This fault occurred a few years ago. In my initial investigations and problem-solving, I came across this post in the Club Touareg forum – ACC windscreen camera replacement, fault still after calibration

I bought the cable from Kuftec and fitted it, unfortunately, it did not resolve the issue. If anyone needs a cable I have one!

I put up with this fault for a few years until recently googling for information about changing headlight bulbs I stumbled across a YouTube clip suggesting that heating the main chip to reflow the solder was a possible fix. So I tried it and am happy to say that this has returned ACC functionality. So happy!

4 minutes at 330ºC.

On pulling the camera from the car it would appear that this is not the original unit, someone had written “V8” written on the label. They possibly had this issue as well. Maybe it’s more common in Australia given the higher temps that we experience than some countries, or maybe it’s just a shitty part overall.

This fault occurred a few years ago. In my initial investigations and problem-solving, I came across this post in the Club Touareg forum – ACC windscreen camera replacement, fault still after calibration

I bought the cable from Kuftec and fitted it, unfortunately, it did not resolve the issue. If anyone needs a cable I have one!

I put up with this fault for a few years until recently googling for information about changing headlight bulbs I stumbled across a YouTube clip suggesting that heating the main chip to reflow the solder was a possible fix. So I tried it and am happy to say that this has returned ACC functionality. So happy!

4 minutes at 330ºC.

On pulling the camera from the car it would appear that this is not the original unit, someone had written “V8” written on the label. They possibly had this issue as well. Maybe it’s more common in Australia given the higher temps that we experience than some countries, or maybe it’s just a shitty part overall.

I ended up changing it without dropping the bumper. I had to dismantled the airbox, by pulling the two large pins, in order to gain enough space to get the rear of the housing out. Another pain was the hose clamps used on the airbox, I had to use my vice and channel locks to reinstall it.

I bought PHILIPS D3S as a replacement https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/386867743253

Some useful clips that helped me follow:

Gear Used:
Canon 5D MKII
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lense – http://amzn.to/2qk01UO
Tiffen 77mm Variable Neutral Density Filter http://amzn.to/2ryOfU9
Lexar Professional 1066x 64GB CF – http://amzn.to/2oWuQtH
Manfrotto 458B Neotec – http://amzn.to/2oZKplx
Syrp Genie Mini – http://amzn.to/2oWBHne
Syrp Pan Tilt Bracket – http://amzn.to/2xmaFK0
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW Camera Backpack – http://amzn.to/2g6f7tP
Peak Design Micro Anchor 4 Pack – http://amzn.to/2pSVpEq
LensPen – http://amzn.to/2pcPpCt

My new Phantom 4 Pro + started throwing the “Gimbal Motor Overloaded” warning message 6 minutes into a flight down south (Boranup Lookout). At that stage, it was only 2 weeks old, with only 1.5 hours total flight time.

After trying several things like restarting, recalibrating gimbal, IMU none of which removed the warning message. I contacted DJI support who informed me that I would have to send it in to be looked at.

DJI support has been pretty good, except for a small mix up with pick up and delivery address.

Can’t replicate issue WTF?

Initially, the support centre informed me that they could not replicate the issue after both indoor and outside flight tests. They asked whether I had any other information or video to support my claim. I thought this was weird as every time I turned it on, even days after the initial event, every time I got the error. I sent them a link to the video I had put together – the next thing I know they send me the invoice below and said that it would need to go through QA before returning it to me.

DJI Invoice for repair

No Video, No Fix??

So if I didn’t have the video what then? Glad I don’t have to go through this scenario.

UPDATE – P4P+ Repaired

My P4P+ was returned – total time just over two weeks. Not too bad really!

Gear: