borgqueenx said:
I really wish the + would have a molex for the camera. Then at a crash the camera would detach with the ribbon cable intact.
This is the main problem. We need to find a way to reinforce the ribbon and preventing it from snapping when the camera and gimbal seperate by impact.
Just a thought, but I challenge anyone to find a case where the gimbal and camera have spontaneously detached because the rigid clear plastic pins were missing. On the contrary, the gimbal and camera seem to break off because of the shock of impact, but the rigid pins never break. H'mmmm, just wondering hypothetically if the pins were removed then the elastic vibration dampers would have more travel and could act more efficiently as shock absorbers in the event of a hard landing? Think running over a pothole when your cars suspension reaches the end of its travel - bang!
Many if not all of the camera detachments result from shearing of the lower gimbal motor shaft (and ribbon cable) upon hard landing. If the rigid clear plastic pins were removed then perhaps more impact energy could be absorbed by the elastic dampers? It is very unlikely the camera and gimbal will separate from the dampers; I lost my V2+ gimbal and camera just as described above (hard landing) then replaced the assembly with a Canon camera attached to upper part of the camera (aluminium plate that holds camera components and receives the 3 cables ). The 4 shock absorbing dampers have been able to hold the plate and Canon without pins and without problems.