I recently developed a case of the jellos very suddenly and now all my video footage is pretty much useless. Visibly and sonically as far as I can tell when the bird is running all looks well, but upon closer inspection the rear left motor seems to have a little "shimmy" or play from side to side the others don't have.it is very minimal not even a mm or half a mm just slight the others don't display. Do the bolts on the side influence this movement or are there other bolts that hold the motor tightly in place? I think they are allen bolts, pretty tiny so I can't tell the size yet. Any other places I should look at?
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those 4 screws (two per side) under the motor is what holds them in place. tighten them, they are probably loose
not sure on how common or uncommon, but I would def remove and put new locktight just to play it safe
seems to be steadier now, however I tightened the other motors and ended up stripping one of the screws, BLAH! I'm seriously pissed at myself, but we're yet to see how she records.
A star torx bit is tad bigger then an allen and will fit, to help remove the stripped. and if you need I have extras lying around I could drop in the mail
Will take it under advisement, I just hope my problem is solved first and then replace the screw, how much you want for a couple?
I've rebuilt, 4 Inspires to date. and parted one out cause was too costly to fix. so I have a few spare parts lying around. believe I still have your address from the X5 gimbal lock as well
I’d hate to have to send the bird to the DJI vets, but if I don’t nail this jello thing I have no choice, I still have a month or two of warranty I think, gotta make sure
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Be sure you check the end date of your warranty. It must be in their hands before the warranty end date or they will not honor it. I had a bad experience with that issue. I bought their one year insurance policy for the I1v2 and had a crash. Called them and got authorization to send in for repair two weeks before end date. Said it was covered. They took a long time sending me the return box and only paid for ground shipping. It took a week to ship it from Maine to California. They got it Friday and did not inspect it till Monday, two days past end date. Charged me $550 for repair because it was not in their shop by end date. Turnaround was pretty fast after they got my check. Like new. Lesson: “they must have it in their hands by end date to honor warranty.” Best to you, Gordie
