Reviving DJI Mini 2 After Water Crash: Disassembly and Cleaning After 4 Months

[@mydauphinefilms]

Overwhelming work! Not just disassembling and cleaning your drone in detail, also the camera angles you filmed the whole process. Itˋs nice to watch and I wish you all the best! Looking forward to see more of your videos 👍👍👍

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you very much for your comment 🙂

[@mydauphinefilms]

@@VolvoCamperLife finally I crashed my drone. Just indoor drop von 1 1/2m maybe on some wooden table. So I disassembled it. One connection was somehow loose, but it didn’t want to work again. I choose the DJI service. And it was awesome!!! Just took eight days and I took some shots after I got it back. If you want to check it out here is the link DJI Service - Thank You! Filming a Mini3 Pro using my freshly repaired Mini2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaS9lmuArrNoiq8 I linked your channel also in the description below, because you helped me disassembling my mini2. Still no need for the mini3, but I was lucky to film it with my mini 2.

[@TopStocksTrader]

Audio instructions accompanying each step would help a lot! Thanks for the video

[@MediaWebservice]

@@TopStocksTrader Why? If you don't understand what he's doing, it's better to leave this work to an expert. BTW considered the miracle cure WD40? Clear video, nicely done and nice music with the right volume. I would have put a little more white light on it myself. Thx 4@ll 👍🏻

[@natibuskila8058]

AGRIEE

[@bigearedmouse17]

My Dji Drone cried all the way through this as we sat and watched it together ❤

[@markhanley9309]

Nice vid. Hot tip (no pun intended), once you dip soldering iron in Flux wipe the crud off on a damp sponge then apply a small amount of solder to the tip to act as a heat transfer. The solder joint will melt faster and avoid lifting the circuit traces on the board. For small close in work like you did a smaller tip would serve you well too. Blue skies.

[@brucekempf4648]

This was an awesome video. Good job! I have a few suggestions that you could consider. First since it was already completely soaked with water, I would totally soak in deionized water each part and board using the brush followed by a soak in 70% alcohol and again brushing clean then dry on paper towels with a blow dryer. The metal square cans most likely contain the RF radio chips and are shielded. If possible, pry those off to get a good soaking/cleaning inside those and dry well before assembly. You could bake the boards in the oven at say 250 Deg F for 20 minutes to dry completely without any harm. Use fresh solder on each connection to the motors and use heat sink paste to better transfer heat when placing the heat sink to the bottom.

[@seeithappen1]

Fantastic video. First time I see the inside of a dji mini. Amazing how you got it back to work again.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you 🙂

[@ChrisG-om9uy]

Thank you for sharing. After seeing your video, I am now confident in servicing and repairing my Mini 2..

[@fleecefoxes6471]

Fantastic job! Motivation in it's best, calming and clear without distractions and also the assurance that one hopefully can recover a mini 2 if worst case scenario happens :D

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you :)

[@SpeccyMan]

... its best ... (No apostrophe in the possessive pronoun!)

[@africaninspiration_tw]

Wow! Great video👍even your angles are perfect, I wish more info to be given, like when you were using the liquid substance, write on the screen as well as other recommendations in case a viewer can't reach the same substance. Thanks.

[@RuanGreeff]

Great vid, I have some rust forming on my prop screws because I fly by the sea often. So I was looking for a vid on how to open the drone up carefully to check the circuitry. Well done

[@maddercat]

I lol'd when you brought out the shopvac.

[@ChrisPollard]

Great job! Not for the faint of heart, but much more satisfying when you fix it yourself.

[@JDOff-Course]

I just did a repair video on 2 of my mini's that had crashed. One became a submarine and the other wanted to dig in the sand. They are both now operational again. I tagged your channel in my description. Thanks so much for the help! JD

[@SpeccyMan]

minis (no apostrophe in a simple plural!)

[@JDOff-Course]

@@SpeccyMan Oh bless your heart

[@jjmarie3472]

Ty for this! I have the original mini..will one day either upgrade to mini 2 or something more pricey. But, my power button is not wanting to work correctly and saw quite a few of us have this issue. Well, I've had mine for about 3+ years now so for sure no longer under warranty. Saw a video of a person taking theirs to a drone repair shop. We don't have those here. Closest is about 2hrs away. Anyway, theirs was dirty and the button was sticking. Mine still works but I have to apply much more pressure than I should to get it to turn on. I'll be taking it apart, cleaning it and checking everything soon. Ty for showing how everything opens!

[@rogergonzales9628]

Hi my mini 2 drone fell into sea for about 20 min iwashed with fresh water dried off for 2 days and not turning on is there any hope for me

[@Gamer-4E]

Amazing I never seen a person working in a neat way and patiently doing the steps not like others who hurry also first time seeing inside a drone nice work

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you :)

[@-hastatus-]

Danke für das Video, das macht Mut. 👍😄😃

[@itsChaOS25]

Thanks so much for this video! Used it to disassemble and repair my Mini 2 after smacking into a tree like a doofus. Figured out the ribbon cable to the IMU had detached, so was an easy fix!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, I'm glad to hear that, you was lucky 🙂 Thanks!

[@localnyraccoon]

Awesome video! Glad it's working brand new again!

[@davannaleah]

A job I hope I would never have to do... even if I had the gear! Great job!

[@TheDIDSBIAK]

as brand new. Job well done

[@Andy1076]

I felt like my heart sunk down to my feet when my drone crashed into a cliffside and then into a tree, it still flew but there was that damn nagging feeling. Yet, here you are taking it apart and cleaning wow! I wish I had the technical know how 😮

[@CHEFSAGMAWTV]

Just happened to me today 😢 washed it with distilled water and dried it with blower and then soaked it in rice hopefully after 5 days it would still work 🤞

[@ifixph2037]

Did it work?

[@CHEFSAGMAWTV]

@@ifixph2037 unfortunately it did not 😥

[@JDOff-Course]

Excellent video. Great detail. Thanks!!

[@explorethewonder]

Wow! Amazing work! Keep up the good work and fly safe always.

[@SaurusCZ]

Krásná práce!

[@southernaspectnz]

Great job! Fascinating to watch.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you :)

[@mikib12003]

im going to speak to you in my language. Gran video! me ha gustado mucho ver como has desmontado el dron. enhorabuena y saludos desde España!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Muchas gracias :) Saludos desde Eslovaquia ;)

[@stst8301]

Amazing video!!! Congratulations

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you :)

[@ECOutdoorTV]

You are amazing. Good joob👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@user-gh1zk4fh3h]

Awesome video, my M3P took a dive in the river and i was able to find it 24h later, took it out, battery out, dried it with a blow dryer, sat it on a Radiator Heater for 3 days, tried it again, still, not switching on nor any lights coming on using a new battery. I guess mine is Completely DEAD

[@michaelthompson5504]

Awesome dude!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thanks for the visit

[@tokapuchi400]

I learned a lot today. Thanks

[@javierbarriosguevara]

hey, thanks so much for your contend, do you know where can i buy a dji mini 2 camera and gimbal???? i crashed mine and i destroy the camara....!

[@navorski7660]

You should always check underneath those shields too. They are not watertight in any means.

[@dimavasilyev8204]

Hi there! Nice video, I've seen you lubricate rotors, I asumme it was Isopropyl alcohol? Mine drone was stuck on the roof for a couple weeks, before I finnaly rescued it) And i was happy enough to know the battery discoonected when it crashes, so hopefully there was no damage done by the rain. And yes after drying it and putting another battery in, its acted like normal, but it seems to me motors make a little noise, maybe there is a liitle corosion, or they just need to be lubbed, what can you recomend for this? Maybe WD-40 is the way to go?

[@carlosvazquez8563]

Great work, congrats

[@aksiiita06]

Great Video, but would have been better, had you provided an explanation on what are you doing and some description. As a drone user, I will be running into this situation very soon.

[@nitindelhiful]

My mini 2 was in lake (its salt water) for 8 hours, with battery inside. I got it out by some local divers after 8hours. Battery was taken out after 27hours. I took it local repair guy who then opened mini 2 for me n cleaned a bit n said its damaged. After watching this video a ray of hope is awake n m wondering can it still be restored? Is it worth a try? If there’s still chance than another question is there any dji mini 2 specific repair kit one can order?

[@arcymax7291]

great job what was that liquid you used to clean everything .

[@VolvoCamperLife]

IPA - Isopropyl Alcohol ;)

[@luisalfredoposse]

Tuviste suerte 🎉

[@marym.5025]

Thumbs up 👍. More than what I could do.

[@eddm3237]

No a presne pre toto som pisal vtedy ihned rozobrat =) voda je riadne svinstvo.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

No už to pekne začalo chytať, ale nešiel som si na to skôr nájsť čas 🙂 Super že to aj tak prežil 👍🏻

[@juergenlilien2067]

Impressive work and tough little drone. What impresses me most is that the lens has remained clear.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

That's best! And most important at the same time. Whole gimbal is very well sealed 👍🏻

[@juergenlilien2067]

​@@VolvoCamperLife Yes, it's really astonishing how they have done it because the gimbal has to move very smoothly. Excellent engineering, seem worth the price.

[@Matanumi]

@@VolvoCamperLife your very lucky- if the gimbal was busted you'd be fucked unless you could glue it back

[@gabi_urbex]

Pozerám že na dronovi je aj telefónne číslo, dobrý nápad, to si dám pre istotu 😁

[@r6j6ct]

Very helpful video, just got my mini down from a tree after 5weeks and it got pretty wet, hopefully it will fly again after some TLC. Thanks for the upload 👍 great job 👍

[@dennisroduner]

Were you successful? It happened to me as well. I'm scared to even turn it on again.😬

[@r6j6ct]

@@dennisroduner yes it flew again but I destroyed it a few months later trying to fly through a window.. gutted ✌

[@AndThenSome71]

Wow! I'd definitely buy, anything you're selling on Facebook Marketplace. Hope you have a drone repair gig.

[@blueseaphotostudio5000]

Hello friend, with what glue can I replace that blue that you remove? Thank you very much from Uruguay

[@klevij88]

@Volvo Camper Life what is the cleaning fluid called? what thermal paste did you use?

[@aizen8185]

What about the battery, didn’t get damage at all? Great video!!

[@STFAB-rd1qz]

So my drone met its fate on top of a 60’ tree at my camp. Months later it made its way back down. When disassembled I noticed my power unit. The part that you Soldered was burnt. My question is why did mine burn out and yours didn't? Also, can you recommend a place to purchase said power unit? Thanks in advance

[@sumitsaha2543]

Sir make a video how to check all parts working or not working

[@Bdzynes]

Wish I would of come across this video earlier. Nice detail on disassembly. Any chance you can post the parts where you disconnected the tape cables between boards please? What I thought was solder turned out to be rubber holds on either side of the micro mesh.

[@SpeccyMan]

Wish I would have ...

[@dimension288]

Good as new, if not better!

[@mp3032]

Thanks for another great video 📹 👍

[@joller79]

Great “real life” teardown, all the hastle with prying and so on... all other teardown make it look easy.....

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you :)

[@joller79]

@@VolvoCamperLife and just got a water damaged mini1 home. With power error.. and very binding motors. Flymore kit. 50 pound. Just did the same as you. And cleaned with iso alcohol. And gues what. It works 👍

[@Featinwe]

Well, I drowned my Mini2 and I decided to try repairing it on my own after watching your vid, except, I won't be doing any soldering :P ;) One note - there are at least three different types of screws, do you by any chance have a list of them which one should go where?...

[@johnhoyt3854]

What about the battery? Are they toast after going in the drink? I fished mine out of a lake yesterday after 48 hrs, so am trying your technique. Awesome video, thanks.

[@beewellvevo]

fiched minetoday after 1 hour did yours survived???

[@Notrocketscience101]

Did you have luck fixing yours, mine was in the water about the same amount of time.

[@imranhelmy]

Can you tell me whats the name of the grey glue you used

[@dileanpedropereira]

Obrigado pela ajuda o meu caiu no lago e estou esoerando sevar no arroz pra fazer a desmintagem dele pra limpar as pecas

[@123jack7]

Can you tell me why the dji drone (eg dji mini 2) runs out of battery, so why when I have charged the battery to use it, I want to store it for a long time without fully discharging it. Just like when the new dji sold, thank you!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

It's an auto discharging function of intelligent batteries or hubs, it the batteries are in. "To prevent swelling, the battery automatically discharges to approx. 96% of the battery level when it is idle for one day, and automatically discharges to about 60% of the battery level when it is idle for nine days." Best for long term storage is about 60-70%

[@primusjohn8585]

Thanks for your video i have new experience....

[@Markus-iq4sm]

How long it was saying in the water?

[@olliprohl7548]

Sehr cooler Beitrag !!! 👍🏻

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Na danke :)

[@christiankays3430Droneflying]

I dropped mine in water yesterday evening unfortunately it had to stay over night and I found it this morning but sense I had it dry out it’s not powering on anymore I seen ur water crash video a few hours after I lost mine

[@WayneCook306]

There is a product called contact cleaner which does a really good job on stuff like that.

[@AquaXY1]

Awesome! Good work

[@Currypaule]

Wow, very cool teardown and perfect camera angles. Thanks a lot. Is it possible to tell which SoC the Mini 2 is using? I came here to find out.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, thank you :) I'm sorry, I don't know more info about SoC, I hope you will find it somewhere.

[@jedvaulten02]

Probably Foxconn

[@klevij88]

what is the cleaning fluid called? what thermal paste did you use?

[@ClementsProjects]

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) for cleaning is the best :)

[@vicentecabale3901]

May i know what is the name of that liquid solution?

[@銃翼]

Where can you buy that thermal paste inside the drone so i can replace it periodically?

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, at the standard computer store, it’s a thermal paste for CPU/GPU under cooler 😉

[@Tomek4917]

Beautifull moments )) 21:08

[@grummzaire]

what is the sticky black "tape" you see after removing the 1st circuit board? I'm trying to replace the plastic shell of a mini 2 that was damaged in a crash. Whatever that stuff is, I can't remove it from the old shell without destroying it. Is it necessary for the drone? Is it something I can buy to put in the new shell?

[@theorieken4602]

Great work!!

[@michaelconnor5922]

Love ur work 👍

[@TheFabiogiardina]

Hi what ist this liquid that you use for cleaning the Electronic. platines ...thaks greetings from Switzerland

[@leshingouz3134]

Your video is very informative, and congratulations for the work. I have a small additional question, can you tell me what the music of your clip is because it is really great.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, Thank you :) All songs are listed in description ;) It's by Veil-44, VonnBoyd and Zymek. There are also link for songs ;)

[@wahyuikhsanaerial5464]

greatworks bro 🔥🔥

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Excellent Cheers 👍👍

[@krisdevoecht]

Nice work!

[@markoblagojevic8807]

hello, my dji mini drone fell into the sea for 24 hours and it won't start even with a new battery, do you know what's going on?

[@SpeccyMan]

Clean the tip of your soldering iron more frequently. You'll get far better heat transfer and the solder will be less likely to blob.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you for guess, I'll try :)

[@Ahkeys82]

Bravo!

[@X82oo781]

Beautiful video

[@itsalexplayz2782]

I'm genuinely surprised it works! Mine crashed into a puddle and instantly killed the core board and IMU module! Luckily I managed to fix it with zero previous experience :)

[@ifixph2037]

Did you change the board?

[@RSPRODUCTION22]

My mini 2 drone gets disconnected from rc within 2 minutes of powering on the drone not even getting it to fly I had purchased only 20 days back please help

[@ClementsProjects]

Be careful, you used a 'solder paste' instead of a thermal paste, which is not the same. Solder paste will melt and create a short circuit with your components on the PCB. You should open it again, clean off the solder paste, and replace it with a thermal paste. Otherwise, great video! :)

[@roadrunner1095]

Flux wont create a short...

[@deceroa]

hola niceee bro awasome, you use what oil? wd-40? water? thank you blessings

[@VolvoCamperLife]

It's a IPA (isopropyl alcohol) 😉

[@DMC888]

I hope you retrieved that plastic washer that blew away at 11:13 .

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Yes! :D I found it on the ground when I assembling the drone back at 16:00 :)

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Very interesting 🤟🏼😎

[@dronevloger7694]

One of my DJI fell into water for a minute. I took it out of the water and cleaned it. Now it's not connecting anymore. It's overheating. Please help.

[@Doubleleg01]

My mini has to go in the bin 😭I dont have the ability to do any of that! Wow! Thats why i have had care refresh for two years and as soon as it runs out i have my 1st crash into water .

[@heimatausflug1246]

Hello from Germany. I enjoyed the video great work. Nice shots, like & subscribe, have a nice day👍

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, thank you very much for the comment and subscribe, have a nice day too 🙂👋🏻

[@rickkillian2378]

What is the final weight after cleaning?

[@bigearedmouse17]

112g ? 😂

[@tedbundy6882]

you shoulda put a Racing ESC board from FPV drone and changed the motors to better.

[@EA_47_]

I did exactly that to mine but unfortunately for me it was sea water so the motors ended up corroded and jammed. Also the proximity sensor would occasionally send a false signal sending the drone down from mid air which caused it to drop a second time in the sea water then it was all done.

[@garys.9105]

Great video! I'm assuming the camera was OK? Maybe a water proof unit?

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Camera was absolutely without problems, it looks like yes. Lens is clear from inside.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

And thank you :)

[@morelonphillip8640]

What did you use to clean it ?

[@VolvoCamperLife]

IPA (Isopropyl alcohol)

[@BaliDroneServices]

On 10:19 what was that liquid you use?

[@mp3032]

I just passed your link to a new drone flyer to learn from, from Canada 🇨🇦

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you Gerald 🙂

[@legambaz]

You're very smart

[@VolvoCamperLife]

:D