Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

9

Time Required

                          45 - 50 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Gimbal
  • 4 steps
  • Bottom Shell
  • 3 steps
  • Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) and Power Distribution Board (PDB)
  • 1 step

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Introduction

For more information on soldering and desoldering connections, please visit the How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off the drone by holding down the power button.
  • Remove the battery by disconnecting it from the main battery connector.
  • Press the power button again to ensure all electricity is discharged.
  • This step is imperative as it is dangerous to handle drone components with a running current!

Power off the drone by holding down the power button.

Remove the battery by disconnecting it from the main battery connector.

Press the power button again to ensure all electricity is discharged.

This step is imperative as it is dangerous to handle drone components with a running current!

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Step 2

              Gimbal
  • If your drone is equipped with it, remove the video transmitter.
  • Disconnect all cables from the gimbal.
  • If your drone has neither the gimbal or video transmitter, you can skip this step.

If your drone is equipped with it, remove the video transmitter.

Disconnect all cables from the gimbal.

If your drone has neither the gimbal or video transmitter, you can skip this step.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the 16 mm screw attaching the gimbal mount to the body of the drone using the 3 mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Unscrew the 16 mm screw attaching the gimbal mount to the body of the drone using the 3 mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Step 4

  • Rotate the drone 180 degrees.
  • Unscrew the other 16mm gimbal mount screw using the 3 mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Rotate the drone 180 degrees.

Unscrew the other 16mm gimbal mount screw using the 3 mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Step 5

  • Remove the gimbal mount from the body of the drone.

Remove the gimbal mount from the body of the drone.

Step 6

              Bottom Shell
  • Remove the eight 11mm screws attaching the underbody of the drone using the 2mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Remove the eight 11mm screws attaching the underbody of the drone using the 2mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Step 7

  • Remove the two larger, 12mm screws attached to the Go Pro mount using the 3mm Hex screwdriver/key.
  • Lift to remove the mount.

Remove the two larger, 12mm screws attached to the Go Pro mount using the 3mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Lift to remove the mount.

Step 8

  • Feed both wires through the grill of the bottom shell.
  • Lift to remove the shell.
  • There are two cables tethering the shell to the body of the drone. It is difficult and unnecessary to remove them. Simply lay the shell to the side.

Feed both wires through the grill of the bottom shell.

Lift to remove the shell.

There are two cables tethering the shell to the body of the drone. It is difficult and unnecessary to remove them. Simply lay the shell to the side.

Step 9

              Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) and Power Distribution Board (PDB)
  • Unscrew the four 4mm screws that hold the board to the central drone assembly using the 2mm Hex screwdriver/key.
  • Desolder the 12 motor wires.
  • For more information on soldering and desoldering wires, please visit the How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

Unscrew the four 4mm screws that hold the board to the central drone assembly using the 2mm Hex screwdriver/key.

Desolder the 12 motor wires.

For more information on soldering and desoldering wires, please visit the How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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