Mavic Motor seems notchy
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Stro3579
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I just got my mavic 4 days ago and all motor seem to turn smoothly except one.  it seems like it has a bad bearing.  Is there a easy fix for this?  Dont want to send it back for repair for this.  it still flys ok.
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DroneFlying
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Personally I wouldn't be inclined to try to fix any real or suspected motor problem myself and would contact DJI if I thought there might be something wrong.
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Speed_Freak_039
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Notchy is usually from the magnets and normal in certain motors. Not sure why only one would act that way. I never felt mine to see how they feel.
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Stro3579
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Thanks, I just wanted to check with people to see if they had the same problem.  I thought it would be magnet strength at first until I check all the other ones.  I just got it less then a week ago from amazon.  I may just return it and replace it.
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geofox784
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Brushless motors are always going to feel notchy as it pulls on each magnet. However if it feels vastly different than the others I would contact DJI for repair / replacement. Could be something rubbing inside that could eat up and cause failure in flight.
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Stro3579 Posted at 2017-4-1 08:45
Thanks, I just wanted to check with people to see if they had the same problem.  I thought it would be magnet strength at first until I check all the other ones.  I just got it less then a week ago from amazon.  I may just return it and replace it.

You have no redundancy for motors, so I think your best bet is to send it back. Annoying as it is.

Good luck..
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R&L Aerial
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Maybe your mavric has 1 good motor and 3 bad ones?? Send it back.
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WolfgangStiller
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Ditto. One out of the four motors shouldn't be that different.  There's a good chance it will fly just fine but it's too big a risk that there me be an unexpected failure.
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