced the yaw and pitch motors, the gimbal arms, the ribbon cable (with a generic — I know, I know), and the main gimbal board (fully tested before shipment; shop sent testing video). (Also, repaired the landing gear, but antennas and compass board look fine.) On power-up,
• gimbal pitch and roll appear to stabilize
• yaw remains full left
• some motor controller sounds like it’s intermittently chirping
• RC can’t connect to aircraft; sync button on the aircraft is solid red and doesn’t feel/sound like it’s moving/clicking.
What’s next? Ribbon cable again? Something wrong with the yaw motor? Something wrong with the sync button or the board it’s on?
Video of power-up sequence and screenshot of disconnected DJI GO app.