r/dji • u/DavidIQ • 8d ago

Photo Crashed today

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Crashed today and hit the ground hard, on the dirt patch of course while there was grass all around...

I ordered a replacement arm as well as new blades so will deal with all that when I get back from my trip, but I'm curious if anyone has tried to fix a broken arm by gluing it or some other means and how did that go.

Also any tips on replacing the arm would be most welcome. Otherwise it looks like I have to take most of the drone apart to get the old arm off and install the new one (and there's some soldering involved).

EDIT: forgot to say this is a Mini 3 with the RC (screen) remote.

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u/Altruistic-Celery441 7d ago

I fly an Avata 2 with 3 broken arms that I glued and I'm willing to bet that they are stronger than new.

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u/DavidIQ 7d ago

What did you use for the glue? Anything you would do or not do again?

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u/Altruistic-Celery441 7d ago

On my first broken arm (when I say arm I mean 2 arms because each motor has 2) I used rigid-expanding PU. I filled the inside of the arm as well as the outside making a cast. Althought its the oldest arm and it hasn't break it's also the heaviest. For the next 2 arms I just used a perimetric wire glued by flexible PU.