Buying a US P4P in AU??

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There's a good deal I found on a P4P. I'm in Australia and the seller is in the US but he's coming here next week. The drone has care refresh until Dec this year so it's almost a year old. Only done a couple hours flight though.
Anyway my question is, is there any problems using the drine here other than the different plug? Is the charger auto switching 110/230? What should I be looking out for?
 
I bought my P4 overseas and have had no problems with it. You can either chop the plug off and fit an Aus plug or spend $6 and buy an adaptor. The chargers are identical regardless of which market you buy them in and run 120/230V power supplies. No issues with Hz as its a battery charger and not a piece of rotating machinery.
 
The only risk is warranty, as you will only be able to get it done back in the usa , if you don't want to pay for a repair.

I'd also check the world wide coverage of DJI care refresh , I read somewhere it was country or origin specific from a claim perspective. I think its about 250 to get the Australian version , also the set up is more complicated on a second hand drone as you have to prove its operating normally
 
The only risk is warranty, as you will only be able to get it done back in the usa , if you don't want to pay for a repair.

I'd also check the world wide coverage of DJI care refresh , I read somewhere it was country or origin specific from a claim perspective. I think its about 250 to get the Australian version , also the set up is more complicated on a second hand drone as you have to prove its operating normally
I didn't think you could get refresh on a second hand drone. Like I said refresh runs out in a month so not really worries about that since I won't get to use it till mid december as I'm going away on holidays next week. If something did happen I either get it fixed here or claim it through my insurance and pay $300 excess.
 
I didn't think you could get refresh on a second hand drone. Like I said refresh runs out in a month so not really worries about that since I won't get to use it till mid december as I'm going away on holidays next week. If something did happen I either get it fixed here or claim it through my insurance and pay $300 excess.

Sounds good, I'd check out the camera and gimbal on the second hand bird, a module replacement in that area is expensive, for an Australian warrantied unit about 1200 aud

DJIP4-63 P4Pro Gimbal Camera

Check for gimbal noise, a camera that is not pointing straight and makes sure it moves smooth on the vertical axis up and down

From a body perspective , I'd check out for micro cracks on the underside of the arms in the vent area.

Test out the visual position sensors (VPS) via the onscreen indicators

Check full connection to the RC and the battery of the RC,
Check condition of the flight batteries, in the app you can see how many times they have been charged
Check to see if they work on the charger and can charge

Check for battery looseness on installing in the AC, sometimes a battery clicks in but then can fall out due to warping of the body shell

Check for gps satellite connection, should get 10 or 11 connected easily

Take some movies and photos to check play back

Bring your device and check how that works with the P4P, actually hook up the unit you want to use so there are no susprises
 
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Hard to do when uou live over 1000kms away from it. He sent me the flight log. I'll try posting here.
 

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Hard to do when uou live over 1000kms away from it. He sent me the flight log. I'll try posting here.
I'm sure you'll know how to test it and run it through its paces. You're not a newbie and if this guy is bringing it all the way from the US, he is probably keen to offload it and you can bring the price down a bit as well.
 
Trouble is I have $2600 in a stash and was going to go new, but if I get this I'll just have to buy myself a mavic pro as well. Just have to find a place to sleep coz the mrs will probably divorce me lol.
 

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