Thank you heaps. My adult son came back from the USA and loaned me his Phantom 3 Pro. I crashed it on my second flight. Panic stations. As he has been so busy with work I had some time to my advantage and to decide if I wanted to repair or replace. So, I felt I should give fixing it a go, otherwise, I would have to totally replace it and end up with a divorce from my wife.I decided to buy the shells and two motors. When they came I agonized every time I walked past the boxes of parts in my room. Then I found your video. I have just completed the repairs. It works! SO THANK YOU! I keep my wife, my son will be happy, and the cat forgives me for all the stressed out harsh words I aimed at him. THANKS!

So I was brave to go ahead and change the shell of my phantom 3 pro! Success!! Thank you for your detailed information. I however kept the old legs and didn’t touch the compass or sensor, I disconnected it from the sonar part and reconnected successfully. I have to confess, even tho I was taking notes for each and every screw I felt like I was not gonna be able to put it together again. Well, it’s all good, brand new phantom 3 pro up and running. Very happy and proud of my accomplishment! Thanks for your guide!

@LeeZavitz

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Kearney awesome that’s great!

@Fsoricko

3 жыл бұрын

Okay.

Props on a well shot and edited tutorial. We just crashed our Phantom 3 pro for the 4th time and one of the motor housings broke off. Looking forward to trying this out ourselves. Thanks again and keep making videos!

This video is by far the best one on KZread. Everyone please pay attention to the order he does everything in. Other than removing the compass (not necessary, just unplug), this is the most efficient way. There were a few misconceptions on names for the parts, but that's very minor. Thank you for the excellent video!

Fantastic - just noted the dreaded cracks as I was kitting the P3P out for drone fishing, just exactly the video I was hoping for. Nicely done.

God job buddy! Getting ready to tackle shell replacement and you've done a great job of prepping me!

Thanks very much for taking the time to make a really clear video. I have just crashed my phantom 3 but have ordered a new shell and feel I should be able to repair this quite cheaply. Once again many thanks

Thanks for explaining that lengthy process. Very generous of you.

Thanks for sharing. I feel very confident I can perform this repair on my P3S after viewing your video.

Great video. Had a crash last Sunday. I swear the thing just fell out of the sky right after I cancelled the return to home. Fortunately it made a relatively soft landing. Hit a tree on the way down and landed in some high grass near a stream. No apparent damage to the camera. Ordered a new shell but a couple of the internal connection were damaged so I will be replacing the main board also. thanks to your video I won't make any mistakes during the rebuild.

You have the very best instructional video of anything I have ever tried to learn on KZread. This is a pretty intense job but with your vidio it was a breeze. Drone is back together but because of crash I can't calibrate compass. I think I need to send it to dji.

Very comprehensive and helpful video tutorial!

Crazhed my phantom 3. My new shell should be here Wednesday. Thanks for making this tutorial will definitely use this video while I fix mine

Many thank for taking the time to do this. Just replaced my cracked shell.

Thanks a lot man, your video makes me confidence to do that operation, and let me to do not make all the photos while dismounting as memo to all the passages. I spent 8h to do all the work. I just suggest to those want to do the same, to test the done (compass, gps and motores) BEFORE to close the upper part, because if something sould be checked again means to ruin with the screwdriver the new shell. I saved the original stickers, pill them off with the hairdryer, even the PHAMTOM 3 plate. Thanks again 👍👍👍

Good for you man! Good job n I know it's gotta feel good to fly with a new found confidence 🤘

Good & clear tutorial, many thanks!

nice job for bringing it back

Thanks a lot! This was very helpful. When I first saw how many screws there are and little parts and pieces I thought I might have to go to engineering school before I tackled this project.

Really good video and a very good job well do. Happy flying 👻

Great Video and thanks. Ordered my shell this morning after I crashed my drone last night. Until I watched your video I had doubts about doing it myself, now I'm looking forward to accomplishing this myself.

@Albert5522

4 жыл бұрын

Did you manage to fix it yourself successfully?

zed, want to say thanks.i crashed my phantom 3 pro. real bad. 18 floors down. everything still worked. but the frame was no good. so I want to ebay and got a used frame. then seen your video. got me thow it all. when I turned it on. everything worked. god bless you and your family. and forgot. it took me 4 hours to do it. and I would do it agan.

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

Joseph Harris yeah it takes awhile but it's cheaper than buying a new one

Great work well done.

Awesome job man thank you

Thanks, great video, will follow it to repair mine.

Thanks! Great video!

Thank you much for this video

thanks for the walk thru. i have a new shell on it's way for my pro. i'm having the cracks under the motors like yours. i too crashed it a while back (twice) and have been flying since w/out issue but noticed this week on vacation that i had a motor ready to fall out. i suspect the torsion from the motors over the subsequent flights just fatigued them enough to crack up.

Very nice and info filled video. I'm waiting for my replacement shells...... i'm worried if i will be able to do it.

thanks for that video!! i had a fucked up probeller arm after crash, back in the air happy. ..but no need to cut out the compass if you use your old legs

Awesome video

Notes: Before reattaching the usb port you put the gimbal cable through. So do not forget that step. And yes as you wonder, DJI has changed the shell with the X type firmer ones in it's new product series. But I had to change that too due to a collision and other minor fractures. I wish there was an option rather than pinching the upper shell when removing. Some cables survived within milimeters. Overall thanks a million times. I couldn't have achieved w/o your video!

@stevebunting3366

6 жыл бұрын

The plastic clips can be a problem, or not. The trick is to look at the new shell and you can see exactly where the clips are located on the old shell. Mark them on the old shell with a pencil. Also look at how the clips interlock on the upper and lower pieces of the new shell. That gives you a good idea about what you need to do to release them. From the end where the motor is (no clips there), start to open the shell and use your prop as a spludger to hold open the gap. To easily open the clips, use a rubber coated screwdriver to gently press on the lower housing at the point where the clip is located (your pencil marks). This releases the hold on the upper shell and you can easily open it and move onward, using additional props or spludgers to keep the gap open as you move along. This way you don't pinch wires or scratch the shell. You may not care about old shell if it's broken or defective, but you do care about the wires. Besides, you may have to go inside the shell again at some point for some other repair or replacement. In this way, you don't force the clips, but rather work with them in the way they were designed.

Good job dear

Well done... explanations where needed. Fast forward when needed. If you have one of these birds, from time to time, repairs will be needed. Comes with the turf. It's called normal wear and tear from putting moving parts, electronics, in stressful conditions. Don't complain; get over it. ;-> You can send it in and have someone else do it, or you can save some money doing it yourself. Thanks for putting together this video. Much better than most...

do you have the part numbers for the upper and lower pieces, i just crashed mine today and need to perform this exact repair, great vid by the way, ill definately be watching it again as i perform the repair,

Excellent video. So in order to replace the 4 gray sonar antennas in the legs. Is it necessary to remove the main board, motors, etc inside the drone. It's tough to tell where they connect? Do they connect under the drone in the sonar? Thanks

Awesome video. Where do you live? The coast there looks amazing!

Great video. Do you know if the shell for the pro is the same for the 4K? Thanks.

Hi Lee,i wanted to ask you,what material did you use to gluethe leds and the sensor on the landing gear. Thanks andyou were really good at the video! Hi good evening!

Hey Just wanted to say that the video was fantastic! I was able to follow along and replace the shell of the phantom 3 that I was using. I have one question, not sure how to fix...When I, turn on the aircraft I get a loud beeping noise (without the remote on). When I turn the remote on the beeping continues, and the remote will not hook up to the drone. I was just wondering if you have ever heard of this and/or how to correct the problem. Thanks so much keep the great content coming!!!! -Gabe

Quick tip, if you use a screw driver and stick it inside the vents and pry up lightly, the clips should pop easily on the top half of the case.

If your wondering if it's hard it's not really I'm 13 and I was able to do it without a problem

@ingzimmerman899

7 жыл бұрын

That's my problem you are 13 and I am 73. ;-)

@Fsoricko

4 жыл бұрын

You’re* That’s the problem with you uneducated kids. Get off KZread.

@28636

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fsoricko your*

@highrthanhi2076

2 жыл бұрын

Just gave me the motivation bro thanks lol

Thanks for doing this! Question for you... After you decided to reuse the old landing gear, do you think you could've left the compass and antennas attached to the landing gear, and just disconnected the harnesses from the board and pulled the wires through the shell? I need change the top and bottom shell also l, and if I can avoid having to cut out the compass to remove it, I'd rather do it that way.

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

Brandon Cooksy I feel like I had to. Otherwise I would have left it as well. I honestly can't remember why I needed to. Either way when you get to that stage you could determine for yourself if you want to or not. Thanks for watching and good luck.

My top shell has bents over the vents i dont think it is harming the drone should i change it it does look good thoo its only on 1 arm

Followed this and the only thing different is I didn't pull the antenna from the legs but disconnected from receiver. But my case swap I didn't have to change landing gear. Only thing is the main board 4 screws is designed to float so tighten but don't sock it down tight to maintain vibration dampening rubber mounts on battery tray.

Good video but I don't think it is something I would try myself. I did watch the entire video though so I could learn a bit more about how the thing is put together. I bet you had a good feeling of satisfaction when you did your test flight at the end. Do you know if there is a way to tell that you have the newer shell if you were to buy one now (Jan 1st 2017) ? I read in one of the comments below from 2 months ago that someone sent their's in for a warranty fix...

I have a big question, actually just bought a Phantom 3 advance. It came with no screws that hold the shell together. So I ordered screws and it came with every single screw for every part of the Drone. So I'm not sure exactly what screws go in the spot that holds the shell together. Each bag has labels with different screws in it. For example comma one bag is labeled T30 another bag is labeled t17, T14, and 20, t16, and 25, and 1.6 3.5, and 30 through 29, and 30 through V2 and M 30. I'm thinking that the biggest screw holds the body screws together. Would you know anything about that?.

If the new phantom 3 shell doesn’t come with the plastic diffusers for the LEDs, can I replace them?

Which motors are used in dji phantom

Espetacular parabens

I find that if you put the screws back from whence they came from is the best way to keep track of screws.

Could a phantom 3 pro/advanced shell be used to replace a phantom 3 standard?

What screwdriver kit did you use for this repair?

Hey man, great video! I just finished swapping out the shell on my PS3 advanced as well. Everything seemed to go smoothly. Upon test flight, I could not view through the camera on the DJI Go app, and it also didn't detect GPS and said poor transmitter signal. However, I did have full control of the aircraft. Also, I noticed a steady green and slow blinking red emitting from the VPS. Have you or anybody you may know experienced this issue? Thanks and please let me know!

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

Greg Stewart I'm assuming you made sure that you plugged the gps back in? Or if you damaged the wire on the gps? Also assuming you checked all the wires coming from the gimbal to the main board?

Great video. I do have a question though. When you removed the main PCB, was it stuck to the bottom shell with double sided foam tape. I have a phantom 3 advanced that i'm replacing the Shell on and the PCB is well stuck to the shell. Any ideas on how to remove the tape without damaging the PCB?

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

pkwilko only the gps was stuck to the shell on this. Did you watch the full video? The Pcb is screwed down so it can't stick to the top shell. I assume all the phantom3 would be the same?

@pkwilko

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did watch your full video. After removing the 4 screws from the main PCB and disconnecting the cables i then found my main PCB was stuck to the battery housing with a double side foam tape. This had to be cut away from the battery housing using a very sharp and thin knife to slice through the foam from inside the battery compartment. After the foam was cut through the rest pretty much ran as per your video.

do you have a link to buy the shell?

What are all the tools needed?

how long did it take you to do all that?

Hey! thanks for the education and information! Where shall I test fly ........I know over some water aaaahhhhhhhh! Now to find a shell...........

Great video but some advice to people that are going to do this, use hot glue to hold some of the wires and lights in place, or where ever else you may need to hold something still.

@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101

4 жыл бұрын

Good point, but hot glue is very heavy which will lead to extra weight draining the battery faster, so I recommend tape.

Great video. So I spent hours with a DJI technician asking for prices on replacing the shell, they said I would have to send the drone out and then they would tell me the price, no way I would do that! Why won't they have a price established for it? Anyways, they have a shell listed on their site, says Phantom 3 Shell Standard, do you know if that will be compatible with phantom 3 professional? Thank you

@LeeZavitz

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Kearney yeah I’m pretty sure it’s the same one for all the p3 drones

@AlexK-vp9jd

6 жыл бұрын

I kind of wanted to know for sure, so I'm thinking of ordering from Amazon. Seems like some already comes with led lights attached

where do i get the shell?

Thanks, I hydro dipped my extra shell, yellow, grey and black digital camo. Top and bottom piece. My new channel will be aerial nation on you tube. Right now it's my name

Is the shell for the advance / professional the same as for the 4K?

@LeeZavitz

8 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure. They look the same. But I cant find any info on if there are some design changes. Its too bad they don't list it anywhere.

When you removed the led lights it looked like you melted the plastic dots completely away. But when you put it back on, it looked like the plastic dots were brand new. Where did you get the new ones from?

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Issac its part of the new shell.

@michaelissac

7 жыл бұрын

Zed ProMedia Are you saying you received new led lights with your shell?

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Issac no the leds arent what melts is the plastic tabs on the shell that melt and hold them in

@michaelissac

7 жыл бұрын

Zed ProMedia totally got it now! Thanks

Thanks, you saved me about $100 to not have someone else fix my drone.

Is it possible to order only the battery tray?

@Kyezie131

7 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering the same thing. Mine is all busted and cracked from my crash but I might just be forced to glue it....

Video done 1 week before I got my DJI Phantom 3 Advanced July 2nd 2016

Mine has the extra bracing and I still got the cracks :(

Kinda funny how you get a tiny crack and replace the whole frame lmao. Mine hit the ground at 64.4 km/h and with a shit ton of tape and epoxy I have it flying again...I just don't trust it and I'm really timid while flying cuz I'm scared something will go wrong. I guess I didn't tighten one prop tight enough and it came off mid flight. Of course eventually I'm going to get a new frame and do this, but still haha.

You can tell where the clips are by looking at the new shell you bought.

How long did it take you to do this?

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

jhall0712 probably 4hrs but I was also making a video. So it shouldn't take more than an hour without the distraction of setting up cameras, lights and making sure things are in focus and dumping footage etc. I also had to fix those wires I broke. That added some time.

@jhall0712

7 жыл бұрын

Good deal, thanks. I just sent mine in to DJI for the same issue. It should be under warranty but I'm trying to prepare myself in case for some reason they won't cover it..

So, you did not take any precautions on not to harm the circuit boad components, static energy can damage anything, even the smallest discharge will destroy it

why is your lens gold?

@LeeZavitz

7 жыл бұрын

Tonymartin._ I had a polar Pro filter on it

@tonymartin._9989

7 жыл бұрын

i just saw your other video. i get it now. thanks!

I just finished this job. I'm such an idiot!!!!!!! Some how the top is on 90 degrees to port! Crap. Flew ok though. Cheap knock off shell that had other problems but the hole shell seemed to fit right except for above the battery. I might redo it but damn. I need a AA powered drill, LMAOOO. Quite the adventure, for sure.

Imma just by a new one

Im nervous to do that..hahahaa

Good video, man. I don't know. I don't feel confident doing it myself. And I also don't have a soldering iron. I guess I have to pay the $200 that they ask for it :-)

In all fairness the shell does have the upgrades!!!

Y’a pas en Français ça fait chier et beaucoup de vidéos intéressantes ne le sont pas !!!