Propeller Issues

[retiredman]

My Phantom 3 Standard has about 5 minutes of flight time. Intermittently and randomly one of the propellers spin at different speeds compared to the other three causing the drone to flip over during lift off. Additionally I have noticed that some of the propellers increase speed when sitting on the ground causing the drone to try and take off. Had it to a DJI dealer who had it for a few weeks and said there was nothing wrong. When I got home and tried it same thing happened. Any ideas of what might be wrong.

 

[JBR]

Were you always in the same location? The reason I ask is maybe it's some kind of interference.

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[JBR]

Also did you have the controller checked out? Have heard of a sticky controller stick causing similar issues.

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[Phantom-Paul]

They will spin at different speeds if the ground is not level or if the IMU needs calibrating .

What happens if you remove the propellers and start it up at home on a flat level surface?

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[yjander]

My Phantom 3 Standard has about 5 minutes of flight time. Intermittently and randomly one of the propellers spin at different speeds compared to the other three causing the drone to flip over during lift off. Additionally I have noticed that some of the propellers increase speed when sitting on the ground causing the drone to try and take off. Had it to a DJI dealer who had it for a few weeks and said there was nothing wrong. When I got home and tried it same thing happened. Any ideas of what might be wrong.

Are you taking off on a incline causing the motors to compensate?

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[retiredman]

No it is level. I have the problem both inside and outside.

 

[retiredman]

Were you always in the same location? The reason I ask is maybe it's some kind of interference.

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I have a Mavic and I do not see the problem with it. I am at an elevation of 5200 feet. I took it in for repair and they told me they could not find the problem. The elevation there was about 700 feet.

 

[Thedoc]

I have the same problem my motors alternate one speeds up one slows down so I looked at videos of others and seen other drones do the same, auto takeoff is fine but if I take off manual it seems unbalanced


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