I bought a DJI Phantom 3 4K very cheap from a friend of mine who had crashed it as he was not able to fix it, and was not too interested in it anymore either. He was of course open about the fact that it was not functioning as it should, but as I am more tech savvy then him, he hoped I could get some joy out of. I am not used to drones so I am not very familiar with it and how it is suppose to work.
The main problem is obviously that the connector on one of the cables to the camera unit has fallen of (the biggest of the two cables that connects to the camera unit). See picture. The camera itself might also be broken. My friend had already purchased a new camera so that should work. It looks the same but the sticker says Phantom 3 PRO instead of Phantom 4K. I guess it should work with this drone
The alternatives is to either try to change the cable myself, or to send it abroad to fix it. Sending it abroad will however be expensive.
In addition, I have some other problems with the drone. Before deciding to use a lot of money to ship abroad, I have tried to fix these other issues but has not been able to. I am not sure if these issues are connected to the broken cable or not, and is therefore hesitant to throw more money on it to fix the cable, if there is still other errors.
I’ll give a description of the situation:
Initially I start up everything - controller - app - drone. On my phone, I connect to the wifi that the controllers sets up (it is the controller with the micro USB so as I have understood it, I am not suppose to connect my mobile to the controller by cable).
When I open the app, I choose Phantom and it then states «Remote controller connected. Connect aircraft». So as I understand it, the aircraft is not connected to the remote according to the app. The little lamp on the controller is also solid red, which according to the instruction book, should mean that the drone is not connected. However, the drone flashes green twice, which means it is ready to fly. I am also able to fly it, so it is clear that it is connected to the remote.
On the app however, it does not seem like the aircraft is «part of the loop». Of course I understand that I don’t get to see any liveview as the cable to the camera unit is broken, but I guess I should be able to see the signal for the aircraft etc. in the app. It only state N/A, the same with Aircraft battery and aircraft battery temperature when I go into the menu.
I have tried to go into the app the reconnect the remote but when I search for the drone (and press the pairing button on the drone), it does not find it. However, afterwards they connect again and I am able to fly it again.
I have tried to delete cache in the app and reinstall but it does not help. Also tried with another device (iPad).
So, I am just wondering if anybody have some tips and if you think these are separate errors, or that this is connected to the broken cable so that it will be solved after the cable is changed.
Please share if any of you have any experience with replacing the cable. From what I have seen on YouTube videos, that cable is glued on to the board so it does not seem very easy to change it. I have changed screen and batteries on iPhones and Macs so I am familiar with repairing such things.
The main problem is obviously that the connector on one of the cables to the camera unit has fallen of (the biggest of the two cables that connects to the camera unit). See picture. The camera itself might also be broken. My friend had already purchased a new camera so that should work. It looks the same but the sticker says Phantom 3 PRO instead of Phantom 4K. I guess it should work with this drone
The alternatives is to either try to change the cable myself, or to send it abroad to fix it. Sending it abroad will however be expensive.
In addition, I have some other problems with the drone. Before deciding to use a lot of money to ship abroad, I have tried to fix these other issues but has not been able to. I am not sure if these issues are connected to the broken cable or not, and is therefore hesitant to throw more money on it to fix the cable, if there is still other errors.
I’ll give a description of the situation:
Initially I start up everything - controller - app - drone. On my phone, I connect to the wifi that the controllers sets up (it is the controller with the micro USB so as I have understood it, I am not suppose to connect my mobile to the controller by cable).
When I open the app, I choose Phantom and it then states «Remote controller connected. Connect aircraft». So as I understand it, the aircraft is not connected to the remote according to the app. The little lamp on the controller is also solid red, which according to the instruction book, should mean that the drone is not connected. However, the drone flashes green twice, which means it is ready to fly. I am also able to fly it, so it is clear that it is connected to the remote.
On the app however, it does not seem like the aircraft is «part of the loop». Of course I understand that I don’t get to see any liveview as the cable to the camera unit is broken, but I guess I should be able to see the signal for the aircraft etc. in the app. It only state N/A, the same with Aircraft battery and aircraft battery temperature when I go into the menu.
I have tried to go into the app the reconnect the remote but when I search for the drone (and press the pairing button on the drone), it does not find it. However, afterwards they connect again and I am able to fly it again.
I have tried to delete cache in the app and reinstall but it does not help. Also tried with another device (iPad).
So, I am just wondering if anybody have some tips and if you think these are separate errors, or that this is connected to the broken cable so that it will be solved after the cable is changed.
Please share if any of you have any experience with replacing the cable. From what I have seen on YouTube videos, that cable is glued on to the board so it does not seem very easy to change it. I have changed screen and batteries on iPhones and Macs so I am familiar with repairing such things.
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