Chinese gimbal question

[landwomble]

Hi all.
Got a Chinese gimbal and generally, it works fine.
I had a flight today where several minutes in it went crazy though.
All connections seem fine - it was a bit windy but that's all.
Any one have tips?
Also, should it be balanced and sitting level when powered off? Should I use a coin or similar as a weight to make it sit level when unpowered?

 

[harmudge]

The gimbal may have went a little crazy in mid-flight due to the wind possibly pushing it a little hard....my hand-held unit occasionally does that if I nudge it a little hard.

When powered off the gimbal will not sit level, it will naturally lie at an angle so nothing to worry about.

 

[EMCSQUAR]

In your gimbals software you can "up" the power to correct for wind. (IE: PIDs)

 

[landwomble]

Thanks guys. It seems OK at the moment but I just don't have a huge amount of confidence that it won't screw up when it next flies...

Anyone have a guide to PID tuning etc?

 

[harmudge]

No guide, sorry landwomble but maybe take a peek at this video of a guy who sells some great hand-held unit's that I use when out and about.
Roll forward to about 52 seconds and you can see the settings....I inputted those settings into the BGC software with my hand-held attached and it works great....so these may also work for your quad's gimbal, worth a try at least.

Edit to Add, video link that I forgot first time around....sorry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsPw26p0Wbk