Is this normal???

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[Ffrobbyrob]

Just picked up today. Opened box and pulled out aircraft. This stuck out like a sore thumb. Is this normal. Looks like it should be held up so cushion is tight. For as much as I just spent this is disappointing. My OCD will be kicking in to overdrive looking at this. Please advise. Thanks

 

[PatR]

From numerous reports it seems the compressed dampers is normal for both the Plus and 520.

My guess has them being filled with a hot oil or gelatin for improved flow that fills them but they contract when the fluid cools. Essentially temperature induced expansion and contraction. If I had a couple I’d experiment with a heat gun to see what happens.

 

[AH-1G]

From numerous reports it seems the compressed dampers is normal for both the Plus and 520.

My guess has them being filled with a hot oil or gelatin for improved flow that fills them but they contract when the fluid cools. Essentially temperature induced expansion and contraction. If I had a couple I’d experiment with a heat gun to see what happens.

BOOM!

 

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Abnormal is the new normal.. Mine is like that as well, and there are mods that you can do.

C23 rubber dampers (gel filled)

 

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From numerous reports it seems the compressed dampers is normal for both the Plus and 520.

My guess has them being filled with a hot oil or gelatin for improved flow that fills them but they contract when the fluid cools. Essentially temperature induced expansion and contraction. If I had a couple I’d experiment with a heat gun to see what happens.

I'm going to give that a try, I bought a pack of new ones.

 

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I tried it out, and @PatR you’re the man.
The right damper has not affected as much vs the left damper. I heated both of them for about 10sec. and the both seemed to solidify, but the most affected one on left, bloated a bit, but it seems solid.

I’m in the process of cooling them and do another test.

 

[Windluv]

My damper's have been compressed since hour zero opening two different H Pluses.

My gimbal is as perfect as I can judge; better then the 480 H which was a surprise.

I do not worry about this.

 

[Eagle's Eye Video]

I'm going to give that a try, I bought a pack of new ones.

A link of where you found those available?

 

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I got them at Terrestrial Imaging.

So, I cooled each one and I am going to heat them all up.



Experiment earlier, WORKED!

 

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My damper's have been compressed since hour zero opening two different H Pluses.

My gimbal is as perfect as I can judge; better then the 480 H which was a surprise.

I do not worry about this.

Hahaha.. You tease.. It will soon look like ours one day.

 

[Wingnutz]

You could always contact Yuneec and send them these pics. They’d probably send you new ones in addition to the extras that came with the H+, I’d think. I can’t see them as a high cost item for them, and that would play into good CS after the fact.

 

[AH-1G]

Heat Gun vs: solder gun two different range in temperatures. Heat guns have heating coils getting red hot, Unlike solder will only heat up modestly the side your touching. I still say BOOM! Liquid expands!

 

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Even a hair dryer will work

 

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I let it freely hang for 10hrs, the heat treated damper looks better than before.



Heat treated

Untreated

 

[JackMTaco]

So what's the process? Because I'm about to do the same thing with mine.

 

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So what's the process? Because I'm about to do the same thing with mine.

Brodie, just heat them up, it may take longer using a blow dryer vs a heat gun. I only had to heat mine up for 15 sec. let it cool and then heat it up again.

 

[JackMTaco]

While on or off the mount

 

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While on or off the mount

Unmounted

 

[PatR]

If they stabilize the gimbal, why bother doing anything with them?