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I am having trouble removing the Antenna's from Phantom 3 controller. I may have to destroy them to get them out, has anyone any suggestions on how to remove them. thank's. Colin.
He hasn't "broken" the casing, just opened it to get access to where the antenna is held in place and plugged into the circuit board. You cannot remove the antenna without doing this.Yes I have seen that vid but he has broken the casing of the controller, I am struggling with the antenna's they wont come out of the casing.
He hasn't "broken" the casing, just opened it to get access to where the antenna is held in place and plugged into the circuit board. You cannot remove the antenna without doing this.
I have been trying that but finding it impossible they just wont budge.What you have to do is use a pair of pliers and pinch/ compress inwards together the two halves (arrowed in red) at the same time pushing the pliers forward and wriggling the antenna blade while pulling it at the same time.
You might need to remove the wheel assembly (marked in yellow) to get a better purchase on the two halves
Do this slowly so that you don't damage the lips on the antenna blade as this is what locks it in position and holds it in, just in case you want to use the OEM antennas again
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I have been trying that but finding it impossible they just wont budge.
I have been trying to avoid destroying the antenna, but I might have to. Where would I get replacements from ?What you might have to do is grab one of the lips with the pliers and twist and push it in towards the center, so it releases from the latching onto the side.
This will destroy the lip/tab, so you won't be able to put the original antenna back
I have been trying to avoid destroying the antenna, but I might have to. Where would I get replacements from ?