Gimbal problem

indonesianpilot · Apr 19, 2016

Why my gimbal is making a loud noise and moving slightly left and right? Somebody ever have the same problem?

Tamj · Apr 19, 2016

Couple things come to mind.

- Calibration for your Solo.
- Weight of your 3D printed parts may be a little off which makes it unbalanced. (I'm assuming it's 3D printed)

John P Traynor · May 10, 2016

indonesianpilot said:
Why my gimbal is making a loud noise and moving slightly left and right? Somebody ever have the same problem?

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That is also happening with me. I had a GoPro3 black and it didn't happen. Now that I attached a GoPro 4 black that noise is happening. I also made sure to calibrate. I even took the gimbal back off and checked for wire interference. There isn't any. I placed the GoPro 3 back on and no sound. I then took that off and placed my go pro4 black on and I have that loud noise right around the 30 degree mark. I put in a ticket to 3Dr and attached your video to say I'm having the exact problem.

indonesianpilot · May 11, 2016

John P Traynor said:
That is also happening with me. I had a GoPro3 black and it didn't happen. Now that I attached a GoPro 4 black that noise is happening. I also made sure to calibrate. I even took the gimbal back off and checked for wire interference. There isn't any. I placed the GoPro 3 back on and no sound. I then took that off and placed my go pro4 black on and I have that loud noise right around the 30 degree mark. I put in a ticket to 3Dr and attached your video to say I'm having the exact problem.

Do you have answer from 3dr yet?

John P Traynor · May 11, 2016

indonesianpilot said:
Do you have answer from 3dr yet?

Not yet. I'll keep you posted

pyrate · May 11, 2016

remove your battery tray and check your wiring

John P Traynor · May 11, 2016

pyrate said:
remove your battery tray and check your wiring

Do you mean the writing for my gimbal?

pyrate · May 11, 2016

yes, almost looks like it is binding on the yaw
could be caused by the hdmi cable

John P Traynor · May 11, 2016

pyrate said:
yes, almost looks like it is binding on the yaw
could be caused by the hdmi cable

I will uninstall again and double check to see if hdmi cable is safely sitting above and not touching anything. I'll try it later. I have noticed that the noise is sporadic and not all the time. Leading me to believe it may possibly be a wire issue. Thank you. I'll keep you posted

RichWest · May 11, 2016

John P Traynor said:
I placed the GoPro 3 back on and no sound. I then took that off and placed my go pro4 black on and I have that loud noise right around the 30 degree mark

It's not questioned, but do you use any balancing weights when exchanging the cameras on and off the gimbal? The GP4B needs no weights....whereas the GP3X does

John P Traynor · May 11, 2016

RichWest said:
It's not questioned, but do you use any balancing weights when exchanging the cameras on and off the gimbal? The GP4B needs no weights....whereas theGP3X does

My 4 black doesn't have any weights in it. My 3 did. I made sure to calibrate the solo once I put on the 4 black