Gimbal Disconnection

[AlexPunturi]

Crashed my drone into a pole trying to show off and it still flies, only problem is the camera fell of and the plastic part attached to the drone actually broke off in two different places. I think the gimbal is fine but 3 wires are now hanging from the drone, 1 ribbon cable, 1 grey cable, and 1 black cable. Where can I find the plastic but that broke and how can I reconnect these wires?

 

[msinger]

Here are the parts you need:

• Antenna
• Gimbal Mounting Plate

 

[AlexPunturi]

Here are the parts you need:

• Antenna
• Gimbal Mounting Plate

Thank you so much for that quick reply, but how do I connect the cables after I buy them?

 

[msinger]

You'll need to open your Phantom shell to replace the antenna. These videos should help:

 

[AlexPunturi]

You'll need to open your Phantom shell to replace the antenna. These videos should help:

Thank you very much.

 

[AlexPunturi]

@msinger Hey I opened my drone but I still don't know how to put the new parts into the drone and connect them.

 

[msinger]

Did you reference the above videos?

 

[AlexPunturi]

Yes I watched how to take apart the drone but the other video won't load at all.

 

[msinger]

Both videos are loading okay for me. Try using a different web browser and/or watch them directly on YouTube's website. And if you search YouTube's website, you'll find additional how-to videos there.

 

[AlexPunturi]

Okay thank you so much again, may I ask what the 1st video is called?

 

[msinger]

You can view the first video here. It's titled "How to remove the DJI Phantom 3 Standard gimbal & camera".

 

[AlexPunturi]

The problem is the video won't load on this app so I need to search it on YouTube.

 

[msinger]

Ah. Or use a computer

 

[AlexPunturi]

I'm on a computer now, thanks for your help!

 

[AlexPunturi]

Alright msinger let me make sure I'm buying the right parts real quick, the cables have snapped, and I just want to make sure I get the right ones to replace them.

These are the cables that connect to the gimbal, the grey and black, as well as a ribbon cable but it seems to be intact. I also now have the problem that I don't know where these cables lead to in the drone so I am not sure how I can replace them.

 

[msinger]

Those cables are from the antennas housed inside of either side of the battery compartment. You'll be able to see them if you remove the Phantom battery and look inside of the battery compartment.

 

[AlexPunturi]

So I have to take the motherboard out in order to get the one furthest back?

 

[msinger]

That's correct. You'll find the battery compartment beneath that part. Watch the last several minutes of the 2nd video I posted above.

 

[AlexPunturi]

Alright I successfully took those two parts out, is it easy to reinstall the new ones? The parts should be here in a few days.

 

[msinger]

It'll involve completely dissembling your Phantom, but it should be relatively easy if you're handy. If you have any doubts, you could always send it away to a repair shop to be fixed.