Anafi not starting?

[Jayjay1997]

Hey guys, I have a problem with my anafi after a small crash into a tree,
As soon as the drone hit the branches it turned off immediately and then landed on the sand below.

Now whenevef i try and turn it on, the 4 lights on the battery flash in sequence 3 times and then stay on for a couple of seconds before turning off completely, nothing else happens,

I have the drone apart and everything seems to be connected and in the right spots,
Does anyone know what I need to look for?

Thanks in advance everyone

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[Thanev]

Yesterday I had the same happen.Anafi would not finalize startup . Flashing rows of LED's on the battery 3 times,then nothing. Fan continued to run,led on Anafi was flashing. Tried resetting battery,3 different USB cables,starting and restarting FF6,tried all 4 of my batteries.Let sit for a while,removed battery for a while,moved to a different location,triednumerous takeoff surfaces...etc. Have had this happen sporadically in the past,but never this bad. I then took out the battery,plugged the battery in and pressed the power button on the battery WHILE TILTING the Anafi.Started and initialized right away. Powered down the Anafi,placed it on the ground,installed the battery again and powered it up again NO PROBLEM. Flew 12 batteries over the last 2 days without a glitch since...

 

[Wezsh0T]

Yesterday I had the same happen.Anafi would not finalize startup . Flashing rows of LED's on the battery 3 times,then nothing. Fan continued to run,led on Anafi was flashing. Tried resetting battery,3 different USB cables,starting and restarting FF6,tried all 4 of my batteries.Let sit for a while,removed battery for a while,moved to a different location,triednumerous takeoff surfaces...etc. Have had this happen sporadically in the past,but never this bad. I then took out the battery,plugged the battery in and pressed the power button on the battery WHILE TILTING the Anafi.Started and initialized right away. Powered down the Anafi,placed it on the ground,installed the battery again and powered it up again NO PROBLEM. Flew 12 batteries over the last 2 days without a glitch since...

I've had this glitch several times, but can't figure out the cause. I only know that if I swap batteries and keep plugging them in and out, eventually, the Anafi will initialize. It's very strange.

 

[Thanev]

Intermittent problems like this are the worst...

 

[Thanev]

I uninstalled FF6,reset all of my batteries and reset the Anafi.I then reinstalled FF6.This was yesterday.
Today it repeated the non-initialization until I picked it up and powered up at the same time.Oh well.Glitchy software.
I was a bit worried about getting a camera failure or a "problem recognizing the SD card" error after doing the fresh installs,as that is the way my luck rolls.Lucked out.Just one instance of not finalizing initialization so far....not worth mentioning to Parrot as they dont speak Canadian.

 

[Wezsh0T]

I tried your trick of picking up. That seemed to work for some reason. Certain batteries seem to do this more than others. I noticed that it does this every time I take the Anafi hiking. I wonder if it is related to temperature as I had powered it on just fine before leaving for my hiking trip.

Have you noticed that this happens at colder temps?

 

[Thanev]

I tried your trick of picking up. That seemed to work for some reason. Certain batteries seem to do this more than others. I noticed that it does this every time I take the Anafi hiking. I wonder if it is related to temperature as I had powered it on just fine before leaving for my hiking trip.

Have you noticed that this happens at colder temps?

Warmest it has been here is about 15c.

 

[Thanev]

I carry my Anafi and accessories in a padded camera bag stored at room temp.to the flying site and start it (attempt to sometimes) right from the bag.So I dont think it is temperature related...