Sjatty05
lvl.2
Flight distance : 294613 ft
United States
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Bent Kangawalla Posted at 2017-5-14 19:30
How old is your unit?
Mine is around 6 months old now so i suppose half way through its warranty period. Proven reliable and for me the main foreseeable damage will be self inflicted, thus no warranty will apply.
For the low cost and time efficient choice to replace the arm itself yourself, it seems a minor risk in terms of warranty purposes.
Look at your options. Someone on either this forum or another one said that if you are going to make this a hobby, better do repairs.
If you send it to DJI for repairs, (and mine was minor), they might replace your drone with a refurbished craft. In my case, the refurbished unit wasn't in working order. I was talked into sending it back, saying the case would be expedited. It wasn't. It has been seven weeks since I sent my craft in the first time.
The other thing about a warranty - the first repair that I needed was under DJI Care, however, I got an email saying this was not a warranty repair and my only option was to pay by paypal (it was a noreply email) Once you send it in, it is really up to them to decide if they want to cover it under warranty. So what is your warranty worth anyway? In addition, I was having obstacle avoidance problems and they wanted to replace the gimbal motor. I didn't think that was the problem. I won't know because I didn't get mine back, anyway, I got a refurbished craft that wasn't in working order.
Good luck and let us know how it turns out. |
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