Recent content by Eric Lamberts

I might try the aluminium foil trick Today the motors armed jus fine in the driveway.

Good News! I went out of airport range where I can arm the motors and all four worked. I suspect that DJI has some sort of overload protector that protects against serious damage that resets with an adequate cool down period. My problem with troubleshooting is that I live within 5 miles of an...

So. if the ESC IS bad, there would not necessarily be a ESC error code?. anyone ever repair a board? I'd expect it to be one component or a burned printed circuit.

Thank you very much for your answers, I ordered a motor, but like the Idea of switching the motors sounds like a good one to figure out where the fault is. The aircraft is s Phantom 3 pro, btw. I might have access to the test unit you described but just switching the motors is simple and...

I have a motor that doesn't work after a crash. The prop was held from turning for maybe 20 seconds. I finally got it turned off. Motor looks normal, turns freely, not out of round, a few scratches on the shell. Was not hot and no electrical odor. Now when I try to start the motors, the 3...

I have the same problem. prop could not move and I could nto shut down for a while. No the affected motor does not run and when I turn them on 3 rev for a bit and the stopped one does not work. There are scratches on the motor shell and it rotates freely. My differential diagnosis is bad...