Hi guys I have a DJI Phantom FC40 and had the brilliant idea to fly it into a quarry and over a pond. On its way in it clipt a tree and fell into the water/sunk. I was thinking of trying to recover the drone but wondering if it is worth the effort as it will be submerged for at least a day. What do you guys think? is it ever going to work again? Will I ever see Droney Mc Drone face again?
Is there hope for my Phantom currently in a pond?
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Fresh water your chances are very good. Just dissasemble and wash everything with fresh water well. Then wash again with IPA, using a stiff brush to remove any gunk. Compressed air is great for drying.
Ok its dark outside and were going down with a couple of fishing rods and a pool cleaning net, ill let you know how it goes
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I have had experience with dunking my drones, had to replace pretty much all the electoronics, you might get lucky, but i would not count on it. When my Ar Drone 2.0 took a 10 second dunk in our pool, it was game over, never worked again, had to replace the main board and nav board
ok a bit of an update, we spent three days attempting to get the drone back and eventually got it back with a mate that dives after hours of trying to grapple hook it.
Its been washed out with fresh water and has been drying out with moisture absorbers. I plugged it in and the the leds at the bottom light up and blink, the motors kind of pulse on and off in like a regular order but it just keeps pulsing and doesn't stop/change pattern.
Its been washed out with fresh water and has been drying out with moisture absorbers. I plugged it in and the the leds at the bottom light up and blink, the motors kind of pulse on and off in like a regular order but it just keeps pulsing and doesn't stop/change pattern.
Ok so im not too sure if its worth fixing at the moment, all the motors seemed to spin randomly so they might be good? would it just need new internals? is it worth fixing or just pick another one up?
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