Sparkflyer
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Sparkflyer Posted at 2018-3-4 10:17
Whachtberger, thank you for your responses. I apologize for the confusion...apparently, I wasn't clear.
Background: I've read a great deal on this, and other forums, about how fragile the gimbals are, and how common gimbal problems are. I had a Spark for a few flights, with everything OK initially (no crashes, all hand launch and recovery), but after about 5 flights, the camera could not be pointed down beyond about 30 degrees. I was using a gimbal protector from day 1, and removed it before every flight. However, I left the protector in place when I just had the drone ON, doing "non-flying" things like downloading video. There is nothing in the manual to say that a protector should not be installed when the drone is powered on, but not flying (i.e., you want to use the camera), so I don't think I caused the elevation control problem, but now I'm starting to wonder.
Whachtberger, thank you for your responses. I apologize for the confusion...apparently, I wasn't clear.
Background: I've read a great deal on this, and other forums, about how fragile the gimbals are, and how common gimbal problems are. I had a Spark for a few flights, with everything OK initially (no crashes, all hand launch and recovery), but after about 5 flights, the camera could not be pointed down beyond about 30 degrees. I was using a gimbal protector from day 1, and removed it before every flight. However, I left the protector in place when I just had the drone ON, doing "non-flying" things like downloading video. There is nothing in the manual to say that a protector should not be installed when the drone is powered on, but not flying (i.e., you want to use the camera), so I don't think I caused the elevation control problem, but now I'm starting to wonder.
I've pre-ordered a Mavic Air FMC from BestBuy.com, and want to make sure I don't do anything that might cause excessive wear or otherwise damage that drone.
Wachtberger, while I appreciate your effort to help, I was hoping that someone from DJI who is familiar with the actual design would tell me definitively about the design, and if a lock is in place, the motor message comes on, and the power to the gimbal motors is turned off, to prevent any excessive wear or damage. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. If I were designing the drone, I'd put in protection that, upon detecting inability of the gimbal to move, would display the appropriate message, and turn off power to the motors, until the drone is power-cycled. |
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