Gimbal/Camera Repair

twowheelinace · Apr 4, 2017

I took a pretty decent crash and the camera broke. One of the gimbal rings broke and it

also tore the ribbon tape. Is this repairable, or will I have to buy a new camera? If a new camera is necessary, what would be my best option to find a reasonably priced replacement?

msinger · Apr 4, 2017

You need a gimbal roll arm and a gimbal ribbon cable. Those parts can be purchased here on Amazon.

mdowney58 · Apr 4, 2017

Can't see the yaw arm in the pics. Better check it also for a bend

twowheelinace · Apr 4, 2017

mdowney58 said:
Can't see the yaw arm in the pics. Better check it also for a bend

I sent it up for a flight without the camera on just a line of sight flight, it seems to lift and hover properly. What symptoms would I look for if this was damaged?

ArmyVet · Apr 5, 2017

I had pretty much same damage to my P3S.
Flew fine camera works. No gimbal operation
Replaced cable and arms.

Still no gimbal operation.
The quest continues.

Good luck.

Bill

mdowney58 · Apr 5, 2017

mdowney58 said:
Can't see the yaw arm in the pics. Better check it also for a bend

twowheelinace said:
I sent it up for a flight without the camera on just a line of sight flight, it seems to lift and hover properly. What symptoms would I look for if this was damaged?

The yaw arm is the arm that hangs down off the belly of the Phantom.
They can bend and twist in a crash like yours where the roll arm has broken (like yours)

Bruce Hammond · Apr 19, 2017

ArmyVet said:
I had pretty much same damage to my P3S.
Flew fine camera works. No gimbal operation
Replaced cable and arms.

Still no gimbal operation.
The quest continues.

Good luck.

Bill

You said your camera works? Sounds like your gimbal cable may be unplugged. The force that broke off the gimbal may have unseated the cable where it snaps into the gimbal. It is not a particularly strong connection.

ArmyVet · Apr 21, 2017

Bruce Hammond said:
You said your camera works? Sounds like your gimbal cable may be unplugged. The force that broke off the gimbal may have unseated the cable where it snaps into the gimbal. It is not a particularly strong connection.

Thanks, will double check

ArmyVet · Apr 21, 2017

Ok I am confused. JUst to put it all into perspective. I replaced the gimbal cable and the broken arms.

The camera works and I can record to the SD card with it,

I lock the gimbal up when I fly it so it does not flop around.

Is the WIFI part of the Phantom built into the Gimbal??

So when you say the Gimbal cable is unplugged how is that possible if the Gimbal cable is used to tie into the camera and the camera works??

Bruce Hammond · Apr 22, 2017

ArmyVet said:
So when you say the Gimbal cable is unplugged how is that possible if the Gimbal cable is used to tie into the camera and the camera works??

I guess poorly seated would be a better description. The cable could be unplugged a little bit and making connection with the camera but not the gimbal.