I CRASHED AND WATER DAMAGED DJI MINI 2 - CAN I DRY OUT AND SAVE MY DRONE ?
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- So mistakes happen, in this video I show you how even the most simple innocuous circumstance can ruin your drone, In this video I show you what happened for my drone to end up wet, no motors spinning due to water damage and the steps taken to try repair my DJI Mini 2, Can it be fixed? Watch the video to find out!
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Mine crashed into a pool 3 days ago and sank 10" deep. I retrieved it within 3 minutes and it was still powered up. I removed the battery and placed the drone outside in direct sunlight in 102 degree weather for 4 hours. I placed a fresh battery (not the one that sank with it) in the drone and the outside battery lights #1 ansd #4 flash immediately without pushing the power button. I then went ahead and pushed the power button with the controller on as well as the DJI FLY app. #1 and #4 lights still flash and #2 and #3 remain off. The iphone shows that the camera is sending the video to the drone as it shows up OK on the screen. However, it shows that drone is not connected. I tried putting the sticks to inside corners to see if motors would start but nothing. Have tried above several more timnes without success. Also the gimbal does not go through the motions when I start the drone each time, although the propellers twitch as they normally do. There must. be a way to get the drone to connect? Any ideas? I have not tried the hair dryer, its so hot outside that I thought it would work better. Suggestions welcome.
Did you ever figure out which components were giving you trouble? Was there a way to order a few parts to fix it?
Your alrdy damage the motherboard
I'm so pleased that you saved her, nothing worse than losing a cherished member of the family.
Absolutely David! Such a basic and simple accident! Just shows that you need to be careful as in auto landing mode for those couple of seconds you have no control
I absolutely feel for you. First thing to do with anything that has a battery, is to remove the battery as fast as possible and then do what you can to fix it!
Under normal circumstances and the fact I consider myself reasonably intelligent that's what I would of done - but because it stayed powered and the motors were all submerged I thought quick let's try spin the water out !
Yes battery out quick.
Well done Gavin
Having been a model flyer for many years I feel I should let you know it’s always best practice to turn on your Transmitter before you turn on the model. The models receiver may go into failsafe mode and cause connection issues.
Thank you kindly, simply a one off for this video since I wasn't going to take off and had to try coordinate a screen recording, in normal operation controller is always on first 🙂 very much appreciate the time to comment and watch thank you
The irony of falling into that puddle after flying over the Humber, the sort of thing that would happen to me!
A great recovery though and some great comments added here, I hope you can sleep more easily now 👍.
Thanks Paul! Completely irony eh! All those controlled flights I do over water and well in auto landing mode wind catches it and blows it forward then off the edge into a puddle. Imagine how much I was kicking myself thinking if I was just 2cm further back it wouldn't of happened. still a positive outcome!
In my experience with brushless motors water doesn’t effect them much. But never hurts to keep them dry. You did great .
Thank you kindly! Yeah I didn't have that experience so I just did what I thought best 🙂
Thats brill and good advice take it on a disrance when its nice
Its something we would have dun in barnsley not giving up and trying wat you have worst thing it would be caput
If you havent a silicon bag pound kand or pound stretcher did little bags to hang in a wardrobe for condensation in caravans or home £1
So try that as well all ideas are options to try if you are in this situation and help others the accident just shows how easy it is to crash and wen on river banks may be land your home position from take off manually a liittle further away from river or pond if its windy
Thanks fir sharing gavin
water does not affect the motors. the motors can work under water no problem. people use the same type motors on rc boats and stuff. Glad you fixed it.
Yes, as you drop the throttle stick, you have no control...Something that did occur to me when I first experienced it..Great that you have shown others the hazards, pleased you dried her out. 😳😀🇬🇧
Totally! Mate!
Phew! What a lucky boy you are, Gavin. Glad you managed to save your drone. Stay safe! Ian :-)
Thanks Ian! you too mate!
Congratulations I'm so happy to see that you're drone is still functioning fly safe
Thank you very much! Indeed I certainly will be more careful in future
If I may, I would like to give a few facts about electronics to help educate people. If you're not interested, skip to the next comment. I've studied in electronics and had job cleaning electronics after fire/water damage. Again just trying to help and educate, not telling anybody what to do.
1. Water does not damage electronics, it the minerals or stuff in water that does the damage. Salt is very corrosive and thats why salt water is bad, but it's not the water that's bad, it's the salt. Dirty water, although not salt water, still has some corrosive elements in it. That's why distilled, reverse osmosis water or 99.9% alcohol (%70 alcohol will leave bad sediments and residue) is used to clean. The problem with using rice or anything to dehydrate electronics is that, yes it takes the water away, but it leaves all the sediments and minerals behind. This is what is going to do damage long term. Remember water is not corrosive, it's what's in it. Drying only removes the water, not the sediments. The machine that I had at work was a small yet expensive "pressure washer" (made for the cleaning electronics) that used filters to purify the water to 99.9999% and electronic grade soap. We then rinsed with the purified water, blow dried and put it a low heat dehydrator for a couple of days. An ultrasonic machine with an electronic grade solution also does a good job.
2. The quicker you can remove the battery the better. Salt water will corrode metal, but when you add electrical current to the mix, it increases the corrosion speed exponentially. I've seen a video (on UA-cam) of the effects of water with electricity and you could see the corrosion build and kill a circuit in under a minute. If you were to open up the drone and look at it with a microscope, you would probably see corrosion. This, in time, will probably come back to haunt you. The residue left will attract humidity back over time and keep eating away at the tiny traces.
Hope this can help someone, or at least save some rice... LOL
Absolutely great advice Robert - all comments are welcome here! I fully understand what you have said and have full respect for your expertise, Yes I know it is the salt and minerals that cause the problem not the water itself, naturally if it fell in salt water I would indeed rinsed it - the photo taken was more dirty than the water on the day - i didn't stick around on that day so I went back to take it. Sadly the car was 20 mins walk away from this location - then the journey home was another 40 minutes so sadly I only had the tools available to me at the time which was a car blowers to try displace as much water and effectively blow it out where possible :) I hold my hands up and looking back I figured try spin the rotas to get the water out, my theory is that would be the best way - immediately after them not spinning the battery was pulled - this was only say 15 seconds at most then I took the steps I did, always difficult to know what to do in the moment but I just took those actions and thankfully worked! Appreciate you watching and bringing your experience to the channel thank you
@@GAVINHR You did everything right that you could. I love your dehydration bag idea instead of rice, rice leaves lots of dust and could have added dirt into the motors. Rice is a myth that someone put on UA-cam and the internet just ran with it. As long as the battery is removed ASAP, and I mean removing the battery as you're picking it out of the water every seconds count, there is no rush to dry it out. It's actually easier to clean if still wet. Do watch out when blowing air, you could easily push air farther in and under components. Better to have warm circulating air around and not directly at it.
I'm a geek and love geeky things. If ever you're bored and need something to put you to sleep, you can watch these videos of a guy demonstrating what water & soda does to electronics with and without power. Kind of a cool demo, well for a geek like me. Now this guy can be judgmental and annoying to listen to, but he knows what he's talking about.
ua-cam.com/video/FOgsjd5Uxt4/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/qGbQ2FPDqkw/v-deo.html
This is the definition of a brain fart .... we've all done it 😆. I'm glad you got it fixed
i am so pleased for you gavin,,,,,must have been a long 24hrs wait,,,,,well done bud
It really was Barry I can assure you! And the walk back to the car and drive home kicking myself for not landing s bit further back!
What a relief. Congratulations man!
Very relieved! Thank you
Congratulations in staying calm and saving this wet bird... well done!
Thank you very much! Lives to fly another day
You Wally!! Lesson learnt there. Good to see you didn't give up on it.
Absolutely! Just one of those things wasn't it, 2cm further back and it wouldn't of happened, just shows how easy an accident happens! Whilst in auto landing mode wind just took it forward nothing I could do, I was determined to get it going haha
Lol mate did UAV say 10mph winds but 100mph when landing drones?
UAV is absolutely crap! Once told me it was 99% could cover and raining .... I could of looked like David Dickinson and had a BBQ
Well done Gavin! It seems to be the best solution to drying out the drone! 👍Flew mine today from my garden and lost all signal and control screen went blank got warnings loss of signal! I there was no control whatsoever from the sticks, I decided to press the RTH button ( this is the first time ever I have used this method) and it did eventually start heading home! Felt a bit scary but managed to control the landing safely.
On checking the video it’s very good quality and although I’d lost control it did record the full flight! Phew!😅
Well truth be told that happened to me once on the mini 2 recently - but I was screen recording so I put it down to too much load on the phone, the app froze then crashed, what was scary however is that the mini 2 DID NOT respond to controls it was just hovering, tried RTH on the controller - nothing. Restarted the app and flew it down. That should not happen at all
From experience as used to work in a hifi repair shop many years ago in the 90's most water damage is caused by not removing batteries quickly from electrolysis eating the copper away so lucky you did the right things in time and good advice!
Well I wasn't expecting a puddle dunking Gavin! 😯😁😊 All those flights over the Humber I was expecting a proper dunking, not the smallest body of water ever!! 😁😎👍
Good job getting it quickly dry and agree silica gel in a bag overnight is a much better proposition than leaving it in rice and having all the hassle of picking out all those grains of rice from the motors and other small openings in the Mini 2!
Glad you got it sorted, flying over water is always a heart thumping experience for me personally. 😯😊
Sorry mate I missed this! I know right? utterly incredible - and out of my control also when the drone is landing those last few seconds there is no control, well as you say at least it works. I had the bag so indeed it made sense, it can be wet from leaving it in a cold room overnight so I knew it would do the job! hope you're keeping well
Refresh program is a must.
Wow, what a nightmare Gav. What bad luck mate. Lucky it wasn't deeper or even out to sea. Glad to see all your efforts managed to get it back up and flying again. Thanks for the lesson on how not to do it🤣. Thanks for the info on coverdrone. Its probably one of the most popular insurance companies always mentioned on fb groups.👍
Exactly, customer service seems top after the few chats I've had with them and reasonable pricing and cover more ! Makes so much sense! Cheers Richard I appreciate that! Yeah next time you have a huge area to land... Land in the middle just in case!
I'm glad that's still working ! Mine was crashed at the sea for over 20 mins underwater yesterday. I hope my drone could still retrieve 🥺 waiting for 2 more days to dry it out
How did it go?
I just did the same thing. Only difference is I had DJI Refresh. Now I have a new drone. DJI honored their warranty even with operator error. Thanks DJI!
Yeah fair play to them for looking after you Steve! Glad you had a great experience!
I crashed mine into a waterfall a couple days ago, do you think it's worth going back and trying to get it or is it not worth to?
Phew, that's a relief, well done for a positive outcome.
Thank you!! Lucky save from such a simple thing to happen!
@@GAVINHR You're welcome. Indeed and such a bizarre circumstance which you've highlighted and shared with us all. Plus, the added bonus of a fix - phew, at least you can carry on flying when weather permits :)
Partial water damage, very lucky indeed, I think its game over if the gimbal gets water ingress, hope she keeps flying well
Indeed certainly lucky! Me too me too!
Glad you were able to dry it out.
Thanks Robert!
I did the same with my Mini 3 when I flew it into a river. It still flies perfectly but it might be different if it had gone into the sea.
Dropped my mini 2 in the river yesterday! Made a scream, dashed over and grabbed it, took the battery out right away Shook the drone and the battery. Held it in my hand on the way back the the car so it was still outside and hopefully starting to dry. When I got home took a hair dryer to it. Now it works fine. Haven't tested the battery yet though. Close escape. Next time I'll use the blade protectors, as a small branch took it down.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought to put a hairdryer to it also! Seems like you had another good save! It's so easy to do, I do consider myself a bloody good pilot - you only need to look at my other videos to see I can control the drone but when it's in landing mode nothing you can do, gust of wind took it and that's that! Was like slow motion haha
Seeing as how you had a flight with no problems do you recommend dunking my drone in water to solve the disconnection issues instead of updating my app??? :)
Hahaha! I've heard v1.2.4 gives the drone rock solid ocusync connection and increases battery life by 300%, and yeah mate top tip, give your drone a wash and it washes out all the cache files, frees up weight so it flys faster ! 👌😂
That's a close call... fortunately it all ended well and even got some publicity for those insurances.
Take care and keep flying, as we'll keep watching. ;-)
Thanks Carlos! Appreciate that, just shows something so simple can happen and that last few seconds when it's landing there is nothing you can do !
BAPTISM COMPLETED.....GLAD YOU HAD FAITH IN YOUR TECHNIQUE....Now back to PILOT CONFIRMATION and COMMUNION. Cheers!!
Absolutely and 100% man, I had faith I was taking the right actions, they may be different to others but it worked 👌
You lucky YOU!!!🤭👍☺️ I am glad it works again!
Thanks man! Such a simple thing to happen too!
Crashed my drone into the river and tried your remedy OMG I'm flying again Gav thanks
That's absolutely brilliant news!! I'm glad you found it helpful and it's all working
Welcome 🤗😁 glad you save the drone
Me too!!
Glad you got sorted. As for me, i never ever fly in windy conditions. Thanks for sharing.👍
I’m so glad you didn’t do the rice option. It’s a myth and doesn’t work. If someone does it and it works afterwards it’s merely coincidental. I’d have got loose water out, and then placed it on a radiator or airing cupboard. The silica gel is the best way to draw out any moisture also.
Absolutely, my feeling behind the hairdryer was to blow out as much standing water as possible hence also using the car blowers once I got to it :) but yeah I had that silica gel bag already so to me it made sense! Thanks for watching
I think you did the best thing putting it in the bag with the dehumidifier, accidents happen mate glad you have it working again!! 😊👍
Thanks mate! The thing is, it was technically landed! And I was nowhere near the edge, but that gust just tilted the drone on landing and as it went light with the uplift near the ground it just landed a good 30 / 40cm forward. Was practically in slow motion but I was about 2m away and couldn't stop it
@@GAVINHR well least its not in the humber mate haha! Not that that's a laughing mater main thing is she's working good as new 😉👍
@@djidroneproductions1309 honestly at the time I was kicking myself at such a stupid thing ! Like 2cm further back it wouldn't of gone over but then I did start off well clear
@@GAVINHR we can't help the wind buddy at least she's back up and running! 👍
Totally mate! Thanks for watching
Your video has given me hope. I had a stupid pilot error, no verifying props were secured, and lost 2 props from one arm causing my mini 2 to crash into a river, approx 4 feet of water and was submerged for 6-8 minutes before I could find her and get her out. I did not do the hair dryer, didn't know about that trick, but have let is sit open and even out in the sun a few hours to attempt to dry going on 36 hours. I am going to attempt to power her up after 48 hours has passed.
Sorry for the delay! how did it go? did it work?
@@GAVINHR Everything worked fine except the SD card would not read any cards. I shipped it to DJI who wants $300 to fix it. I having it sent back unrepaired and will find someone local to fix. In the mean time my 2nd Mini 2 has arrived and flying will continue lol
😂😭 oh no!! so painful (the "inglorious" nature of the water crash). I feel your pain. (and thanks for sharing. These are always valuable lessons to get reminded of ). And, absolutely . . . congratulations on the recovery. cheers, Mr. GAVINHR
Result!! Well done mate.....
Thank you kindly!
Great save Gavin! Good thinking to use a dehumidifier, I will definitely remember this if I somehow end up in a similar prediciment.
Absolutely ! I mean I knew the comments section would tell me I did something wrong but in hindsight at the time you just do what you can to save the drone eh!
Well done matey so glad its all ok.
Thanks man! Totally out of my control, hindsight I could of landed further back but I was well away from it, wind combined with the uplift from being close to the ground..just flew forwards 40cm or so and off the edge it went!
Nice on Gavin saved yourself bit of time without you drone
Indeed mate! Back to filming !
Oh bugger sorry to hear that mate.
If you download the new app v1.2.5 it will dry it out for you and keep,it waterproof!
😂😂😂 so that's where I'm going wrong ! 👌👌 God I just almost died from laughing and not being able to breathe. I'll fly out in sport mode as that gets me a quicker disconnection next time I think.
Actually, v1.2.5 doesn't work, v1.2.9 is supposed to work ...... on the bright side, coffee is not supposed to come out your nose
Ahh nice Chris! Honestly I'm amazed what DJI can do with simple app updates these days 😂👌
@@GAVINHR very true! I sure enjoy all your videos! Thanks you!
@@chriscook1278 thanks mate! I appreciate everybody that watches genuinely
Flying my mini 2 over water Saturday and just wasn't paying attention. After using the zoom feature for locating the loons I tried to lower it to about 10 feet and fly above the calm reflection of the lake. I think I was having connection issues due to distance, I rushed the flight rule #1 broken, I should have put on the after market safety blinking lights for optimal visibility confirmation but I didn't. Lowering the drone when I couldn't see it was a big mistake. It's sitting in 4 feet of water for 3 days. Retrieve tomorrow
I had a similar accident flying over a small creek. I was about ten feet behind the drone when it decided to drop right into the water. I fished it out within about 10 seconds, but it was completely submerged for that amount of time. I pulled the battery immediately, shook the water out and set the drone aside for about until the next day. I put another battery in and it started up immediately. I put the old battery on the charger and it would no longer take a charge, so basically I fried the battery, but somehow saved the Mini 2.
Rather lose a battery Dave than the drone! Least it's a good outcome in the end for you mate! I'm mean there's nothing I could have done, wasn't the drones fault and wasn't my fault, in hindsight I should of been further back but it really just lunged 40cm or so forward as it banked into the wind in auto landing. As soon as it gets close to the ground you get that uplift - it's in landing mode I literally watched what happened yet was about 1m away and too far to stop it
What a bad stroke of luck! Glad its up and running!!!
Absolutely! Totally unforseen, hindsite I could of landed it further back but I wasn't expecting a gust of wind to blow it a good 40cm forward whist it was in landing mode ! Least it all worked out
Im glad you got it working. Good vid!
Thank you very kindly
glad it works. It's good to share bad luck stories, as it will hopefully help others from doing it. Very surprised you would not land in the middle of the concrete structure though!
Complacency, it's as simple as that I take off and land from here a hell of a lot so I was probably a bit too confident basically!
@@GAVINHR I totally get it, confidence is a double edged sword.
Haha you lucky guy, well done on the drying out method , as you say you can control the drone but not the elements , keep up the great videos.
Thanks John, exactly, can't really prepare for a gust when it's in landing mode can you, I thought I was far enough away, I wasn't but managed to love to fly another day
I've heard that if a drone gets wet, put it in a sealed container of rice for a few days, the rice will absorb the moisture. I've never had to try it but it makes sense if you've ever made rice, it absorbs a lot of moisture.
Yeah absolutely, it's a viable option totally but I had that bag already and I thought it's worth a try rather than fishing rice out of it and thankfully it worked
Doesn’t work. If it works afterwards it would have worked whether you put the rice in or not. www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Don%27t_Put_Your_Device_in_Rice._Here%27s_Why...
I'm so happy that you were able to fix it! Well done Gavin!!!
Yeah I still haven't crashed my Minis yet, hope it never happens..
Sweet
Keep well and be safe Gavin....
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PS: I already Bound my Care Refresh package to the Fly Away Coverage, was really simple...
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Let's hope you don't! Literally just the wind man!! As soon as it got close to the ground with the ground effect the drone just went light as it does in those final few CM's above ground, totally in landing mode so no control and the wind just blew it forward and off the edge ! Crazy eh!
Oh man, I would have scrambled to pull the battery ASAP! Maybe landing upside down was a blessing. Silica gel is better than rice for sure. High five on the save!
Thanks man! I just thought maybe try spin the water out of them maybe because I panicked ! But at least a good result at the end. Thank you for watching
Great video and glad you got it working perfectly excellent Gavin 😎👍👍👍
Thanks mate I appreciate you watching !
Fantastic, I don't think there is a right or wrong way only your gut feeling, but hey RESULT!!!
Exactly! Under a calm cool head is of pulled the battery immediately but since it stayed on I figure the best way to dry the motors is to spin them,they didn't so then I pulled the battery , ultimately as you say it worked so that's a bonus !
Good to see you saved the drone and tips for us all should we have a similar situation. Think it will make me a little more careful of surrounding landing and take of sites . To easy to get consumed by people buildings telephone lines etc and over look something such as standing water nearby !!!! 👍
Absolutely! Maybe in future if it's windy I will take extra precautions when landing! Thanks for watching
Wicked video mate
I have been there I had crashed my mini 2 in a small stream of water and drone was completely submerged in front of my eyes and I had done the same steps n kept my drone in a closed box with silica gel for 2days fingers crossed now it's working
I'm very pleased for you. Well done.
Thank you kindly :)
🤣😲😆 OH THE IRONY!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Gavin, of all the long dangerous sorties you fly w-a-a-a-y out over the salty brine you manage to dunk your drone into a tiny fresh water pool only a few meters from the ocean!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 _Murphy's Law_ clearly bit ya right on the arse! And since I'm a Murphy I just have to say... you're quite welcome buddy! At least Murph didn't bite too hard as your Mini 2 apparently only had its pride hurt a wee bit. Anyway, glad this story had a good ending! 😁👍
Irony in buckets this story eh! Just goes to show anything can happen unless you're actually on the ground ! Honestly in hindsight I should of landed further back as I had the space but whilst in auto landing that few cm in the wind and as soon as it got close to the ground and went light from the lift it just lunged 40cm or so forward, I was about 1.5m away almost happened in slow motion hence already on the way to get it haha .
@@GAVINHR Yeah, irony in a big wet bucket! 😁 I give you 👍👍 for sharing this somewhat funny somewhat embarrassing story with us. Anyway, keep 'em coming lad! 😁
If water stop the motor, is it not safe flying in raining day?
It was a completely dry day :)
That’s why I tend to hand catch 90% of the time particularly like today with 30mph gusts no way that would land without difficulty
Glad you managed to save the mini 2 and great video.
I'm torn between dji refresh and coverdrone. I think I've only got until about mid day to decide before the dji 48 hour window closes.
Personally... Trying to be as unbiased as possible here, for me coverdrone takes it. It covers theft also and should you have a flyaway it makes no difference but if you have one with care refresh you have to pay £209 unless you can recover it. On that basis alone it makes more sense. Plus with coverdrone you get liability insurance included!
@@GAVINHR Thanks for your reply 👍 Yes I think the coverdrone would probably be the best option when you weigh it all up. The public liability cover is a winner for sure.
I've read about some people paying import tax on replacements too with DJI shruggingit off, which I don't think should be happening.
Totally agree with you ... However that should 100% stop and that is DJI's fault for labelling them wrong ! I work and deal with customs declarations and they are messing up the commercial value and not labelling it as a replacement item. With coverdrone you don't have that problem plus it offers more anyway!
Hi mate glad its sorted out and ok.
First thing absolutely must do is get the battery out ASAP .
I had the same issue twice with a bait boat controller I dropped into a pond first time I left the batterys in and it corroded the pcb the second time with a new controller I did as the electronics engineer told me and removed the batterys as soon as I fished it out and it was OK once dried out .
The dessicant us a great thing to have as well much better than rice.
Totally Barry, under normal circumstances I'd of pulled the battery but given the way it was upside down my first instinct was to try spin the water out of the motors , were talking 10 / 15 seconds max then I pulled the battery as soon as they didn't spin. Thankfully a save eh! If it was a pond I think I would of acted different by rinsing it with distilled water it's only because it was rainwater I was so lucky k feel
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽I know the feeling! Glad so far so good🙌🏽‼️‼️
Thank you mate!
Glad it worked for you, does it still fly? my grandson who was not so GRAND landed mine in the river Mersey. I waited 4 hours for the tide to go out and collected it.I washed it all out in the bath to get the sea salt off it then put in the immersion cupboard for two weeks. the batter was of no use so could not save that. I tried like you did then went for a flight. I used it for 2 years then it just packed in on me. Well it did that on the interview of selling it lol. glad it would not take off then did not want anybody buying faulty goods. Just passing my experience on.
Hi Ray, thanks for sharing your experience! Shame it came to thah in the end but still you had 2 years out of it ! Mine is still in perfect shape and it’s all well and good!
@@GAVINHR I been in Scotland for 3 months I lost the mini 3 pro in Loch Linnhe after dealing with DJI it was taken by an Eagle who dipped it into the water before flying off. They sent me a new one with a DJI Base ball cap and pen. Like you yesterday I was a long a peer at Loch Etive on bringing the new one home it flew right past me at speed and landed in the SEA. I’ve washed it out in tap water and put it in 4 packs of RICE. after watching your video I got the battery about 20 minutes ago washed that in tap water and put that in RICE to lol. Watch this space
I was not as lucky as you. As soon as I put a new battery in instantly smoke came out. I pulled the battery out real but it burned the back circuit board out under the obstacle awareness cameras underneath. Sob sob.
Here's a trick I learn when I lived in Japan, use rice, that's right use raw rice, it works well with cellphones so I'm sure it will work on the drone.
Put your mini 2 in a large bag, cover it with the rice, the rice will draw out the moisture, in about 2 or 3 days all the moisture should be gone.
Yes Gavin you described it exactly what I experienced! Before I took off I got a warning saying no gps , and no connection to aircraft, the battery only had two lights on so I changed the battery and as I haven’t flown for a while that battery only had two lights on, so as I wasn’t going to go to far I thought that’ll be ok for what I want! My latest update I think is something like 1.?. 2, is there a 4? As I saw a video with problems using the 1.?.4 am I correct on that ? It was posted by your pal Henrik Olsen I believe.
Yes David 1.2.4 is the latest for android or 1.2.5 for iOS now, only stability updates. it was quite horrible when it happened just hovering I could see it but not control it
I am way more inpatient. Just crashed mine in water. Local pond. Pulled out as fast as possible. Removed battery and SD card.
Drive home. Grabbed distilled water. Inverted the Mini 2 . With a spray bottle I sprayed the piss out of the motors. Rotated by hand a few times. Sprayed again. Left it upside down about 20 mins. Used your cold hair drier option.Inserted new battery. With props off. Spun motors. Off and on several times.No issue. Will try again in an hour or so 🙂
PS...never ended up using the 2 large bottles of 91% isopropyl alcohol. But did use a 1/2 pint of Makers Mark to steady my nerves 😐
Same embarrasing moment here. Will vlog my moment soon.
Quick question, are you still using the submerged battery for flights?
Hi there, Yes I still use that battery and it has never suffered any problems, just tried the full thing out and it fly's like nothing ever happened
He's so upset that he didn't centered himself in the frame :(
Glad you fixed your drone. Unfortunately i couldn't fix mine. I was flying my Mini 2 indoors with propeller guards on and it got caught up and fell approx 4ft onto concrete floor. Since then the gimbal isn't working. It's stuck. So I have just contacted DJI Refresh and it's now on it's way to The Netherlands via UPS. Now there lies another issue. BREXIT. I got an email from DJI with a UPS shipping label plus 3 invoices that have to be signed and dated. So I boxed up the Mini 2 with propellers on as that was all they required and on back of package I stuck a zip lock clear bag with the 3 copies of the invoice as required for customs. This was then sent to my local UPS shop and they scanned the package and asked whether I had the 3 copies of invoices I said yes they're attached on back of box. I have been keeping track of the shipment and it has gone from Manchester to Tamworth with no issues but now it's arrived at the customs depot in Stanford Le Hope. Now it says it's being delayed due to a missing commercial invoice ? What's that about. Hopefully it will get to the Netherlands then DJI can send me my new drone. But all this issues with customs is going to be a problem now we left Europe. I wonder if anyone else has had similar issues. Having just watched your video I think it would be a great idea to get insurance directly in the UK. Then you won't need to worry about all the new paperwork needed for customs to the Europe.
Plus it covers more does coverdrone ! It gives public liability insurance also and if you do get a flyaway you don't need to pay £209! Yeah well I work in shipping and I deal with customs formalities for ships and cargo so trust me I know exactly what you mean, ups and other couriers can be a nightmare and what happens is as your parcel goes different places people take those invoices out and they don't always go back! I hope you get it to them asap and get her back to you !
@@GAVINHR
I'll let you know how I get on. I will consider buying Coverdrone when my DJI Refresh ends.
this is why I have not gone over my sea yet I rather go down in the sand so just going along the sand.
Indeed but seemingly it was just one of those things, if if of crashed into the sea I'd naturally think twice I guess but it happened when landing, should take into account next time that in those final few seconds in landing mode you have no control and can be flown off course! Thankfully a save in the end
@@GAVINHR sorry it went in to so little water but least you got it back and not in the sea.
Totally! I was lucky I think
hi there, ive recently dropped my drone in sea water. when i picked it out of the water, it started smoking and i disconnected, took out the battery and looks like mother board is heavily damaged and the battery can no longer be used as its damaged too. i want to buy dji care but i dont think theyll accept my situation. Do you have any suggestion you can give me? is my drone fixable? looking forward to your reply.
thanks
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Thank you kindly
Use contact cleaner to clean and prevent oxidation
good tip
Wow! How true is this?
Greetings from Cyprus Gavin. Thanks for a great video as usual mate. Obviously the lesson learned here is check your surroundings, especially your take-off/ landing zone. Nice save of your DJI Mini 2, but lucky that puddle wasn't salt water! Cheers.
You really need to get on with it. I'm typing this before you get to the point. If your drone went into fresh water, then it should dry out and work. If it went into sea water, you stand little chance. You may recover it but the results will be cumulative and the damage will continue. You can buy kits which are intended for use with a mobile phone which has been dropped in water, but they must be used promptly and are rarely successful.
Straight to the point as always Sir! How did you find the outcome? And yes indeed saltwater would of been a major problem! Thankfully not
@@GAVINHR I'd say the outcome was fine because, as you said yourself, it was rainwater. You were obviously quite emotional about the outcome. Despite that, you seem happy to fly long distances over seawater, which i would never risk.
@@daveday5507 the thing is photography isn't my thing really Dave I like video, and flying around the ships whilst trying to keep them in frame as smooth as possible is a personal challenge which I enjoy which of course is what the drones are for ! Recreation and pleasure 🙂
At approximately 13:50 you mentioned the battery👍something no one that I know of has mentioned. How did you save the battery please?
Hi there! my battery was just fine!
Lucky mate could have bern right off but i guess you get them free?
No mate ! Every single bit of equipment I use is bought by myself with my own money - if anybody ever sends me things to try I mention it in the video like the strobe light holders. It costs me a fair bit to do all the stuff I do haha!
i fly dji mavic mini many time in rain and snow and any problem or error
Victory! Good work 👌
Also 1.2.5 is in the appstore now. Only found out after flying earlier so haven’t tested yet, wasn’t really having the problems mentioned by others anyway though.
Yeah I think it's iOS only this one isn't it?
@@GAVINHR Hmm, good point. I assumed that it would roll out to Android too, as a whole bunch of people seemed to have disconnection problems like you mentioned before. Curious if you end up getting one of those in app update notifications!
Yeah that will be the way it is delivered now I imagine via Android as I don't think the iOS version has that self update facility yet
@@GAVINHR sounds about right! Was highly miffed that I had to land when it started raining THEN came back to find an update. Looking at the weather tomorrow down this way I think I’ll have to wait! 1.2.4 seemed fine for me, lets hope 1.2.5 hasn’t balls’d it up.
Let's hope so! Realistically apps don't affect flight performance only features and app stability, only firmware updates affect battery and flight performance and signal so it shouldn't too bad
I haven't finished watching the video yet but I'm cutting into say the first thing you should do power it down and remove the battery of immediately
Yep I agree! In normal circumstances that would be the first thing I did but for some reason my first idea was to try spin the motors to get the water out. As soon as it didn't work after say 15 seconds total the battery was pulled
I would still be worried about corrosion. Even freshwater that is acidic or alkaline(swamp water) can cause corrosion. One a side note, I will be picking up one for those silica gel bags. I didn't even know they existed outside of the little ones that are in about everything you buy that is moisture sensitive.
Yes they do indeed, as I say in the video its technically a car dehumidifier butof course does the same job, so far though it is working ok so I hope it stays that way
If it were me I would remove the battery and give everything a good spray with break cleaner. It repels all water oils and dirt and just simply evaporates leaving everything dry. I want to drop my iPhone into oil, it went into the speakers microphone and charger socket. As a last resort tried this and it cleared it out and I used it for a further eight months with no problem whatsoever.
Wow that's awesome you are somewhat lucky but who cares. This is why I have both of my drones covered with Care Refresh which probably means that I won't have any issues. Got to love Murphy's Law.
It's crazy isn't it but yes you're right! Just the most simple and unexpected thing happening - perfect set of circumstances but it's all alive and well again
Legit mine hit the water today. I will be doing what I can. It’s already dry imo but im going to wait another 24 hours before I test to see if things work.
Let me know how you get on!
@@GAVINHR I get a “Power system Hardware error” when it’s powered on. So I do not have a chance to test the motors on it. Everything else on preflight checklist is a go. Any advice?
Well done Gavin, sh#t happens. Glad you sorted it funny to watch your expressions lol.
Haha genuine emotions!
Is it okay now?
Well done gavin, luckily your camera had no water ingress, one question for your next vlog on insurance is does cover drone cover for bird strike (attack) especially over water or sea ,cheers gavin
Hi Robert , yes it does, with this cover from coverdrone you do not have to retrieve your drone unlike DJI care refresh - eve. With the new flyaway cover it's still £209
@@GAVINHR Cheers gavin, i will look in to this as im interested is coastal shots so might be a good investment, i have put a skin on my mini two, red with yellow bits , i heard red may deter bird attacks
Yes indeed! Also one thing I was told if birds are are around fly directly upwards just straight up, apparently as birds can't do they they see it as a threat and fly away - used it many times
@@GAVINHR Cheers again gavin, evasive flying,
I feel the need the need for speed 😎
Haha absolutely!
May I recommend this drone
SwellPro Spry+ V2 Waterproof Drone
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No need mate! Seems mine can swim ! 😂😂😂
Hey my little dj2 is 65 ft up in the area caught on a branch it's raining like crazy what's going to happen I won't be able to get it down probably until tomorrow at least
Video starts at 4:30
wow ! great you could get it working and it didnt land it salt water
I was not watching carefully but because your drop in the water was so minor I would even remove battery and clean each motor by simply putting it under the sink (still water flow to go inside the motors just to clear the muddy water those motors landed inside) and then to hair dry and rise ... I mean brushless motors are supposed to be waterproof (you’ve seen splash drone right?) so ... don’t worry ;) you should worry only if fully submerged ;)
You have touched on the main point... Because the drone wasn't fully submerged and went in upside down and at least 20 mins from the car and 40 mins from home ... Maybe you will see my logic in trying to spin the motors to get the crap out ! Normally I'd just pull the battery but now you see why I did that rightly or wrongly, it was submerged upside down just below the the camera
@@GAVINHR I got your point and agree with what you did is the right thing ... just saying that I’m always having a small bottle of water (even mineral for drinking) ... and because of my experience with submerging drones into salt water lol 😝 teach me that I always take a bottle of sweet water with me when flying 😂... so far I saved Tello and Spark with only sinking it (without battery of course after the salt water submerge) with sweet water then just leaving it to dry on its own by the sun and put in rise when back at home ;)
open it up and spray the whole lot with wd40 completely cover it leave it 2 days then shake any excess off if theres any left and it will work fine :)
My next step was to try with GT85 spray - that stuff is great ! but thankfully it worked anyway :) thanks for watching
Today I crashed my Mavic Air 2 into a lake "Pictures on my Community tab" I striped down and dried it all off and now I'm waiting until tomorrow morning to see if it has died! Pleased your Mini 2 survived let's hope my Mavic does lol.