Solo gimbal won’t stop shaking side to side

[Jeroentjus]

Solo gimbal won’t stop shaking side to side.

Any ideas what to do/where to start?

Same problem as here:
Solo Gimbal won't stop shaking side to side need help! • r/drones

 

[just_bruce]

First off, does side to side mean yaw or roll?

 

[Jeroentjus]

First off, does side to side mean yaw or roll?

Its exactly the same as this video:
Solo Gimbal won't stop shaking side to side need help! • r/drones

 

[just_bruce]

My friend, I asked you that question because I'm on a low bandwidth connection. You obviously aren't interested in being helped or you'd have answered the question as asked, not re-posted a link.

 

[Jeroentjus]

My friend, I asked you that question because I'm on a low bandwidth connection. You obviously aren't interested in being helped or you'd have answered the question as asked, not re-posted a link.

Sorry, i did not know if the link was working.
So i posted it again.

I think it is yaw. The camera/gimbal is horizontally moving from left to right.
Like shaking your head ‘no’..

Thanks for the Quick response

 

[David Boulanger]

Do you have a green heartbeat on the back of the gimbal?

 

[just_bruce]

Has the gimbal ever been crashed? And how fast is it moving?

 

[David Boulanger]

It's moving pretty fast. I was just wondering if it has the heartbeat on the back of it and maybe if the compasses have been calibrated.

 

[Jeroentjus]

First off, does side to side mean yaw or roll?

Do you have a green heartbeat on the back of the gimbal?

yes it has a green heartbeat on the back of the gimbal.

 

[Jeroentjus]

The gimbal never crashed, and i have not calibrated the compasses.

 

[David Boulanger]

Personally I would take the gimbal off. Read the manual and get the Solo flying properly. Once all that is good then add the gimbal.

 

[Jeroentjus]

Personally I would take the gimbal off. Read the manual and get the Solo flying properly. Once all that is good then add the gimbal.

Hi David, thanks for the answer. The solo itself is flying properly. The problem is the gimbal.

 

[just_bruce]

Is it hitting the hard stops on each end or hunting between two "soft" points?

 

[Jeroentjus]

Is it hitting the hard stops on each end or hunting between two "soft" points?

It is hitting hard stops

 

[morris]

What kind of music is it dancing to

 

[just_bruce]

The encoder pot sounds like it is shot. And or has become delaminated from the board. Also possible that the magnet ring is misaligned, or scraping. But usually this behaviour is either a bad encoder pot, a bad motor, or a bad IMU. In that order in my (still quite limited) experience.

 

[Ahvengeance]

I’ve read through the above post. I am experiencing the same problem. One difference I’ve noticed though. It starts off working fine. Once I get an altitude of about 50m’s the problem starts. I then bring it down to a hover and hold the gimbal with my hand. After that, it works just fine. Another senario is; if I point the gimbal face down before take off — I will not have the problem.

Thanks for all the informative info guys