jk.gilbert
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United States
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I had a very bad wreck with my Phantom 2/H3-3D Gimbal/Hero 4 setup. The wreck was a fall from approximately 40 feet, landing into creek rock. A couple of propellers broke. The thin arm that attaches the Hero 4 had broken, and the Hero 4 was detached from its flex cable and Gimbal housing. The crash appeared to occur from the battery power dropping below 50%, although I have no way to show that.
I have replaced the propellers. I have bush-repaired the bracket and re-attached the Hero 4 to the Gimbal. I have repaired the flex cable and re-attached it to the Hero 4.
I have performed re-calibration and advanced re-calibration of the Gimbal unit. It appeared to calibrate successfully.
I have powered up the Hero 4, the controller, and the Phantom 2 in that order.
I have allowed the Phantom 2 to lock on to 9 GPS satellites.
I have spun it in circles correctly.
I have flown the Phantom 2 to fifty feet as a test. It hovers in place and is stable. It flies in all directions as normal. I landed it normally.
I seem to have two remaining issues:
#1. The Gimbal unit is malfunctioning at power-up. It is trying to do something, and I believe as it's not able to complete it's function, it keeps trying to do whatever it is attempting to do.
#2. i believe that the vertical Gimbal arm is slightly bent. Maybe this is the reason for problem #1.
What else can I do to get this functioning properly again, or is it time for a new Gimbal?
Here's the video I took of the problem today so that you can see what the Gimbal is doing: http://youtu.be/cMjUxCFLWDk
Thanks for any suggestions that you can offer!
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