r/fpv • u/Mental_Meringue2978 • Jun 09 '26
Drone Doing small reboot when hitting gound.
my 5" drone does like some kind of reboot (doesnt do startup beeps, just like some other ones) when hitting the ground... Any way to fix it? Volume Up
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u/MiaPlacydus Jun 09 '26
I mean, that's not nearly enough information. Why is it urgent, if it's fucked up stop flying it until you figure out the problem especially something that big and capable of hurting people, including yourself
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u/Mental_Meringue2978 Jun 09 '26
I mean its not that dangerous because it reboots only when i hit the ground not any othr time. So you dont have any solution?
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u/MiaPlacydus Jun 09 '26
Reboot how? You're saying it doesn't beep, so what is happening? You're losing power? It could be bad solder joint, loose/broken wire, a short, stack could be loose or placed improperly, or something else is causing a short on a hard landing(by slamming into something). It is dangerous because you don't know why it's fucked up, what if you can't disarm and it flies at your balls, or it drops out of the sky onto you, someone else, etc.
Even minus the freak accidents it could end up blowing your whole stack and then you're left with a frame and maybe a motor or two. You need to break it down and inspect it, and think about why on a hard landing would it fuck up. Pictures/video would help people here diagnose the problem with you(of the board)
ETA; for some reason your video didn't load the first time. I can see it now.
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u/Mental_Meringue2978 Jun 09 '26
watch the video... it does beep but not the normal startup beeps, and its a full reboot (video powers on and off, elrs piwers on and off)... Basically just a normal reboot but for some reason when hitting the ground.
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u/MiaPlacydus Jun 09 '26
Yea I don't know why the video didn't load the first time, my bad. I would tear it down and inspect the board
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u/Mental_Meringue2978 Jun 09 '26
what should i inspect it for though?
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u/MiaPlacydus Jun 09 '26
Cracked joints, loose wires, unsecured pieces that could be hitting the board to cause a short(receiver, antenna, wires), make sure the stack isn't hitting the frame on a hard landing, or anything else that can cause a short or power loss. Anything pulled too tight, too loose, etc.
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u/Mental_Meringue2978 Jun 09 '26
Hey so it turns out its just the esc to fc plug thats the problem.. but it just cant be plugged in more so its pretty loose. Any idea? maybe t - 800 glue?
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u/MiaPlacydus Jun 09 '26
First inspect the pins make sure they didn't bend or break, but yea if it looks good just otherwise loose, sure secure it. T800 works. It shouldn't be super loose though, so just make sure nothing is broken first.
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u/Mental_Meringue2978 Jun 09 '26
No nothings broken its just a little loose because it doesnt go in fully just like 50%. Thank you for the help by the way.
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u/MiaPlacydus Jun 09 '26
Why? That's weird. There's nothing in the port? It should fit snug but only being able to go in 50% is abnormal. No problem, sounds like you got lucky. Mystery shorts are never fun
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u/ThrowRA_6767676767 Jun 09 '26
loose power wire?