Recent content by dllquad

If you got that magnet off you did much better than me. I took me a number of attempts to where the camera would point forward. Trial and error. Good luck getting it fixed. It sound like you are almost there.

So to conclude my exploration...; the homemade hollow magnet from a refrigerator magnet caused the camera to do some dancing and abnormal movements. So I went back to the broken magnet and placed both halves back on the yaw motor shaft. With some trial and error I was able to position the magnet...

I took the new top board and yaw motor and fitted them to everything else different. Still the same problem. That's why I think the yaw motor and the top board are mated and calibrated. So just to update you on progress....; I got the miniature gear puller. Unfortunately, it broke the magnet in...

We're all in this together. The nice thing is all the experience that comes together on this forum. All good, we all learn together.

Hi PheonixOne, looks like your arm took a hit. Good luck replacing it. I would be curious to know if that resolves the pointing left problem. I really think that in my case, having replaced just the top board, the yaw motor sensor and the gimbal top board are mated and calibrated at the factory...

Philius, thank you for the reminder about the acetone. I'm sure the puller is steel. I'll just have to give it a try. I'll let you know.

Dr. Dan, I gave the yaw axis taping a try. No joy. After I removed the tape and powered up the P3P, the camera went immediately to the left stop. I guess I'm back to trying to move the magnet. I do have a small wheel puller on the way. We'll see how that works. Thanks again.

I'll have to give taping a try. As I was thinking about it, you probably only taped the yaw axis, not the pitch or roll. The only other question I have is how far to the left was your camera pointing before the taping experiment? Mine points hard against the left stop.

Wow, very interesting. So you taped it so the camera was totally immovable, and flew it, correct? Couldn't you do the same with the gimbal lock? I would be very interested in knowing if it stays pointing forward between power cycles and additional flights..

I pulled the yaw motor off the chassis. It almost like a little wheel puller, like used in clock work might do the trick. Although, the thread that you gave me the link to said the ring is very bridle. I'll do some thinking on it and see what I can come up with. I'll let you know. You have been...

Not having torn into it too deep at this point, I'm not sure what I am looking at. I do have a tool like that. Whether it's the right size or not, again, after I tear into it I'll find out. You don't happen to have any photos of the motor and the sensor ring do you?

Oso, thank you for your suggestion on the find function. I wasn't aware that "find" was available. Also, thanks for the forum link on the magnetic sensor.

Thanks for your response. The flat side of the shaft and the screw are in the correct position. What I did was move the yaw pivot point off the flat edge of the shaft so the camera points forward. Doing that it works just fine. My concern is that the screw now does not hit the flat side of the...

I am new to contributing to this forum but have done a lot of reading. I'm wonder if someone could weigh-in on an issue with camera alignment. I have a Phantom 3 Pro. I had a gimbal top board that was not transmitting video. Other than that, the gimbal movement and positioning responded...