Well after having a huge row with the mrs about having bought a drone I went out and crashed it.
Not as bad as it could have been but I an still crushed.
My biggest worry was the camera as it was hanging from the wires beneath the body. The leg was broken but that is an easy one screw fix and last of all I lost 3 props. That's a pain in the butt as well but again just an off the shelf fix.
I slumped back home, my heart in my mouth and started looking for replacements...
Landing gear strut $10
Clip for camera with 4 grommets and retainer pins $15
3R & 3L props $40 (ouch)
Well not too bad I thought, Oh wait, this is a US store and I live in Europe. OK switch to local dealer. Prices about the same but in Euros not Dollars... wait a minute!!!! 50 Euros for a landing strut that costs $10 in the US? What a ripoff! Same price in Europe and UK. I just saw a UK video and the guy paid 50 POUNDS!
Anyway I put I all together and with the exception of mounting the camera 90* off center and having to do it again it all works. Oh NO! the strut that DIDN'T BREAK is flopping about. I turned the body on it's back and retracted the gear and the put them back to the "extended" position. Both legs started coming back but then the floppy leg suddenly fell back and the other leg stopped. I held the floppy leg in the extended position and repeated the drill. This time the other leg extended all the way/ I guess it stops as a fail-safe when the other leg doesn't work.
My take on it all is a stripped gear. I imagine this means I need to buy a whole new motor assembly. (another 50 euros)
My question is about how to replace the assembly (if that is what is wrong). I see what looks like 2 pop rivets over the antennae clip so I am not sure if I need to remove the body or not. No videos on YouTube, so I could use some advice please.
Not as bad as it could have been but I an still crushed.
My biggest worry was the camera as it was hanging from the wires beneath the body. The leg was broken but that is an easy one screw fix and last of all I lost 3 props. That's a pain in the butt as well but again just an off the shelf fix.
I slumped back home, my heart in my mouth and started looking for replacements...
Landing gear strut $10
Clip for camera with 4 grommets and retainer pins $15
3R & 3L props $40 (ouch)
Well not too bad I thought, Oh wait, this is a US store and I live in Europe. OK switch to local dealer. Prices about the same but in Euros not Dollars... wait a minute!!!! 50 Euros for a landing strut that costs $10 in the US? What a ripoff! Same price in Europe and UK. I just saw a UK video and the guy paid 50 POUNDS!
Anyway I put I all together and with the exception of mounting the camera 90* off center and having to do it again it all works. Oh NO! the strut that DIDN'T BREAK is flopping about. I turned the body on it's back and retracted the gear and the put them back to the "extended" position. Both legs started coming back but then the floppy leg suddenly fell back and the other leg stopped. I held the floppy leg in the extended position and repeated the drill. This time the other leg extended all the way/ I guess it stops as a fail-safe when the other leg doesn't work.
My take on it all is a stripped gear. I imagine this means I need to buy a whole new motor assembly. (another 50 euros)
My question is about how to replace the assembly (if that is what is wrong). I see what looks like 2 pop rivets over the antennae clip so I am not sure if I need to remove the body or not. No videos on YouTube, so I could use some advice please.