{"id":279,"date":"2016-10-26T19:27:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T19:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jb0.de\/?p=279"},"modified":"2020-01-20T08:34:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T07:34:47","slug":"279","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jb0.de\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"Repairing an old broken DJI Phantom"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently bought a cheap broken DJI Phantom 1 and would like to show you the process of analyzing and repairing the drone.<\/p>\n

There were multiple problems, I will explain them one by one.<\/p>\n

1. Phantom drops down when tilting<\/h2>\n

Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here you can see that the phantom is hovering quite nice, but in the forward flight it suddenly falls down, all LEDs went off.<\/p>\n

Cause<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Phantom has an internal USB cable which is connected to the microUSB port of the LED-module. This cable usually is hold in place by a cable tie and is accessible by the battery door.
\nIn this phantom, someone removed that cable tie and the cable was flying around loosely, causing a short on the solder points of the battery connector or the power line for the speed controllers.<\/p>\n

Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fixed the cable with a cable tie. – Easy one…<\/p>\n

2. Copter falls again midair<\/h2>\n

Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Copter falls down while hovering, all LEDs stays on and starts beeping.<\/p>\n

Cause<\/strong><\/p>\n