Gimbal-Guard Accessories

Airtex · Jun 25, 2016

I'm about to purchase a P4, and have been looking for accessories. Gimbal-Guard seems to have a lot to choose from and they appear to be good quality. Anyone have experiences with them? Thanks.

John Locke · Jun 25, 2016

Gimbal guards on a P4 make it yoyo about 80' up and down when you're in a hover. A couple of us have confirmed it, DJI too. The more powerful VPS in P4 is apparently the issue.

Bobby Jones · Jul 23, 2016

Avoid the Polar Pro gimbal guard designed for their polarized lens. The guard will fall off wven inside a pelican case traveling in the car, the idea is great but it simply does hold on as it should.

John Locke · Jul 23, 2016

Bobby Jones said:
Avoid the Polar Pro gimbal guard designed for their polarized lens. The guard will fall off wven inside a pelican case traveling in the car, the idea is great but it simply does hold on as it should.

I think you're talking about a gimbal lock, not a gimbal guard. Correct?

PP Gimbal lock

PP Gimbal guard

CardiacKid · Jul 23, 2016

Sorry to jump in here but do we need to keep a lock on the gimbal while it's stored in a case/backpack?

John Locke · Jul 23, 2016

AZRRT said:
Sorry to jump in here but do we need to keep a lock on the gimbal while it's stored in a case/backpack?

Good question. I will often forget to install the lock, and I haven't had any issues........yet, knock on wood.

It's definitely good practice to lock the gimbal, adding a level or protection from potential shock if the case is dropped accidentally. The gimbal is a sensitive device, the more protection you can give it the better when toting it around.

jpasqua · Jul 23, 2016

John Locke said:
I think you're talking about a gimbal lock, not a gimbal guard. Correct?

PP Gimbal lock

PP Gimbal guard

Referring to the PolarPro gimbal lock, mine works wonderfully. It's easy to put on and remove and has never fallen off. I greatly prefer it to the standard lock from DJI.

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Bobby Jones · Aug 20, 2016

Yes you are correct, so sorry for the identifying the wrong part. Thanks for the correction.

John Locke said:
I think you're talking about a gimbal lock, not a gimbal guard. Correct?

PP Gimbal lock

PP Gimbal guard

BlackCat · Aug 20, 2016

John Locke said:
Gimbal guards on a P4 make it yoyo about 80' up and down when you're in a hover. A couple of us have confirmed it, DJI too. The more powerful VPS in P4 is apparently the issue.

Oops! Reading through............ I just got a gimbal guard to mount my new Trackimo on my P4 ........ Do I hear correctly that this is going to affect my P4 hover?

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BlackCat · Aug 20, 2016

If placed far back on skids, under battery, will VPS still pick it up?

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John Locke · Aug 20, 2016

You can try it, but 90% chance you'll get 40 to 80' yoyo effect from your craft without touching the sticks. It's pretty wild seeing your craft go up and down by itself with no stick input. I had this anomaly, and others have too. Apparently the stronger VPS sonar from P4 doesn't get along with gimbal guards like the P3 model, which works fine.

BlackCat · Aug 20, 2016

Oh well, I'll have to try and find another way to mount the gps tracker.

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apex1 · Aug 20, 2016

BlackCat said:
Oh well, I'll have to try and find another way to mount the gps tracker.

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gimbal-guard.com will ship one to you from Israel

Gimbal-Guard

Or you can buy the gimbal-guard mount from Space Drones in Park City, UT, which is where I got mine.