thrid flight... small crash, now motor is stuck

symbiosis8 · Sep 4, 2019

title says it all... i was very low to the ground and got too close to a wall... want even flying fast, ...boom. Now the front right motor is stuck, all the other ones are running just fine. That s a very weak drone imo. imagine if i dropped from 100 feet ... yikes!!

can anyone help? i dont know what to do now. This sucks... on my third flight only!!!

cheers

L.

Liger 1956 · Sep 4, 2019

I think that you will find that all drones are not designed to absorb impacts. It is a very delicate balance between building in lightness for long flight times and building in strength that increases the weight. I do not know where you live but Parrot do sell new motors on their website and they have a video on YouTube showing how to strip down and rebuild the Anafi.
Before you do that are you sure that there is nothing stuck between the bell of the motor and the stator that could be causing it to bind?

Joe_Scot · Sep 4, 2019

When I had my first crash I needed one new leg. I was able to find one on ebay from a seller in Austria and it was delivered to the UK for a total cost of around 40 euros. The leg came with the motor too. The Parrot video on how to fix your drone was invaluable and I managed to replace the leg without a problem (though it took a couple of hours and much concentration!). Do check ebay for such parts before spending more on the full set of 4 from Parrot.

symbiosis8 · Sep 9, 2019

thanks for your replies guys! i was actually able to fix the motor, there was tiny tiny pieces of rocks that came lodged in the motor, hence why it wouldn't rotate. with patience and finesse i was able to remove all the micro pebbles that somehow got stuck. Now its flying fine, ... and i will be extremely careful driving the drone, i guess i thought they re we re built stronger, my faul, not enough experience.

Thanks for all the help and replies.

Cheers

L.