Problems with "red Colour Props"

mpaerial · Mar 4, 2017

Just replied back on another thread. From what I understand the "redesigned" ones just have the foam inserts and from what I can tell they have resolved my ratting issue.

EDDSkitz · Mar 4, 2017

mpaerial said:
My new plates and props have cured the rattle issue.

I'm waiting on props now... where did you order from?

EDDSkitz · Mar 4, 2017

mpaerial said:
Just replied back on another thread. From what I understand the "redesigned" ones just have the foam inserts and from what I can tell they have resolved my ratting issue.

They are different dimensions as well supposedly... thanks though!

mpaerial · Mar 4, 2017

EDDSkitz said:
I'm waiting on props now... where did you order from?

@Advexure sent these to me and gave me a return label to send back the old ones...replaced under warranty. DJI was taking forever to get the props from them so I asked Advexure if I can do the swap since that's where I bought my I2

mpaerial · Mar 4, 2017

EDDSkitz said:
They are different dimensions as well supposedly... thanks though!

I didn't notice anything but maybe its a slight difference..on what dimension are they different?

EDDSkitz · Mar 4, 2017

mpaerial said:
@Advexure sent these to me and gave me a return label to send back the old ones...replaced under warranty. DJI was taking forever to get the props from them so I asked Advexure if I can do the swap since that's where I bought my I2

Yeah, supposedly DJI has a set in the mail for me at some point.

EDDSkitz · Mar 4, 2017

mpaerial said:
I didn't notice anything but maybe its a slight difference..on what dimension are they different?

Should be the socket of the prop, and the locking towers that got the dimension change from what I can tell...

born2fly · Mar 5, 2017

Probably the latest and definitely real solution is this one: New Koptermax Blades for Inspire 1 Ensures Worry-free Flying – The Drone Files

Cheers!

EDDSkitz · Mar 5, 2017

born2fly said:
Probably the latest and definitely real solution is this one: New Koptermax Blades for Inspire 1 Ensures Worry-free Flying – The Drone Files

Cheers!

If you trust folding props... there are other options out there.

SanCap · Mar 5, 2017

EDDSkitz said:
If you trust folding props... there are other options out there.

The Mavic and M600 series fly well with the folding props. What are the other options, do you have links?

EDDSkitz · Mar 5, 2017

The Mavic is a toy, albeit expensive one... I would never trust it in a commercial application.

I have thought about being able to do smaller smoke stack inspections with it though.

It's bad enough that the Inspire is only a quad with the market it was sold to, so I'm not gonna hobble it any further.

That said, ANY inspire 1 adapter that uses the 13mm spaced screws to attach will work on the I2.
I found a guy on here that had a set of non quick release plates, and you just have to modify the spacing of the 12mm holes in the CF props.

It's temporary until blades are actually made for us.

jckautz · Mar 5, 2017

Dr Jon said:
The mounts use a star scree not an Allen key.

DJI know the problem and its been "escalated" we should hear a response early next week. They know there is many owners with this problem so i'm sure they will fix it.

Hi, I just got my inspire 2 and bought extra props with it and 4 of the 8 props rattle badly the other 4 have very minor rattles. When the Inspire is in the air in flight mode when hovering it will shake very badly at times. When the land gear is down there doesn't seem to be any shake while hovering. Is this similar to what you experience with you red props problem?

Also, pretty excited to see what you develop for 4G control that would be a game changer for myself.

Thanks

Josh

bluelight.support · Mar 5, 2017

born2fly said:
Probably the latest and definitely real solution is this one: New Koptermax Blades for Inspire 1 Ensures Worry-free Flying – The Drone Files

I have spoken to the director at the company and they are looking at a new range of Inspire 2 products from april - so will be very interesting to see- there product looks very good

The Editor · Mar 5, 2017

bluelight.support said:
I have spoken to the director at the company and they are looking at a new range of Inspire 2 products from april - so will be very interesting to see- there product looks very good

Not sure about their marketing tactics....
The Inspire 1 was never the subject of a recall and was never taken off the market for props or any other reason! Therefore it could never be 'reintroduced' back into the market.
Also, I'm still using the safest props that have ever been available for the platform which are the original threaded variety with props locks.
If you have another conversation with said director you might want to mention to him that the I1 has never been taken off the market for any reason. There are also no other props other than the originals that offer any sort of redundancy.

matteog · Mar 5, 2017

The Editor said:
The Inspire 1 was never the subject of a recall and was never taken off the market for props or any other reason! Therefore it could never be 'reintroduced' back into the market.

Well, actually...

"However, the Chinese manufacturer had grounded the Inspire 1 advising, both in the release notes and in an information window within the Assistant APP, to not use the quadricopter without first installing the propeller locks."

Con i nuovi blocca eliche il DJI INSPIRE 1 può tornare a volare in sicurezza | Quadricottero News

Firmware-Bug und Propeller-Probleme bei Quadcopter-Flaggschiff Inspire 1

Gregg Smith · Mar 5, 2017

EDDSkitz said:
These don't work on the I2...

What size and type driver are you using to remove the 2 screws. Looks like a Hex head or Torx head or is it an Allen head. And what size. Thanks. I have some different drivers but they are either too small or are not fitting correctly. I don't want to strip them out and want to make sure I have the right one for my toolkit. I didn't see anything in the manual about the size of the bolts or what tools they recommend to have to tighten things up.

Gregp2017 · Mar 5, 2017

Gregg Smith said:
What size and type driver are you using to remove the 2 screws. Looks like a Hex head or Torx head or is it an Allen head. And what size. Thanks. I have some different drivers but they are either too small or are not fitting correctly. I don't want to strip them out and want to make sure I have the right one for my toolkit. I didn't see anything in the manual about the size of the bolts or what tools they recommend to have to tighten things up.

Hello, it's a torx #8

Gregg Smith · Mar 6, 2017

Gregp2017 said:
Hello, it's a torx #8

Thank you!!!

bluelight.support · Mar 6, 2017

The Editor said:
Not sure about their marketing tactics....
The Inspire 1 was never the subject of a recall and was never taken off the market for props or any other reason! Therefore it could never be 'reintroduced' back into the market.
Also, I'm still using the safest props that have ever been available for the platform which are the original threaded variety with props locks.
If you have another conversation with said director you might want to mention to him that the I1 has never been taken off the market for any reason. There are also no other props other than the originals that offer any sort of redundancy.

At no point was i advertising this company or anything - just saying that i had spoken to them. Regarding marketing, thats something i keep clear of as I'm not a sales person, there does seam to be some different observations as to whether they were grounded or not and i don't know either way.

From my point of view, i like the idea of foldable props as an ease of use, and these do look like good quality being carbon fibre etc, and thats the position i came from from on this email - nothing more