After a crash the gimbal apparently took the brunt of the damage as one of the metal arms was bent back and had to be straightened with pliers. Now that everything is back together again, the Phantom 2 flies normally, but there's a problem with the gimbal camera elevation/angle control. When I move the lever on the controller instead of a smooth up & down it jerks. Takes some doing to get it to the full up position. Then when I try to move the lever to point the GoPro down it just kinda’ FLOPS down all in one motion. Two questions:
1. Is the issue more likely with the internals of the gimbal itself, or perhaps in the Phantom and what it uses to control the gimbal? I do hear a buzzing noise of some kind when the gimbal is pointed all the way up which makes me think it's more likely the gimbal. Not good of course but cheaper to replace the gimbal than the Phantom!
2. Whatever the issue is, would something like this typically be a candidate for repair, or would my only options be to fly with the camera in one position otherwise replace it?
1. Is the issue more likely with the internals of the gimbal itself, or perhaps in the Phantom and what it uses to control the gimbal? I do hear a buzzing noise of some kind when the gimbal is pointed all the way up which makes me think it's more likely the gimbal. Not good of course but cheaper to replace the gimbal than the Phantom!
2. Whatever the issue is, would something like this typically be a candidate for repair, or would my only options be to fly with the camera in one position otherwise replace it?