Would have enjoyed this more without the background music, other than that, really awesome job explaining everything. Definitely learned more about this drone.
@@NathanShantzit makes it less boring in my opinion. I’m annoyed because I thought this was going to be a few screws and plugging a wire but instead that seemed like 20 steps
I repaired my own broken DJI drone and posted it on my RUclips but nobody watches them. That is why, i will just go back to my Solar Power training videos then. Thanks Mate for your great video.
Easy to understand vid on a problem/repair many will experience. Constructive criticism, smaller soldering iron or tip and can you lower the music track a little. Thanks again for this very useful video.
Great job, your video tutorial helped me fix my drone, so it seems like these trees activity of moving around its common lately, LOL, a tree came out of nowhere, and so my drone's right front leg broke, thanks lots, please share tricks and hacks for this kind of drone.
Thank you Buddy, great video and my drone is working once again thanks to you. Only gripe, your music is almost louder than your voice in places, hard to hear you at times. Keep up the good work 🤙
@NathanShantz i hung a shotgun shell 3 ft under it as a moving target. One bullet hit the metal casing on the shell and transfered momentum to the drone, causing it to flip upside down, tangling the wire that was holding the shell into 2 motors, and breaking an arm falling from around 3M. The motors kept spinning even upside down in the dirt...... Air blew and tested it with the broken arm and it still flies just fine, but I need to fix the broken arm. It's not completely broken off.
Great video, thanks for sharing. It's very detailed and well explained (I agree re: gackground music, I likes it, just too loud). A couple of questions, did you use loctite on any of the screws when you screwed it all back together & do you recommend any particular brand/type of flux? I have CS-FLUX. Low viscosity halogen free liquid flux.
Thanks and thanks for the feedback! I didn't use any loctite but I guess you could use some blue loctite. I'm not sure what kind of flux I used. I don't have a particular brand type. Whatever flux works. Best of luck!
Great video great details thank you. Just got the mini 2 for Christmas and wouldn’t you know it tree jumped right out in front of me too. Ordering a new arm and doing the repair myself I see it’s cheaper to buy a shell with no motor what do you recommend with or without motor
I probably could/should have got one without a motor as well. I don't think it's that hard to take apart. I would look up how do do that. The antenna wire also runs through there so you might need some small tweezers. Also some people have 3d printed shells so if you have access to one that might be an option? Good Luck!! 👍
@@NathanShantz Guys, are you able to find a video how to replave just the arm shell? That would be a great video because I cannot find one. Thanks for the upload video it was great easy to follow.
@@maxblued I know someone 3D printed a arm shell and just swapped the motor, antenna and wires. I'm not sure if they sell just the shells but I can post a link to the 3D video if you want?
Thank you for this helpful guide. Id like to take off the arms and motors and send the camera body and electronics to 100K feet aboard a high altitude balloon. Will the done body still respond to commands and take, transmit and store video? Even after it goes out of range>? Thanks for your advice!
So the max height that a DJI drone can go to is 1640 feet (until it stops the motors). I'm not sure if it would stop recording or if anything else will shut off if it goes above a certain height. If you are going straight up you should be able to transmit the signal for a while but I don't think you could see it at 100k feet. It should keep recording unless dji stops that past the max height. What if you used a gopro or something like that?
Excellent Nathan! Just as soon as my replacement arm arrives I can be comfortable fixing it, Thanks! Not the best pilot yet but in this case, I got distracted by one of the heroin addicts next door asking a Very Stupid question "Is that a drone?", and the wind shoved it into our chimney. No, it's a flying pizza that's now busted I replied!
@@NathanShantz well unfortunately I got it all together yesterday. And when I turned it on it prompted me that I needed to calibrate the gimbal but it wouldn't let me click on the begin button. So I must've screwed something up royally.... Time to upgrade to the mini 3. I do appreciate the video though! Thanks again
Followed your instruction . Cool, but now my drone when taking off acts all crazy and crashes… I had an error initially because the wires were soldered too close I guess, so I re-soldered them and now no more power system error but when taking off it just goes crazy like it’s on full power.. strange.. not sure what to do… it’s a dji mini 2.
Sorry to hear. I'm thinking maybe two of the wires are swapped and that motor is turning the wrong direction. This would cause your drone to fly crazy and not take off. Try to figure out if it's spinning opposite to the motors beside it
Thanks for making this but my drone is still totaled due to a power system error. Even being careful there's an 80 percent chance that it will fail. Goodluck if your trying to fix your drone.
hey man so same thing happened to me, same snap in the same spot. i was wondering if I could just buy a knew wing with only the cover, and transfer all the wires from the broken one to the knew empty wing? or would that even save me much money? I want to learn how to fix it myself as i think i’ll find myself in a tree a few more times in the future😂😂
I literally just did that!! Right front arm snapped but motor n cables n atenna were ok so i just swapped AND i came here and listen to this clip for spring hinge knowledge!! Peace!!!
Thanks! I updated the video description with some links. I got mine from amazon but you can find them else ware by searching dji mini 2 (Left/Right) arm oem. All the best!
Yes that's flux. It helps a lot. If you can't get the factory solder to melt and don't have flux, you can use some new solder. It will have some flux in it that may help. Good luck!
Thanks! I'm assuming you can get the motor but its probably easier to just get the whole arm assembly. I got mine from Amazon. amzn.to/3Oj2xmg You can probably get them cheaper though on Amazon or ebay. Look up OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with your search so you know its made for dji. Do you just need the motor or is the arm broken too?
I think there's a cover on the bottom you have to take off to access the screws. Then you have to pull the wires out of the arm and put them back in the new one. The antenna wire is in the arm as well. There may be a tutorial on this online. Good luck!
I have a similar break on one of the arms. I see it’s possible to just buy the arm shell rather that the whole assembly. Would that be any easier to repair? Honestly just a bit nervous testing my hand at soldering for the first time. Great video though!
I seen that you can get a shell after I fixed mine. Its probably half the price but you still have to take apart the drone, remove the antenna connection and unsolder the wires. I just took apart my broken arm and it's kinda difficult to take it apart. I broke the arm cover that allows access to the wires. I think they glued it. Not sure if the new arm comes with it already attached. It would probably save you some time getting the whole assembly. Hope this helps.
@@NathanShantz Good to know that you think the arm cover was glued. I was having trouble getting mine off. I bought just the arm shell since I thought it wasn’t necessary to replace a good motor. Another hard part is that my smallest screwdriver works fine on everything except the screws holding the motor in. Those are even smaller than the rest on this drone. Also, I haven’t been able to remove the antenna from the front landing leg. It must also be glued.
Hi, I did the replacement but I messed up in the rebuild, I did turn on the dron and flew up reckles, when I check the wires were on oposite side, how can I fix that
That is soldering flux. It helps the solder stick to the pad better. Most solder has a percentage of Flux in it. It helps when your soldering pads that are close together.
@@laurinmattle7169 You will have to solder the wires to the board. Maybe look up a tutorial on how to solder and what you need for that. The Liquid that I used was flux. It helps the Solder bond to the board. Good luck!
How much would you charge me to fix my front left arm broke in exact same place dropped it on the steps😅 so not including parts and shipping hit me with your cost 😊
Sorry I'm not doing any repairs. I think dji will fix it for like 200$. Maybe look up drone repair in your area and see if someplace can do it for less? Or for under 100 you can get the arm, a decent soldering kit, screwdrivers and try it yourself? All the best!
@@NathanShantz lol ya i figured that would prolly be just way to much on you. Well i bought the arm and a soldering iron and nailed it man did it in like 2 hours the arm hinge was the hardest part lol. I feel like if i can get into and fix a dji i might just be ok in this hobby. Thanks for the responce brother and great video youll get my referral from now on.
I replaced just the arm and kept the same motor. And then I receive a 30210 error code. I need help. Can anyone tell me why. The code didn’t pop upt when I tested before repair
I haven't had this error before but doing some research you could have a bad ESC board (where the motor wires solder too)Before looking into replacing it, I would double check your soldering and make sure the contacts are clean and wires aren't shorted. Use some alcohol and a small paintbrush and clean around the pads and try again. Good luck!
Hey there, I replaced the leg, but the drone wouldn't fly after. The new leg seems to be lacking torque, i.e., it seems to be too weak to take off, even though it does rotate :( any ideas why it could be?
I'm not sure the wattage as I don't have that soldering iron anymore but it was a plug in one. Try using some flux or putting new solder on the old solder as you're taking it off.
💥 Great video Thanks. Does anyone think that a break like this can be repaired with epoxy cement.? I’m thinking of mixing up some 2 part epoxy and cutting small thin strips of plastic to span across the crack and epoxy them on. 🤟🏼
@@NathanShantz I just got done repairing mine. It came out perfect and I’m completely confident that it will not fail. What a hassle sending it in to DJI otherwise. A big RC shop near me said that DJI will not sell them parts for them to do repairs.
So the black piece with the 2 screws that holds the arm in has a spring in it. This spring only rotates from 0° (folded in) to like 150° (folded out). It actually has enough force to go to 180° but is physically locked at the 150°. This is how it locks. If take it out when it's folded out and put the spring back when it is folded in, it will not be able to lock in the out position. My guess is you took it out in one position and put it back in the other. Try putting it back in the other position or you can use some pliers and rotate the spring. Hope this helps!
@@NathanShantz ahh I didn't think of that, cause the crash took it out. Lol. So I don't know which way it was in, ima look now and see if I can find what you mean
Not the one I used in this video that's for sure! Use one with a smaller tip. Get a kit on Amazon or elsewhere that can do at least 700 °F. If you already have one try it first. Good Luck!
@@ak2671 that is solder Flux. It helps the solder stick to the pad better. Most solder will have some flux in it. You don't need it but it can help to add some extra.
The arms are the same but the motors on the mini 2 are a bit better. I don't think it's a problem using a mini 2 motor on a mini 1 but using a 1 motor on a 2 might not be that good. You could also swap your mini 1 motor on to a new mini 2 arm.
I got mine from Amazon. amzn.to/3Oj2xmg You could get them cheaper though on Amazon or ebay. Look up OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with your search so you know its made for dji.
From what I've looked up the mini and mini 2 arms are the same size and will both fit on both drones. The motors on the mini 2 arms are a bit better than the mini's. I don't think the performance would be effected with a mini 2 motor on a mini, but the mini 1 motor on a mini 2 might have a bit less flight time. I would try to find the correct arm for your drone but they will both work! Hopefully that helps👍
I just use a Weller one that you plug into the wall. I need to get a new kit. Weller is definitely one of the better brands to get. X-tronic and vastar are some other okay ones on Amazon you can get.
I got mine on amazon. this is the link for the one I got. amzn.to/2WTXDWY You can get them cheaper though on Amazon or ebay. Look up OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with your search so you know its made for dji.
@@kevinali1676 You can get a mavic mini (1) leg and swap the motor if you have a mini 2. amzn.to/3FNCRZz You could also try ebay but it might take longer to get to you. www.ebay.com/itm/254795790373
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Would have enjoyed this more without the background music, other than that, really awesome job explaining everything. Definitely learned more about this drone.
Thanks for the feedback 👍 glad it helped!
@@NathanShantzit makes it less boring in my opinion. I’m annoyed because I thought this was going to be a few screws and plugging a wire but instead that seemed like 20 steps
Thank you Nathan! This was the best tech tutorial I've watched. Drone flies again as before, now the pilot has to learn to be even more careful ;-)
Thanks! Glad it helped!
whats the size of the screw driver you used to open the body?
I repaired my own broken DJI drone and posted it on my RUclips but nobody watches them. That is why, i will just go back to my Solar Power training videos then. Thanks Mate for your great video.
Thanks! Glad you got it fixed! Make videos that you enjoy making!
This is the best detailed video I have seen on these arm replacements, it is really going to be a big help.
Thanks! Hopefully you can fix your drone!
Thanks to this video I'm 90% done with this repair, I just need to solder the wires and button everything back up!
Nice hope it works!
Thanks, you video and other couple of them made me very easy to change the arm of my mini 2. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Glad It helped!
Easy to understand vid on a problem/repair many will experience.
Constructive criticism, smaller soldering iron or tip and can you lower the music track a little.
Thanks again for this very useful video.
Thanks! Thanks for the tips too! Also I did get a new soldering iron since I put this video out! Glad you liked it👍
@@NathanShantz 😀
Great job, your video tutorial helped me fix my drone, so it seems like these trees activity of moving around its common lately, LOL, a tree came out of nowhere, and so my drone's right front leg broke, thanks lots, please share tricks and hacks for this kind of drone.
Thanks! Glad it helped! Darn Trees moving lol. If I break my drone again I'll make another video lol
Crashed my Mini into a building yesterday. The is the best repair video I've seen!
Thanks good luck fixing it!
Thank you Buddy, great video and my drone is working once again thanks to you. Only gripe, your music is almost louder than your voice in places, hard to hear you at times. Keep up the good work 🤙
Awesome glad it helped! Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you so much! It was my first time soldering, and it was surprisingly easy! Definitely easier with someone else holding the wires in place.
Glad it helped! Hopefully the drone works great too!!
@@NathanShantz Works like new!
@@apersuremusic Nice!!!
Any tips for the soldering?😅 what was the liquid he used?
Fantastic! Saved me replacing my friends whole drone!
Awesome!! Glad it helped!
I shot at my drone, didn't turn out well, now I need this video.
Did you only hit 1 arm? 😂 Good luck! 👍
@NathanShantz i hung a shotgun shell 3 ft under it as a moving target. One bullet hit the metal casing on the shell and transfered momentum to the drone, causing it to flip upside down, tangling the wire that was holding the shell into 2 motors, and breaking an arm falling from around 3M. The motors kept spinning even upside down in the dirt......
Air blew and tested it with the broken arm and it still flies just fine, but I need to fix the broken arm. It's not completely broken off.
Thanx! Fixed my mini2
Thanks for the tutorial, my drone flies again :-)))))
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Thank you very much, you saved our drone
Glad it helped!
Great video, thanks for sharing. It's very detailed and well explained (I agree re: gackground music, I likes it, just too loud). A couple of questions, did you use loctite on any of the screws when you screwed it all back together & do you recommend any particular brand/type of flux? I have CS-FLUX. Low viscosity halogen free liquid flux.
Thanks and thanks for the feedback! I didn't use any loctite but I guess you could use some blue loctite. I'm not sure what kind of flux I used. I don't have a particular brand type. Whatever flux works. Best of luck!
Thanks man, you saved my life (and my drone)! :-)
Glad it helped!
Thanks for sharing repair buddy, I did the fly to close to the tree thing as well ☝️😄
Thanks! Hopefully it helps. Lol Darn trees 😄
thx bro, very helpfull video, now i am brave enough to start change mine Mini`s arm...thx again
No Problem! Best of luck!!!
Mine crack is a bit smaller but I guess I’ll just send it hoping I get it back before my trip to Colorado in 2 weeks
If it's smaller than what mine was maybe you could super glue it?
Great video great details thank you. Just got the mini 2 for Christmas and wouldn’t you know it tree jumped right out in front of me too. Ordering a new arm and doing the repair myself I see it’s cheaper to buy a shell with no motor what do you recommend with or without motor
I probably could/should have got one without a motor as well. I don't think it's that hard to take apart. I would look up how do do that. The antenna wire also runs through there so you might need some small tweezers. Also some people have 3d printed shells so if you have access to one that might be an option? Good Luck!! 👍
@@NathanShantz Guys, are you able to find a video how to replave just the arm shell? That would be a great video because I cannot find one. Thanks for the upload video it was great easy to follow.
@@maxblued I know someone 3D printed a arm shell and just swapped the motor, antenna and wires. I'm not sure if they sell just the shells but I can post a link to the 3D video if you want?
Thanks
I did it ! Thank you for your videoguide.
Thank you for this helpful guide. Id like to take off the arms and motors and send the camera body and electronics to 100K feet aboard a high altitude balloon. Will the done body still respond to commands and take, transmit and store video? Even after it goes out of range>?
Thanks for your advice!
So the max height that a DJI drone can go to is 1640 feet (until it stops the motors). I'm not sure if it would stop recording or if anything else will shut off if it goes above a certain height. If you are going straight up you should be able to transmit the signal for a while but I don't think you could see it at 100k feet. It should keep recording unless dji stops that past the max height. What if you used a gopro or something like that?
I have been quoted £168 by drone doctors uk for exactly the same repair.I have one replaced in Thailand for £35
Excellent Nathan! Just as soon as my replacement arm arrives I can be comfortable fixing it, Thanks! Not the best pilot yet but in this case, I got distracted by one of the heroin addicts next door asking a Very Stupid question "Is that a drone?", and the wind shoved it into our chimney. No, it's a flying pizza that's now busted I replied!
Thanks! Hopefully you can get it working again! Love the story 😂
@@NathanShantz Sadly it's a true story. But the good news is, I got the mini back in the air. Thanks man!
There's nothing wrong with my Mini 2 at present but dammit, it would be fun to replace one of the front arms just for the hell of it, lol.
Lol you should do it!! Learn how to take it apart before you crash it. Then when you have to fix it, it will be easier😂
you can change mine 🙂
Great video! Thank you for posting it. Very helpful.... Ordering replacement front left arm now.
Hope it goes well!
@@NathanShantz well unfortunately I got it all together yesterday.
And when I turned it on it prompted me that I needed to calibrate the gimbal but it wouldn't let me click on the begin button. So I must've screwed something up royally....
Time to upgrade to the mini 3.
I do appreciate the video though!
Thanks again
Try either updating the firmware or look up how to factory reset the drone? Is it possible you forget to plug in an antenna cable?
@@NathanShantz I plugged it in but I didn't feel it "snap in" if that makes sense?
@@Militaria_Collector they kind of snap in. Maybe take it apart again and see if something else got unplugged?
Followed your instruction . Cool, but now my drone when taking off acts all crazy and crashes… I had an error initially because the wires were soldered too close I guess, so I re-soldered them and now no more power system error but when taking off it just goes crazy like it’s on full power.. strange.. not sure what to do… it’s a dji mini 2.
Sorry to hear. I'm thinking maybe two of the wires are swapped and that motor is turning the wrong direction. This would cause your drone to fly crazy and not take off. Try to figure out if it's spinning opposite to the motors beside it
Thanks for making this but my drone is still totaled due to a power system error. Even being careful there's an 80 percent chance that it will fail. Goodluck if your trying to fix your drone.
hey man so same thing happened to me, same snap in the same spot. i was wondering if I could just buy a knew wing with only the cover, and transfer all the wires from the broken one to the knew empty wing? or would that even save me much money? I want to learn how to fix it myself as i think i’ll find myself in a tree a few more times in the future😂😂
after reading more comments and replies i see you already touched on this question. thanks bro🙏
@@juggz1943 yes you can transfer it. Good luck!!
I literally just did that!! Right front arm snapped but motor n cables n atenna were ok so i just swapped AND i came here and listen to this clip for spring hinge knowledge!!
Peace!!!
Excellent and helpfull video..but the music is FAR too loud. (At least for my ears)
Thanks glad it helped! I will know for next time my drone breaks and I make a video! 😂
Thank you, very good video
Thanks! Hope it helps!
This was so helpful thanks, I had the exact same issue. But my question is where do I buy the arm?
Thanks! I updated the video description with some links. I got mine from amazon but you can find them else ware by searching dji mini 2 (Left/Right) arm oem. All the best!
Great job, nice video. liked & subscribed, thanks for sharing👍😉
Thanks! 😀
Great job!!!
Cool vid man love the tunes and thanks heaps for the help
Thanks! Glad it could help!
Should put heat shield back on after removing ufl
Thank you so much
Glad it helped! 😀
What was that you applied to the connections during the desoldering process at 4:37? Some kind of flux?
Yes that's flux. It helps a lot. If you can't get the factory solder to melt and don't have flux, you can use some new solder. It will have some flux in it that may help. Good luck!
Great vid Bro. Thanks 👌🏻😉
Thanks! Hope it helps!
@@NathanShantz alot Bro 😇
where did you find your replacement arm ? I'm after a motor. this is a great video thanks. I watched a few before this and they sucked
Thanks! I'm assuming you can get the motor but its probably easier to just get the whole arm assembly. I got mine from Amazon. amzn.to/3Oj2xmg You can probably get them cheaper though on Amazon or ebay. Look up OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with your search so you know its made for dji. Do you just need the motor or is the arm broken too?
hello my drone arm are mess when i put it back the arm axis didn't lock when i move it backward and forward
I'm assuming the arm spring mechanism is not in correctly or backwards?
Can you do mine? I already have the replacement shell. If you would, let me know how much. Thanks
My arm didn't come with the motor. How do you transfer it to the new arm.
I think there's a cover on the bottom you have to take off to access the screws. Then you have to pull the wires out of the arm and put them back in the new one. The antenna wire is in the arm as well. There may be a tutorial on this online. Good luck!
I have a similar break on one of the arms. I see it’s possible to just buy the arm shell rather that the whole assembly. Would that be any easier to repair? Honestly just a bit nervous testing my hand at soldering for the first time. Great video though!
I seen that you can get a shell after I fixed mine. Its probably half the price but you still have to take apart the drone, remove the antenna connection and unsolder the wires. I just took apart my broken arm and it's kinda difficult to take it apart. I broke the arm cover that allows access to the wires. I think they glued it. Not sure if the new arm comes with it already attached. It would probably save you some time getting the whole assembly. Hope this helps.
Got it! Thank you so much for the follow-up, this was very helpful!
@@drose201 no problem!
@@NathanShantz Good to know that you think the arm cover was glued. I was having trouble getting mine off. I bought just the arm shell since I thought it wasn’t necessary to replace a good motor. Another hard part is that my smallest screwdriver works fine on everything except the screws holding the motor in. Those are even smaller than the rest on this drone. Also, I haven’t been able to remove the antenna from the front landing leg. It must also be glued.
@@gfopt yeah they definitely made it hard to replace the arm shell!
Do you have this video without the music? I can't really hear everything.
No sorry
Hi, I did the replacement but I messed up in the rebuild, I did turn on the dron and flew up reckles, when I check the wires were on oposite side, how can I fix that
If nothing broke you can probably just swap the wires and try again. You can swap the direction of Brushless DC motors by changing 2 of the 3 wires.
8:46 nice speakers 👀
why would you have a loud music over your voice?
would have helped to know screw sizes to avoid damages.
sorry about the music, I believe the screw sizes are PH00
Appreciate the direction but dude, that music feels like the Skids from Letterkenny
Also thanks Man, great job
@@Calixtinus lol love me some letterkenny! Thanks 👍
What was the liquid used when soldering?
That is soldering flux. It helps the solder stick to the pad better. Most solder has a percentage of Flux in it. It helps when your soldering pads that are close together.
@@NathanShantz cheers buddy. I was looking for your Instagram aswell lol. Very straight forward with your stuff. Thank you
@@yaszwrld Thanks! Hope it helps! I don't really post much on my Instagram. Its vv3nd3l or something like that.
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Nice 👍🏻
Good video but i have one questio: With what did you solve and fix the cables inside of the drone?
I'm not sure what you mean by this? Are you wondering about replacing the cables or soldering them/ connecting them?
@@NathanShantz i mean: is this a type of hot glue that you use to connect the new cables inside of the drone?
@@NathanShantz soldering and connecting
@@laurinmattle7169 You will have to solder the wires to the board. Maybe look up a tutorial on how to solder and what you need for that. The Liquid that I used was flux. It helps the Solder bond to the board. Good luck!
@@NathanShantzThank you verry much and its a realy cool video👍
drone now tips forward when taking off, i think i fucked up the soder, is it over or is there hope?
Is the motor spinning? Did you happen to put a Mini 1 motor on a mini 2?
How much would you charge me to fix my front left arm broke in exact same place dropped it on the steps😅 so not including parts and shipping hit me with your cost 😊
Sorry I'm not doing any repairs. I think dji will fix it for like 200$. Maybe look up drone repair in your area and see if someplace can do it for less? Or for under 100 you can get the arm, a decent soldering kit, screwdrivers and try it yourself? All the best!
@@NathanShantz lol ya i figured that would prolly be just way to much on you. Well i bought the arm and a soldering iron and nailed it man did it in like 2 hours the arm hinge was the hardest part lol. I feel like if i can get into and fix a dji i might just be ok in this hobby. Thanks for the responce brother and great video youll get my referral from now on.
@@metatronscube2037 Awesome!! Glad you could fix it!! Yes the hinge is the worst! Would make a great hobby! All the best!
Thank you!
Big like and sub for you 👍
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the Sub!
....and of course...your gimbal looks like it's horizon tilted.
10:56 I'm pretty sure you needed to calibrate your gimbal.
Yeah I noticed that after filming. I calibrated it after.
Can you tell me if the arms vary from model to model or are they all the same
Mini 1 and 2 are the same
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I replaced just the arm and kept the same motor. And then I receive a 30210 error code. I need help. Can anyone tell me why. The code didn’t pop upt when I tested before repair
I haven't had this error before but doing some research you could have a bad ESC board (where the motor wires solder too)Before looking into replacing it, I would double check your soldering and make sure the contacts are clean and wires aren't shorted. Use some alcohol and a small paintbrush and clean around the pads and try again. Good luck!
Hey there, I replaced the leg, but the drone wouldn't fly after. The new leg seems to be lacking torque, i.e., it seems to be too weak to take off, even though it does rotate :( any ideas why it could be?
I fixed it myself. the problem was that I mixed up the props :)
@@dmytropokidin2009 glad it works!
What was the wattage of the soldering iron you used? I am using a 40W Weller and I can't get the original solder to melt.
I'm not sure the wattage as I don't have that soldering iron anymore but it was a plug in one. Try using some flux or putting new solder on the old solder as you're taking it off.
100 W, pencil tip soldering iron should be just what you need
💥 Great video Thanks. Does anyone think that a break like this can be repaired with epoxy cement.?
I’m thinking of mixing up some 2 part epoxy and cutting small thin strips of plastic to span across the crack and epoxy them on. 🤟🏼
Yeah I could have just glued or epoxied mine and it would have been fine. Just don't put a lot on it because you don't want to weigh it down.
@@NathanShantz I just got done repairing mine. It came out perfect and I’m completely confident that it will not fail. What a hassle sending it in to DJI otherwise. A big RC shop near me said that DJI will not sell them parts for them to do repairs.
@@Jimmy_Cavallo Nice!! Hopefully it works great!
@@NathanShantz The repair is 100% solid but it seems like my Mini 2 will not hover in one spot steady like it did before. It floats around slightly.
@@Jimmy_Cavallo thats good that it's solid. Maybe the arm is bent down a bit so it has less upward force on that arm? Are the propellers bent?
I was excited to the repair myself until I saw the heat gun come out. 😢
Soldering irons aren't that expensive. You can get a kit on Amazon that comes with everything you need. Good Luck! I believe you can do it!
Hey bro, so I snapped the arm lock piece rite, I got a replacement but the arm won't lock back in place when folding out
So the black piece with the 2 screws that holds the arm in has a spring in it. This spring only rotates from 0° (folded in) to like 150° (folded out). It actually has enough force to go to 180° but is physically locked at the 150°. This is how it locks. If take it out when it's folded out and put the spring back when it is folded in, it will not be able to lock in the out position. My guess is you took it out in one position and put it back in the other. Try putting it back in the other position or you can use some pliers and rotate the spring. Hope this helps!
@@NathanShantz ahh I didn't think of that, cause the crash took it out. Lol. So I don't know which way it was in, ima look now and see if I can find what you mean
The music is too loud it's hard to hear you.
do you need to use flux? i can’t desolder it off dry
Flux does help. Maybe your iron isn't hot enough?
What kind of soldering iron would you recommend?
Not the one I used in this video that's for sure! Use one with a smaller tip. Get a kit on Amazon or elsewhere that can do at least 700 °F. If you already have one try it first. Good Luck!
@@NathanShantzthank you! I bought 2 and was going to try the cheaper one first lol it heats up to 750df
Where do you find the parts to buy
Look up "OEM Mavic Mini 2 Arm" on either Amazon or Ebay
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Anybody know what the liquid used at 4:36 is
@@ak2671 that is solder Flux. It helps the solder stick to the pad better. Most solder will have some flux in it. You don't need it but it can help to add some extra.
size of your phillips screw driver?
Just tested, PH0 works the best.
I have the mavic mini 1 with a broken arm, is the arm the same as the mavic mini 2? it could work?
The arms are the same but the motors on the mini 2 are a bit better. I don't think it's a problem using a mini 2 motor on a mini 1 but using a 1 motor on a 2 might not be that good. You could also swap your mini 1 motor on to a new mini 2 arm.
@@NathanShantz thanks for the information
@@smeekee999 hopefully you can fix it!
@@NathanShantz I will buy only the arm of the mavic mini 2 but without the motor and then I will repair it myself
Pleasr give the buy link
I got mine from Amazon. amzn.to/3Oj2xmg You could get them cheaper though on Amazon or ebay. Look up OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with your search so you know its made for dji.
@@NathanShantz thankyou
Are the mini and mini 2 arms interchangeable?
From what I've looked up the mini and mini 2 arms are the same size and will both fit on both drones. The motors on the mini 2 arms are a bit better than the mini's. I don't think the performance would be effected with a mini 2 motor on a mini, but the mini 1 motor on a mini 2 might have a bit less flight time. I would try to find the correct arm for your drone but they will both work! Hopefully that helps👍
What soldering kit did you use?
I just use a Weller one that you plug into the wall. I need to get a new kit. Weller is definitely one of the better brands to get. X-tronic and vastar are some other okay ones on Amazon you can get.
Where do you live?
where did you buy the arm?
I got mine on amazon. this is the link for the one I got. amzn.to/2WTXDWY You can get them cheaper though on Amazon or ebay. Look up OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) with your search so you know its made for dji.
Where did u get the replacement
I got it from Amazon. amzn.to/2WTXDWY could probably find it somewhere else for cheaper though. Look up OEM when searching too.
@@NathanShantz I need the front left pls help with a link I been searching not seeing any that's available
@@kevinali1676 You can get a mavic mini (1) leg and swap the motor if you have a mini 2. amzn.to/3FNCRZz You could also try ebay but it might take longer to get to you. www.ebay.com/itm/254795790373
@@NathanShantz ok (mini1) so it would work just the difference is in the motor correct
@@kevinali1676 yeah the Amazon one is mini 1. I believe the motors on the mini 2 are a bit better in performance but the same footprint.
this not repair, this call replace ok.
Hmmm I guess you're right 👍
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Hey Dude, turn off this fuxxxin music! You crashed the video, not the drone.
Hey thanks! Good luck!