CalNomad
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kewlbean Posted at 7-14 05:54
Same problem with me all of a sudden.
I can't even update it. It keeps failing. It turns on but shows 0% battery. How is that even possible?
So... Mine works now. Or at least it did 2 weeks ago, and I haven't tried it again since. Here's what I did that MIGHT have helped / fixed the problem (I don't really know).
1. I ignored it for 3 months. Got no response from DJI tech, and most of the suggestions in response to my post did not help. I was too frustrated with dealing with it, so I just let it sit.
2. Right before a recent trip, decided to try again. It had been 3 months, so I was hoping that some updates might help. When i booted it, it did go through some updates. This was probably around June 29 or 30, 2021.
3. I took to heart one post: make sure the batteries are well-seated. I mean, I thought I did that, and it seemed like these are professionally designed drones, so I didn't think any extra effort to seat a battery would be necessary and/or make a difference. The post noted that there are connections points for the drone battery not only at the rubber plug, but also at the sides. So, I charged up everything to full strength, put the drone battery in (without connecting the rubber plug), and made sure to seat the battery as snugly in the body of the drone as possible. Then, I connected the rubber plug of the battery to the drone body.
4. Then I re-watched the DJI first flight video to power on/connect each piece in the correct order. I'd seen some data that suggested power-on order/sequence might matter. I used:
A. Connect drone battery to drone body (as described above)
B. Power on drone
C. Power on controller
D. Power on goggles
And it worked. The drone updated its firmware, and it flew around my apartment. I took it on my trip, but that trip was to Aruba, where the winds often reach 25-30 mph, and I wasn't going to have my first FPV drone crash off the northeast coast of Aruba. So, I haven't flown it yet outside of my apartment. (BTW, the Mavic 2 Zoom was a pro in the Aruba winds. Trusty little drone.)
Good luck to everyone. |
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