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<blockquote data-quote="jasperpants" data-source="post: 3404" data-attributes="member: 266"><p>Got a warning today while flying the Spark, "Gimbal overload".</p><p></p><p>I brought her back down and the camera was pointed down at about a 45' angle.</p><p></p><p>I turned her off and back on, the warning went away but the camera would not come back level.</p><p></p><p>I tried the adjustments in the app but no joy.</p><p></p><p>I turned it off again and lightly pressed on the camera. It didn't want to move. It would wiggle left and right but not up and down.</p><p></p><p>I tried again with slightly more pressure, and this was hardly anything. It moved but it felt like it was loosening up or overcoming grit or something fouling the mechanism.</p><p></p><p>It seemed fine and I took her up again for a few minutes. Worked ok but now I can see that this problem has existed since I got it. When flying if I pointed the camera down it would not come all the way back up, it would stick and then jump the last little bit(30-45') all of a sudden 10 seconds later.</p><p></p><p>I naively thought this was just it fighting with wind. This also explains why it has been losing tracking when I've tried some of the quick shots, it can't bloody move the gimbal!</p><p></p><p>I purchased through [USER=6]@Advexure[/USER] and got the care program. Do I return it, contact DJI or something else?</p><p></p><p>Any advice greatly appreciated as I've got another week on vacation before I get back to the US.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasperpants, post: 3404, member: 266"] Got a warning today while flying the Spark, "Gimbal overload". I brought her back down and the camera was pointed down at about a 45' angle. I turned her off and back on, the warning went away but the camera would not come back level. I tried the adjustments in the app but no joy. I turned it off again and lightly pressed on the camera. It didn't want to move. It would wiggle left and right but not up and down. I tried again with slightly more pressure, and this was hardly anything. It moved but it felt like it was loosening up or overcoming grit or something fouling the mechanism. It seemed fine and I took her up again for a few minutes. Worked ok but now I can see that this problem has existed since I got it. When flying if I pointed the camera down it would not come all the way back up, it would stick and then jump the last little bit(30-45') all of a sudden 10 seconds later. I naively thought this was just it fighting with wind. This also explains why it has been losing tracking when I've tried some of the quick shots, it can't bloody move the gimbal! I purchased through [USER=6]@Advexure[/USER] and got the care program. Do I return it, contact DJI or something else? Any advice greatly appreciated as I've got another week on vacation before I get back to the US. [/QUOTE]
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