I dunked my P3s in 2017. I picked up a P3s then for parts because it was cheap and I needed a battery. I got the whole thing for less than the cost of a battery. It flew. I got my P4 and haven't touched it since. I have kept the battery charged.
I got it out. Turned it on. The gimbal worked fine, but no telemetry. I can fix that! They grey antenna wire didn't look right. I unplugged it and broke the board connector. I have a micro soldering iron. I fixed it.
No telemetry! I'll remove the top from the other P3s. I'll get the antenna out of it and make sure it not the antenna. I plugged it in and no telemetry.
It's the gimbal board. I'll change it out with the board out of the other P3s. Still no telemetry! I have been flying my P4 for the past 3 and a half years. I had forgotten, I have to go to settings and connect the P3s wifi to my I Pad. Duh, I have telemetry.
Knowledge is power, but it is a dangerous thing in a rusty container. lol.
I flew it today even though it's a little windy. I sat on the porch and flew it over the house and out over the forest. With the drone a 1,000 ft. away, I lose signal. My P4 doesn't lose signal at 1,000. With my P4, I have telemetry and point it back to home and fly it till I get video. This thing says disconnected. I gain altitude to make sure it doesn't hit anything. I toggled the switch to get it to RTH or was it the other switch I was supposed to toggle? Fortunately it returned, a little higher than it should be, but not crazy high. I take over and it is flying erratically. oh, I didn't return the switch all the way back. It's in atti mode.
As the neighbor's dog is jumping all over me, I hand catch this thing, My nerves are fried! I'm getting rid of this thing as soon as I get everything right with it. I checked the video. It may be a while. Is it the camera or the gimbal board. I have 3 of each, I'll fix it! LOL.
I got it out. Turned it on. The gimbal worked fine, but no telemetry. I can fix that! They grey antenna wire didn't look right. I unplugged it and broke the board connector. I have a micro soldering iron. I fixed it.
No telemetry! I'll remove the top from the other P3s. I'll get the antenna out of it and make sure it not the antenna. I plugged it in and no telemetry.
It's the gimbal board. I'll change it out with the board out of the other P3s. Still no telemetry! I have been flying my P4 for the past 3 and a half years. I had forgotten, I have to go to settings and connect the P3s wifi to my I Pad. Duh, I have telemetry.
Knowledge is power, but it is a dangerous thing in a rusty container. lol.
I flew it today even though it's a little windy. I sat on the porch and flew it over the house and out over the forest. With the drone a 1,000 ft. away, I lose signal. My P4 doesn't lose signal at 1,000. With my P4, I have telemetry and point it back to home and fly it till I get video. This thing says disconnected. I gain altitude to make sure it doesn't hit anything. I toggled the switch to get it to RTH or was it the other switch I was supposed to toggle? Fortunately it returned, a little higher than it should be, but not crazy high. I take over and it is flying erratically. oh, I didn't return the switch all the way back. It's in atti mode.
As the neighbor's dog is jumping all over me, I hand catch this thing, My nerves are fried! I'm getting rid of this thing as soon as I get everything right with it. I checked the video. It may be a while. Is it the camera or the gimbal board. I have 3 of each, I'll fix it! LOL.