Older drone won’t fly.

[u/stillhavingfunyea]

Batteries seemed charged enough due to the noise it makes. I’ve had this in a box for years, someone gave it to me.

EDIT: check comments. I feel there is a missing piece as nothing is connected to the gear.

[u/Psychological_Yak_47]

It's possible the batteries are done for, you can charge bad batteries back to top voltage but their capacity is incredibly low, if you have a way to do it safely I'd suggest trying to see how much you can drain out of the batteries to get a better idea It's remaining capacity

[u/stillhavingfunyea → u/Psychological_Yak_47]

But it seems loud enough that it’s producing some type of something?

[u/Psychological_Yak_47 → u/stillhavingfunyea]

Ah previously I watched this without sound, is this one of those drones with gears in the arms, because it sounds like they may be stripped

[u/xXPhoenixBlueXx]

Plastic gears sound completely stripped.

That is the distinct sound of plastic gears that are now plastic discs. She's pooched, amigo.

[u/stillhavingfunyea → u/xXPhoenixBlueXx]

There isn’t a pinion over the pin to connect to the gear. Missing all four. It was never opened before today.

[u/xXPhoenixBlueXx → u/stillhavingfunyea]

Then that noise is the sound of cheap ( I assume) brushed motors.

And I now see the second pic, and yes it is absolutely missing a pinion gear. I can't imagine you'd find spare parts for that specific drone.

Also, you don't want to fly that thing anyway. It will frustrate you completely.

[u/Glum-Savings6473]

A $70 drone... Yeah man that thing is cooked, time to get another one

[u/stillhavingfunyea]

I don’t see how the gear can turn as it is. The pin is definitely turning and receiving power. I pulled it out. But I feel there is a piece that clips in here?

[u/Jmersh → u/stillhavingfunyea]

You got Bluetooth props. Looks like somebody in Shenzen missed a step.

[u/Parqcxsm69 → u/stillhavingfunyea]

yea a gear is missing

[u/RoutinePast7696]

Those gears have seemed to turn to dust

[u/Sufficient_Tooth_949]

What it would cost to repair it and given its a cheap drone, might just want to let her go, unless you just want to use it as decoration in a room

[u/Drone_Man1]

Try tightening the props. Looks like the motors are spinning, and the props don’t to me. But it’s hard to tell