hey everyone I just perchased a Dji Phantom 2 vision + and the guy only flew it one time. I noticed that the gimble was slightly bent. do I have to buy a whole new gimble or will DJI fix it? and how much do you think it will cost?

Is it the actual gimbal bent, or is the camera not actually level?  Provide a photo of the gimbal if you can.

Gerry1124 Posted at 2014-11-18 07:17
Is it the actual gimbal bent, or is the camera not actually level?  Provide a photo of the gimbal if ...

its the gimble, when the phantom is sitting on the table you can see its leaning to one side.

biverson705@gma Posted at 2014-11-18 07:19
its the gimble, when the phantom is sitting on the table you can see its leaning to one side.

First off, check all the jelly beans holding the mount and make sure one of them are not torn and get a picture of it when you have it sitting on the table showing the bent angle.  DJI will require they also see a picture of it.

Gerry1124 Posted at 2014-11-18 07:22
First off, check all the jelly beans holding the mount and make sure one of them are not torn and  ...

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It looks to me like your camera is a little bit off level and on an angle to the vertical shaft  Do the photos or video look to be lop sided?  There is a small shaft inside that holds the camera level.  It might have shifted just a little to have your camera unleveled.  Try to get a photo of the back side of the gimbal.



I made a hard landing and it made the shaft holding the camera to rotate as you can see in my photo.  I made the fix according to this video in about 15 minutes and was up flying the next day.

photo
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=6 ... B998%211033&v=3

You will have to make your own decision on what to do, whether to contact DJI for repairs or do it yourself.  I do all my own work as I am very familiar with computers and have my A+ certification for computer repair.  Please don't let what I say influence your decision.