Gimbal fan

prostreetcamaro · Jul 17, 2015

All p3p has the fan. No p3a has a fan. The fan is to keep the a9 chip cool when it is processing 4k. It's as simple as that.

sh4mar · Jul 17, 2015

Mine doesnt i have a p3a

Hono · Jul 17, 2015

Don't worry,it is normal~
Those pictures was captured in the P3A and P3P user manual

I.E. All P3P have the fan,and P3A haven't

YolevonALLin · Jul 17, 2015

Whys my fan white, others black?

tcope · Jul 17, 2015

YolevonALLin said:
Whys my fan white, others black?

Any response from me to this would only be not politically correct.

jlo · Jul 17, 2015

YolevonALLin said:
Whys my fan white, others black?

Mines white too. Maybe they've switched to a different fan. The black fan in OP is not as thick as the white fan either.

YolevonALLin · Jul 17, 2015

Just thinking outside of the box... with some of the "fans" looking to be different colors could it be that they are either different manufacturers, or slightly different parts, etc..? If so, could other parts on the Phantom come from multiple suppliers, aka be a possible reasons we have so much variable performance and errors? (excluding pilot error).

YolevonALLin · Jul 17, 2015

jlo said:
Mines white too. Maybe they've switched to a different fan. The black fan in OP is not as thick as the white fan either.

Hmm.. seems contrary to popular belief.

FASTFJR · Jul 17, 2015

fhk said:
Mine has a milled out area but no fan :-(

Put an ice cube on top of it while your flying, that will take care of it

skyhighdiver · Jul 17, 2015

John Locke said:
Does everyone with a Phantom 3 have that little fan on top of the gimbal? Attached is a photo. I'm led to believe this is a very recent update.

I bought a replacement gimbal clamp from UAVBITS.com and it was designed expecting that fan to NOT TO BE THERE. This renders the clamp useless since it won't fit, due to the fan being in the way. I'm curious if everyone has this fan.

The fan is on the P3P only as it needs it for the updated chipset

russiarulez · Jul 18, 2015

Just got my P3P today and it has the fan, but one of the blades appears to be broken at the root and hangs up on the top metal guard that protects the fan... Will get a hold of DJI support tomorrow, I guess their answer will be to ship it back and wait another two months... Sucks since I haven't even flown it yet

I wonder if I completely break that broken blade off how long will the fan live....

So if you have the P3A be happy that you don't have to send yours back because of a .02 cent fan...

jjpetroski · Jul 9, 2016

Broke Professional with fan, ordered cheaper Advanced gimbal and no fan.
Until I found this thread it was confusing to me.

LDG1993 · Nov 10, 2016

Hey I know this conversation is a little old but does anyone know where I can get replacement Fans? I have a brand new P3P and the lightbridge/VPS fan gets really loud when it's at max rpm. It sounds like the the bearings need to be lubricated.. It like a humming noise.. I'm going to take it apart today and check it out... If anyone has one or knows where to get them please let me know.

gppms · Nov 10, 2016

YolevonALLin said:
Whys my fan white, others black?

Because it's the early first version of the P3P.

LDG1993 · Nov 10, 2016

I got my P3P last week. It had a 2016 10year anniversary tag on it and newer Motors. It has a black fan on camera Gimbal and a white fan for the RX / VPS board.

LDG1993 · Nov 11, 2016

I have a technical question for anybody that can answer it. When I listen to my ultrasonic sensors I can hear a slight clicking. The problem I'm having is when I cover one of the sensors, only one of them is clicking and the other does nothing. Is it because one is for transmitting and one is for receiving? If somebody else can try this out please let me know what you find.