Well the mad scientist in Dr. FrankenPhoon's laboratory has come up with a 2 cent solution to my gimbal buzz. Literally!
Ever since I got my Plus I have tried to use thread on 40mm filters. Why? Because Yuneec gave me an adapter to do it, so it must be OK, right? And I don't like buying a "Kit" of filters that only has one I really want in it.
For some unknown reason, after a previous FW update -during which I happen to have a filter and counter weight on the camera- the gimbal was only happy with that combination on the camera. Since then I am stuck using a heavy variable ND and counter weight -that I was only testing, not intending to actually use much. Anything else, even the OEM UV Filter, would cause gimbal buzz. I also discovered that it was the total weight added, not the perfect balance of the camera that fixed the buzz.
I have maintained since nearly the beginning that the buzz was coming from the azimuth/yaw motor, not the tilt or pitch. Now I am certain of it. Figuring the azimuth motor was needing the weight and not the other two, I decided to try weighting the gimbal, instead of the camera. The result was instantaneous the moment I stuck a weight on the gimbal arm. With the leverage advantage of being offset, it took a fraction of the weight to stop the Buzz. Two pennies to be exact!
This is not a true fix, but it works, that's the bottom line. My Buzz is gone no matter what filter/weight combination I use now.?
I am already making a weight that will blend in and look like a million bucks, not a cheap 2 cent hack!
Ever since I got my Plus I have tried to use thread on 40mm filters. Why? Because Yuneec gave me an adapter to do it, so it must be OK, right? And I don't like buying a "Kit" of filters that only has one I really want in it.
For some unknown reason, after a previous FW update -during which I happen to have a filter and counter weight on the camera- the gimbal was only happy with that combination on the camera. Since then I am stuck using a heavy variable ND and counter weight -that I was only testing, not intending to actually use much. Anything else, even the OEM UV Filter, would cause gimbal buzz. I also discovered that it was the total weight added, not the perfect balance of the camera that fixed the buzz.
I have maintained since nearly the beginning that the buzz was coming from the azimuth/yaw motor, not the tilt or pitch. Now I am certain of it. Figuring the azimuth motor was needing the weight and not the other two, I decided to try weighting the gimbal, instead of the camera. The result was instantaneous the moment I stuck a weight on the gimbal arm. With the leverage advantage of being offset, it took a fraction of the weight to stop the Buzz. Two pennies to be exact!
This is not a true fix, but it works, that's the bottom line. My Buzz is gone no matter what filter/weight combination I use now.?
I am already making a weight that will blend in and look like a million bucks, not a cheap 2 cent hack!
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