Gimbal motor overload

thecampilot · Mar 31, 2016

Can anyone advise me what can the solution is when I get the message 'Gimbal motor overload' on the Inspire 1 please? IMU is calibrated & firmware is the latest.

unyks · Mar 31, 2016

X3? X5? If X5, which lense? Is the gimbal blocked in any way? Is the gimbal mounted properly? Check the dampers..

thecampilot · Mar 31, 2016

unyks, thanks for your reply. Its an X3 and it mounts properly and moves freely. The message flags up even if I don't try to operate the camera about 30 seconds after I power up the aircraft.

Watty · Aug 16, 2016

Is your problem solved "gimbal motor overload" if so how ?

The Editor · Aug 16, 2016

thecampilot said:
Can anyone advise me what can the solution is when I get the message 'Gimbal motor overload' on the Inspire 1 please? IMU is calibrated & firmware is the latest.

Do you have any aftermarket filters on the X3?

thecampilot · Aug 17, 2016

Watty said:
Is your problem solved "gimbal motor overload" if so how ?

Watty, sorry to have to say I bought a replacement from an Ebay user who had upgraded to an X5.

Ghost_Quad · Oct 1, 2016

Resurrecting this old thread to ask if you replaced the whole camera assymbly to fix this problem, Thanks

UPDATE: After a couple of discussions with DJI tech support resulted in the usual "Send it in to us" I bit the bullet and ordered a new, factory warranted camera. Issue resolved.

Drew Adames · Nov 21, 2016

please help me guys, just got the inspire and I'm super excited but once I started flying it I got the message saying "Gimbal motor overload" what did you guys end up doing? thank you

Ghost_Quad · Nov 21, 2016

Drew Adames said:
please help me guys, just got the inspire and I'm super excited but once I started flying it I got the message saying "Gimbal motor overload" what did you guys end up doing? thank you

Is it new? Contact the seller....I had to buy a new camera as mine was out of warranty..

Drew Adames · Nov 21, 2016

it is brand new, I just got it from Best Buy

Ghost_Quad · Nov 21, 2016

Take it back and exchange it....

Drew Adames · Nov 21, 2016

do you think if I sent it into dji they would replace it or fix it?

Ghost_Quad · Nov 21, 2016

Drew Adames said:
do you think if I sent it into dji they would replace it or fix it?

You can contact them through the support tab on their website. BTW, never fire up your bird if the camera/gimbal is encumbered from freely calibrating. Never leave your bird on for extended periods of time without flying or having a cooling fan pointed on it. Both of these things can burn up your gimbal.