P3 Standard NO startup sound

[samb]

I have a Phantom 3 Standard. I have the latest firmware installed, my quadcopter was working fine until yesterday. All I did was, I flipped the drone upside down and removed some screws for the prop guards. Now my Phantom has NO start up sound, it does not connect to Wifi, I have done the compass calibration several times and it still says that I need to calibrate the compass. There is also a clicking noise coming from the drone once the battery is turned on. Please help.

 

[msinger]

All I did was, I flipped the drone upside down and removed some screws for the prop guards.

What exactly did you do right after removing the prop guards? Did you reinsert the same screws?

 

[samb]

Yes I did..

 

[msinger]

Ah. That's no good. You'll likely have to replace all of your motors since you drove those long screws through the motor coils.

 

[Jayfdee]

Yes I did..

Oh dear sounds very expensive if you used the long screws.

 

[msinger]

The P3S motors aren't very expensive. It's about an $84 fix. The fun part is dissembling everything to get to the motors.

@samb, you can find new motors here on Amazon:

• 2312A CCW
• 2312A CW

You'll need two of each motor. Here's a how-to for replacing the motors:

 

[samb]

Thank you for your help. I'll remove the screws when I get home this evening and find out. Thanks again!

 

[mdrmoose]

Dude I haven't flown my drone in over a year. Had a shaft break on 1 motor, so I got a new one and replaced it. At the same time I removed all the prop guard mounts! Couldnt get the **** motors to start afterwards! I tried figuring out the problem twice already. This is my 3rd attempt. I had time to really dig into it now because of the corona bs. I searched everywhere, even chatted with dji support. Finally came across this forum and I'll be damned! Freakn long screws freaked up all 4 motors! Just ordered 4 news ones for $90 when the original new replacement a year ago cost me $10 on ebay. Man I feel so **** stupid now! ) THANKS! I wish this forum popped up a year ago!