at 4minutes and 53 seconds you see the vise with the yaw motor sitting on top. I have switched methods a bit. I now set the yaw motor down in the vise with it sitting on the ears of the casing. This is to prevent damage to the motor.
Thanks for the video Ted! I just repaired a Phantom 4 Pro gimbal with your help! It had a cracked hall sensor. We have multiple of these drones that crashed over the years, we use them in water management works, all of them had motor and structural failures. Your video was a big help!👍
Ted, thanks for this detailed video. I've just ordered a new motor for my P4P using the site and coupon code you provided. Hopefully, I'll be able to do this once it arrives.
I really appreciate your descriptions, I compliment you for your commitment. I sheared the gimbal arm and also the flat cable of the yaw motor. If I understand correctly I have little hope of realigning it if I buy a new motor .. is it right? Unfortunately I have already bought an yaw motor on Amazon and one apparently the same has arrived but with many very small differences, I send it back because, it is not possible to mount it correctly. What can I do? I'm extremely worried and don't know how to fix it.
DJI had two different yaw motors. The original older yaw motor had a different casing. It was pretty much perfectly round. The newer yaw motor casing was more rectangle on top where it mounted. That is the one you see in my video. The actual motor with windings and sensors is the same on both. It is just the mounting that is different. As long as you use the original casing off your gimbal you would be ok. Be careful buying yaw motors off ebay as most are used and may not be any good. Check the sensors with a magnifying glass to be sure they are not scratched. If you email me a photo of your yaw motor I can tell you which you have. It is not a direct replacement and you must use your original casing. It probably will not center if you just swap the entire yaw motor.
I replaced me esc in my p4 because my camera was facing left and now it centers when I turn it off but when I turn it on again it goes back to the left every time is it the yaw motor?
the esc is programed to the yaw motor casing. The original esc and yaw motor casing must be used. If you replace the esc you have to experiment with several casings to find one that matches. This can take a long time. You probably had a bad yaw motor when you started. The hall sensors get damaged very easily. Even just a hard landing will do it. If you still have the original esc yaw encoder, put it back and replace the yaw motor using the original casing off the original yaw motor
TED I SUBSCRIBED! You're the best! this was excellent... can I send me P4 Advanced to you! I think it's the yaw motor on mine... I'm getting that left to right shake and gimbal overload
Thank you Ted, my Phantom 4 just crashed and gimbal won’t stop moving slightly to the left and right. Do you think the yaw motor is screwed? Because I just saw another video of a guy who replaced the ESC board and he said that might be the problem as well...BTW in gimbal settings whenever I try to auto calibrate it, it gets stuck at 5% or 50% and then I get Gimbal Overload warning. Also, when I try to adjust Yaw values, I don’t have any numbers as opposed to the Roll settings in which I do have value numbers. When I try to adjust roll settings, it barely moves like 2 numbers and when I try to adjust yaw settings it won’t move at all. I’ve also noticed that whenever gimbal tries to move to the right, that’s when it becomes stuck moving left to right, but when it moves to the left, it works perfectly.
most of the time it is the yaw motor. I always start there. Yours sounds like a classic case of the hall sensors being damaged. If you watch video #1 It moves back and forth
@@Droneted Thanks for replying Ted, I forgot to mention that sometimes the horizon line doesn’t center well which makes me think the roll motor could be damaged as well? Or maybe it’s all because of the yaw motor. What do you think?
@@Droneted thank You Ted, is there any way to notice the yaw arm is bent? Cause it’s not scratched or dented or anything and I checked it visually to see if maybe it’s in a bad position or something but I cant see anything. Already disassembled the gimbal. I’ll try to upload a video for you to see if it’s possible.
Hi Ted, Thanks for doing the video. I've replaced the yaw motor and ribbon, using the old bell housing. All works well except after initialization, the camera "cants" slightly to the left when pointing forward, 5~10 degrees or so. Have been flying it that way for a year or so. Do you know if this type of re-calibration needed can be done at home or does one need some type of calibration software. I've searched online and have tried many calibration methods, (drone upright, manually turning , etc.) to no avail.
An ebay seller sold me the wrong gimbal ribbon cable. It has that extra little connector near the camera end. Will a Phantom 4 cable work on a P4Pro? I read that someone taped over the connection and it worked fine.
Hi, what should i do if the housing from the original yaw motor is damaged when changing yaw motor. I tried using it with damaged magnetic ring and now i think the ESC is broken (pitch motor and ESC gets super hot and the whole gimbal shakes violently). I have a new housing but the gimbal did of course not point center when i used it. Am i SOL and need to buy a complete new gimbal assembly? This is for P4A. Thanks :)
the author, please help me, I changed the motor on the camera, and the kaaera began to look to the right, I calibrated the camera and nothing helped, what is it?
@@Droneted Ooh ok may god protect u 😊🖐🏻i hve same prblm the camera is not centered but whene i calibrate compass nd rotate the drone. I hear that annoying sound. from gimbal. what's causing that sound? It's like something stuck
One of the 3 motors is making the noise. It may or may not effect the gimbal. Is your only problem the centering ? I have a video that address that.@@djamelbmw2228
Hi Ted you working perfectly 👏🏼👏🏼 I have same problem with the yaw motor. I changed it new one but I did a big mistake I couldn't change the housing with original one and my camera looking right side now. I can't found original motor housing to change like your video. Is there any solution to solve this problem? I can't use my drone for couple months because of this problem.
You have to try several different yaw motors until you find one that centers. I have 20 yaw motors and I swap them until one matches and centers. It takes a long time. The other option is to send it to DJI.
@@Droneted thank you quick response and helpful message Ted. So I need much money and long time 😊😊. I guess I come back to waiting to find original housing thank you so much again. Have a good day
Usually this is a problem with the "new" yaw motor. They are not always new and have damaged sensors. Even the smallest scratch can cause issues. Can you put up a video on UA-cam showing what it is doing?
@@Droneted I will like to exchange the gimbal and the yam arm already assemble, I'll send you mine, just let me know how much and how can we do it, thanks
Hi Ted! Thanks for the video. I replaced my yaw motor, but I'm wondering if there's something more. I never crashed the drone, but I started getting a "gimbal motor overload" warning months ago but then recently and suddenly, I started getting movement a lot like in this video ( ua-cam.com/video/ACBBodlnyu8/v-deo.html ). This is an photo of my motor after I removed it from the P4P, and you can see it would cause the camera to point slightly to the right as well ( biganski.wordpress.com/dji-yaw-motor-off-center/ ). So I replaced the motor and used the original casing, and the motor still was not centered. When I turned on the drone, the camera goes through its alignment setup, then points straight ahead, but then the camera "relaxes" and points a little to the right, it straightens itself up, then relaxes to the right, and this repeats. I could slightly smell the magnet motor working hard so I shut it down. Maybe I need to calibrate? Or perhaps it's something more that will require sending it off to DJI. And that will stink if that's the case, as I'll have to buy a new drone as I shoot real estate for a living. Ugh! Should I try the casing that came with the motor? It is an OEM motor for sure.
was the replacement yaw motor brand new? on eBay they often used. also have you ever left the gimbal clap on by mistake. That will melt the varnish on the winding of the pitch motor and it will cause odd things to happen.
@@Droneted The motor really appears to be brand new, Hong Kong writing on authentic-looking dark gray part bag, took 7 days to receive "from China," and it had the same part number stamped on the yaw cable. But now that I've disassembled this several times and feel comfortable with this, I found the replacement motor spindle was not level to the casing; it was slightly at an angle. There was also some play from top to bottom, as the spindle would not seat flush to the casing. I eventually got the motor to work and the drone started up, but the gimbal still points to the right and was still trying to corrected itself a little. Knowing my luck, I likely I have a compound problem with bad PC board, so I'm sending it off to DJI Repair in CA. I only have about 140 flight miles logged, but this drone served me well and earned me some $$, plus and I really like it so hopefully it's not going to set me back too much $$. But still, thanks for the video as it got me comfortable enough to take this thing apart, so it'll be a lot quicker to repair in the future. Cheers!
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at 4minutes and 53 seconds you see the vise with the yaw motor sitting on top. I have switched methods a bit. I now set the yaw motor down in the vise with it sitting on the ears of the casing. This is to prevent damage to the motor.
Thanks for the video Ted! I just repaired a Phantom 4 Pro gimbal with your help! It had a cracked hall sensor. We have multiple of these drones that crashed over the years, we use them in water management works, all of them had motor and structural failures. Your video was a big help!👍
I'm always impressed that you don't need magnification. Good eyes sir.
I have bionic eyes dude.
😅😅yes.
This is why I don't touch very small things. My eyes r covered with fog 😂
Dude you need like a million followers.. Thank you
Yes I do. Thanks dude
Ted, thanks for this detailed video. I've just ordered a new motor for my P4P using the site and coupon code you provided. Hopefully, I'll be able to do this once it arrives.
You are a professional that we must admire. Your instructions are of great value. Thank you very much.
You are very welcome
Ted, I accidentally threw the original house in the trash. there is another procedure to calibrate the yaw
ua-cam.com/video/bFjRTkyzDQs/v-deo.html watch this video it may help
I really appreciate your descriptions, I compliment you for your commitment. I sheared the gimbal arm and also the flat cable of the yaw motor. If I understand correctly I have little hope of realigning it if I buy a new motor .. is it right? Unfortunately I have already bought an yaw motor on Amazon and one apparently the same has arrived but with many very small differences, I send it back because, it is not possible to mount it correctly. What can I do? I'm extremely worried and don't know how to fix it.
DJI had two different yaw motors. The original older yaw motor had a different casing. It was pretty much perfectly round. The newer yaw motor casing was more rectangle on top where it mounted. That is the one you see in my video. The actual motor with windings and sensors is the same on both. It is just the mounting that is different. As long as you use the original casing off your gimbal you would be ok. Be careful buying yaw motors off ebay as most are used and may not be any good. Check the sensors with a magnifying glass to be sure they are not scratched.
If you email me a photo of your yaw motor I can tell you which you have. It is not a direct replacement and you must use your original casing. It probably will not center if you just swap the entire yaw motor.
Super helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I replaced me esc in my p4 because my camera was facing left and now it centers when I turn it off but when I turn it on again it goes back to the left every time is it the yaw motor?
the esc is programed to the yaw motor casing. The original esc and yaw motor casing must be used. If you replace the esc you have to experiment with several casings to find one that matches. This can take a long time. You probably had a bad yaw motor when you started. The hall sensors get damaged very easily. Even just a hard landing will do it. If you still have the original esc yaw encoder, put it back and replace the yaw motor using the original casing off the original yaw motor
TED I SUBSCRIBED! You're the best! this was excellent... can I send me P4 Advanced to you! I think it's the yaw motor on mine... I'm getting that left to right shake and gimbal overload
email me at: droneted@gmail.com
I am sure I can help you
Thank you Ted, my Phantom 4 just crashed and gimbal won’t stop moving slightly to the left and right. Do you think the yaw motor is screwed? Because I just saw another video of a guy who replaced the ESC board and he said that might be the problem as well...BTW in gimbal settings whenever I try to auto calibrate it, it gets stuck at 5% or 50% and then I get Gimbal Overload warning. Also, when I try to adjust Yaw values, I don’t have any numbers as opposed to the Roll settings in which I do have value numbers. When I try to adjust roll settings, it barely moves like 2 numbers and when I try to adjust yaw settings it won’t move at all. I’ve also noticed that whenever gimbal tries to move to the right, that’s when it becomes stuck moving left to right, but when it moves to the left, it works perfectly.
most of the time it is the yaw motor. I always start there. Yours sounds like a classic case of the hall sensors being damaged. If you watch video #1 It moves back and forth
@@Droneted Thanks for replying Ted, I forgot to mention that sometimes the horizon line doesn’t center well which makes me think the roll motor could be damaged as well? Or maybe it’s all because of the yaw motor. What do you think?
@@AleksDigital11 it could be but I would replace the yaw first. The roll and pitch motor are a direct replacement. No need to swap the casing.
@@AleksDigital11 could be the roll motor. Make sure the yaw arm is not bent
@@Droneted thank You Ted, is there any way to notice the yaw arm is bent? Cause it’s not scratched or dented or anything and I checked it visually to see if maybe it’s in a bad position or something but I cant see anything. Already disassembled the gimbal. I’ll try to upload a video for you to see if it’s possible.
I need that ribbon cable cover that popped off at 2:09. Mine bent pretty good. any ideas? Should I just try to bend it back into shape? Do I need it ?
JG Video I usually just straighten them out. It protects the cable to the yaw motor. They are easy to bend back into position.
@@Droneted Thank you sir!
Hi Ted, Thanks for doing the video. I've replaced the yaw motor and ribbon, using the old bell housing. All works well except after initialization, the camera "cants" slightly to the left when pointing forward, 5~10 degrees or so. Have been flying it that way for a year or so. Do you know if this type of re-calibration needed can be done at home or does one need some type of calibration software. I've searched online and have tried many calibration methods, (drone upright, manually turning , etc.) to no avail.
email me and I can explain how to get it to point straight. droneted@gmail.com
An ebay seller sold me the wrong gimbal ribbon cable. It has that extra little connector near the camera end. Will a Phantom 4 cable work on a P4Pro? I read that someone taped over the connection and it worked fine.
yes just tape over it. I really don't like aftermarket ribbon cables. they have a high failure rate.
Hi, what should i do if the housing from the original yaw motor is damaged when changing yaw motor. I tried using it with damaged magnetic ring and now i think the ESC is broken (pitch motor and ESC gets super hot and the whole gimbal shakes violently). I have a new housing but the gimbal did of course not point center when i used it. Am i SOL and need to buy a complete new gimbal assembly? This is for P4A. Thanks :)
if the yaw casing is damaged or lost go to this video: ua-cam.com/video/bFjRTkyzDQs/v-deo.html
the author, please help me, I changed the motor on the camera, and the kaaera began to look to the right, I calibrated the camera and nothing helped, what is it?
can you send me a photo so I can see it? droneted@gmail.com
@@Droneted i sent you a photo
What is the best supplier for P4P yaw motor and replace ribbon cable?
repairadrone.com/ and click on "STORE"
www.ebay.com/itm/353200234284
Thank you, Ted! How do you fix the shaft? When you remove the shaft it will go up and down freely. Do you buy a part with a fixed extra shaft?
If it is just too loose I use Loctite just a touch on the end
@@Droneted Thank you again for such a great video and hints!
Thnx brother
But i foolowed and wached some other videos. It owners claim that the broblem is with ESC board.. Is this correct bro?
You can have a bad esc but 90% of the time it is the yaw motor.
@@Droneted
Ooh ok may god protect u 😊🖐🏻i hve same prblm the camera is not centered but whene i calibrate compass nd rotate the drone. I hear that annoying sound. from gimbal. what's causing that sound? It's like something stuck
One of the 3 motors is making the noise. It may or may not effect the gimbal. Is your only problem the centering ? I have a video that address that.@@djamelbmw2228
@@Droneted
My prblm the camera always goes left
Okay my brother thank u so much my respect to u sir for listening and responding to my comment. Thnx
Sounds like you need to change the casing on the yaw motor. Where are you located?
Hi Ted you working perfectly 👏🏼👏🏼 I have same problem with the yaw motor. I changed it new one but I did a big mistake I couldn't change the housing with original one and my camera looking right side now. I can't found original motor housing to change like your video. Is there any solution to solve this problem? I can't use my drone for couple months because of this problem.
You have to try several different yaw motors until you find one that centers. I have 20 yaw motors and I swap them until one matches and centers. It takes a long time. The other option is to send it to DJI.
@@Droneted thank you quick response and helpful message Ted. So I need much money and long time 😊😊. I guess I come back to waiting to find original housing thank you so much again. Have a good day
@@yunusemre5165 Finding the original is the best solution. You could buy several yaw motors and then resell the ones you don't need
@@Droneted its a good idea Ted thank you :)
hello , im try it , but not worked , why?
Usually this is a problem with the "new" yaw motor. They are not always new and have damaged sensors. Even the smallest scratch can cause issues. Can you put up a video on UA-cam showing what it is doing?
I don't know if here where I need to leave a message
this will work. my email address is droneted@gmail.com
@@Droneted I will like to exchange the gimbal and the yam arm already assemble, I'll send you mine, just let me know how much and how can we do it, thanks
5:00 Don't do it! Place the edges of the vise under the protrusions of the body.
that is how we do it now...thanks. I appreciate your feedback
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Hi Ted! Thanks for the video. I replaced my yaw motor, but I'm wondering if there's something more. I never crashed the drone, but I started getting a "gimbal motor overload" warning months ago but then recently and suddenly, I started getting movement a lot like in this video ( ua-cam.com/video/ACBBodlnyu8/v-deo.html ). This is an photo of my motor after I removed it from the P4P, and you can see it would cause the camera to point slightly to the right as well ( biganski.wordpress.com/dji-yaw-motor-off-center/ ). So I replaced the motor and used the original casing, and the motor still was not centered. When I turned on the drone, the camera goes through its alignment setup, then points straight ahead, but then the camera "relaxes" and points a little to the right, it straightens itself up, then relaxes to the right, and this repeats. I could slightly smell the magnet motor working hard so I shut it down. Maybe I need to calibrate? Or perhaps it's something more that will require sending it off to DJI. And that will stink if that's the case, as I'll have to buy a new drone as I shoot real estate for a living. Ugh! Should I try the casing that came with the motor? It is an OEM motor for sure.
was the replacement yaw motor brand new? on eBay they often used. also have you ever left the gimbal clap on by mistake. That will melt the varnish on the winding of the pitch motor and it will cause odd things to happen.
@@Droneted The motor really appears to be brand new, Hong Kong writing on authentic-looking dark gray part bag, took 7 days to receive "from China," and it had the same part number stamped on the yaw cable. But now that I've disassembled this several times and feel comfortable with this, I found the replacement motor spindle was not level to the casing; it was slightly at an angle. There was also some play from top to bottom, as the spindle would not seat flush to the casing. I eventually got the motor to work and the drone started up, but the gimbal still points to the right and was still trying to corrected itself a little. Knowing my luck, I likely I have a compound problem with bad PC board, so I'm sending it off to DJI Repair in CA. I only have about 140 flight miles logged, but this drone served me well and earned me some $$, plus and I really like it so hopefully it's not going to set me back too much $$. But still, thanks for the video as it got me comfortable enough to take this thing apart, so it'll be a lot quicker to repair in the future. Cheers!
this is where I get my yaw motors
www.ebay.com/itm/353200234284
Ted, I accidentally threw the original house in the trash. there is another procedure to calibrate the yaw
@@idiottoad1 ohhh God... it's going to be very expensive. the yaw motor here in brazil is the price of a kidney. thank you anyway
I have a way to solve your problem now. please email me at: droneted@gmail.com