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Sand and grit causing problems with gimbal
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tdominey
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I used my Osmo Pocket at a beach on a fairly windy day, and now the gimbal has grit and sand in its mechanism. The Pocket won't initialize properly because the sand is preventing it from rotating properly. Any cleaning solutions / tips out there? I tried using a toothbrush and it barely made a difference.
2019-3-21
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John Walker
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United Kingdom
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Vacuum cleaner perhaps ?
2019-3-22
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Curt1591
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Thailand
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Vacuum or compress air - the latter as a last resort
2019-3-22
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andrei193
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Romania
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I would try with a Giottos Rocket Blaster Dust-Removal Tool (the large one). It provides compressed air but not hard enough that it could potentially damage anything like the canned alternatives.
2019-3-22
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DJI Paladin
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Hi tdominey, my sincere apologies for the inconvenience that it caused. I would suggest you contact our support team to start up a ticket: https://www.dji.com/support?site=brandsite&from=nav If you need further assistance on the case, please feel free to reach us. We're here to help. Thank you.


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2019-3-22
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tdominey
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Thanks for the tips everyone. Hadn’t considered a vacuum! Will give it a go.
2019-3-26
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djiuser_PPfKCXeCEJD0
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Did it work? I have a similar situation. Beach sand in the gimbal and it's not coming on at the moment.
2019-9-29
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djiuser_PPfKCXeCEJD0
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Did it work? I have a similar situation. Beach sand in the gimbal and it's not coming on at the moment.
2019-9-29
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djiuser_SGtX4I7iJci7
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Can you get a piece of paper to slide under there an move the sand?  Tried an air duster?
2019-9-29
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