The DJI Avata 2 Teardown - You Wont Be Fixing This!

[@KameleonKraft]

now how to assemble all these parts ?

[@CÆSSIUS32]

So how do dji techs do the repairs? If they need to change a motor etc they just cut off the old one and Solder in a new one? I can see how hard it be to do this all day as a dji repair tech right?

[@evgenkonyshock4913]

probably they have some specialized toolkits to disassebmle it more easily

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Is the video cable plug for the camera the same as the O3 air unit? Have you ever tried plugging the Avata 2 camera straight into the o3 air unit?

[@LemurLogic]

It seems, no axisflying kit for this one, DJI put an iphone PCB on a drone. :O

[@Rixynator]

The axisflying kit is stupid anyway why would anyone want it?

[@vernelfpv]

Ok. I'll just get a care refresh 😂😂😂

[@FAQUERETERMAX]

I'm so glad DJI provides an easy service to pay DJI so they can fix the problem DJI created

[@Stefan-g4p]

Thay want your money ):

[@MagicMaik123]

Anyone knows the correct size of the body screws? They are not M2 - more M1,6 but the thread seems to be different.

[@caesar5555]

So no bump guards on the prop guards? Are the antennas there?

[@Technology-v2i]

correct

[@TooBarFoo]

When I look at the £1k 3 battery kit, and look at what has gone into it, It seems like a good value. It may not be the drone for some people, but there is a lot in the kit. It seems DJI have decided this is a volume market now. The volume of O3 kits sold mAy have changed their view of FPV.

[@AdamGoodwin]

Backwards step from the modular design of the original Avata, besides the battery popping out on impact, it was pretty much a bit of a tank. Avata 2 is undoubtedly the best beginner FPV drone on the market, really fun to fly.

[@theampedlife]

Never been this nervous watching a video, I held my breath for 5 min at a time. Bloody hell! Interesting to watch, thanks!

[@CÆSSIUS32]

Can anyone tell me how no one has been able to hack this or other dji drones to make the video feed go to any device? Dji wont let me use the fly app on my iPad. But more so has anyone hacked the software like Jailbreaking it so you can use other digital goggles with DJI or other controllers instead of having to use the FPV 2 controller or motion controller 3? I'm surprised there isn't anyone who has tried to force break their software and hack it to be able to be used by any controller?

[@B0M0A0K]

Given that this is so difficult to dismantle, what do you suppose DJI do when they get one of these back for repair or refurbishment. Is there a large bucket somewhere with damaged Avata2 drones and they just supply a replacement?

[@ironian24]

That's a great video, thank you for the info, I'll give this a go, can you do the file on imac or is it windows?

[@tomcobbold22]

Would you cut this down to a simplified edit so we don’t have to watch for hours

[@my.fpv.flights]

How to open motor’s bell? I removed the spring washer but the bell is not going out (

[@CÆSSIUS32]

As soon as I saw your scrolling screensaver I pissed myself laughing 😂 Greetings to you in the motherland mare! 🇬🇧🇦🇺 From Australia

[@qwertysage]

What size screws are on the top plates. I need to get some. Tried GoPro mount, but since firmware updates, this camera is great, and the mount impacts GPS reception.

[@TheSzerk]

Actually I broke the upper frame, so I had to pull everything out from the drone and mount it back in new frame. In your video there is most of things, I had also to disassemble ESC and drag out the propellers. After succeding I would say that its not that bad if you damage upper frame - it costed me only 78Euro and about 3hours of time. Now if i had to do it again it would take an hour.

[@myeyeswideopen_oo]

Is it possible to split upper frame? I want to get power plate of m drown Avata 2 off to clean out oxidations.

[@TheSzerk]

@@myeyeswideopen_oo I haven't tried that, because both top and bottom of the main frame were damaged. There are antennas in it so it might be problematical

[@Technology-v2i]

do you have a video on how to install the shell? Thanks

[@TheSzerk]

@@Technology-v2i no I haven't recorded

[@jamiebryce6091]

looks like it would be great slotted onto a carbon frame

[@beamifrend]

Thanks for this video! I was convinced there would be space for a 4G dongle under that top panel but I didn't want to risk taking it apart!

[@TheAlexnator007]

Theoretically, a complete O4 Air Unit is installed in the drone. It must be possible to tap the SBUS/HDL at a contact somewhere, route it out of the drone and connect it to a Betaflight controller or Arduino/RPi2040, for example, in order to process the control signals there. This could be used, for example, to realize movable LED headlights or other add-on parts.

[@MadRC]

It's not an Airunit. It's a entire drone on the board. Yes O3 and O4 will have the same core chipset but all the io is totally different and the software is different. DJI actually run the flight controller on the same Asic as the video and as such it's not even communicating externally. You can't tell a hammer to be screwdriver with out melting it down and it's the same here.

[@RBroa]

The engineers at DJI must have had a good laugh!!

[@GoldenMemer]

Please make a tutorial on how to replace the gps module. I know the problem and i know this problem is specifically the gps module on the dji avata 2 and with the help of this video i know all i need is a torx screw and a plastic pry tool

[@pacificnorthwestpilots6050]

It is so cool to watch you tear this down. Well done, Good Sir!!

[@Adept1780]

hey pal, what are the star bit driver size required for the top two gps security screws?

[@jaybomb5022]

Wow they used actual vapor barriers for cooling. No more thermal paste 😮 Best not to puncture them. The mini 3 pro has the esc in the same position, common theme as it gets more cooling via the rear camera ducts in motion.

[@kael13]

Completely new to FPV, loving mine. Dead easy to fly. My trick for not crashing is to uh.. not fly it into things. Crazy, I know.

[@Buggabones]

Just means you’re not pushing it hard enough! 😆

[@edumartin6322]

That background monitor message is priceless. Really appreciate your honesty.😁

[@travislindgren7158]

It's all about DJI OcuSync 4.0 Ecosystem DJI O4 Transmitter is suppior!

[@whitham1961]

How can I not subscribe to this channel, you gave me so much knowledge about drone repair and also saved me a ton of money. The Avata2 was in my sights to do a complete teardown, forget it.. I'm glad I got the refresh.

[@TornikeBenidze]

I just damaged the middle frame, is it easier to replace?

[@chrisbee5481]

Such a nice RTF consumer drone. Care and refresh is a must have then. Nothing for the hobby builder though. No mods possible

[@taylorferrell6383]

Question before I modded my Avata 1 to the 3.5 kit I originally did just the motors first which I didn’t know when I upgraded the frame I had to replace the motors again to the 4 screw mount rather than the 3 hole. Can I use my 3 hole motors on the Avata 2

[@paulholm4827]

Best of luck getting it back together. Impressive work. DJI makes drone that are simple to fly and it makes wish I could fly that well with my constructed drone. I think we would need to get into a graphene frame to get something light n strong. Have to be so careful with plastic.

[@fducloux]

please finish the tear down! where do the antenna cables go to?

[@MadRC]

The antennas are in the ducts at the 4 flat spots.

[@edrin14]

i wanted to watch a teardown because i wanted to replace my prop guards with new one. after watching this. im like nevermind

[@adjust.clinic]

I dented my prop guards with a crash, and I had to use a heat gun to bend them back. They’re ugly now, but it’s still working, thankfully.

[@freeflightfilms7403]

why would you want to mount a gopro?

[@SiNFPVGUAM]

More options.

[@zippomaker2239]

TOP! is there a free 5v for a possible naked gopro?

[@adjust.clinic]

I can see that the prop guards serve the purpose of housing the antennas as well as providing chassis rigidity, but they really screwed us for repairability. If you bend them in a crash, you’ll have to pray that bending them back with a heat gun will do the job. Otherwise you’ll have to send it in for official repairs.

[@copyandpastification]

Thank you for this video, exactly what I was looking for.... I wanted to fit in an air tag and avoid covering the GPS module

[@Drone_Yorkshire]

Will there be a DJI FPV 2 with O4 coming out at any time in the future?

[@dylancleveland]

doubtful.

[@tmctmc5088]

Unlikely

[@brandon9689]

Which DJI logo would be more appropriate? An apple with four propellers on top? Or a drone with a bite taken out of it?

[@bunnymann8685]

Fantastic hour of content..

[@gammaci2056]

As an electronic designer ( retired) I now understand why the so-hig price. It worths every cent you pay... for what it is and for how it flies. Had inevitably to subscribe, thanks Mad for this video (even if... and honestly said some editing wouldn't have killed 😅)

[@anlpereira]

Well done man. As you said, “if you lose a motor, god help you”. They really are not made for maintenance. Thank you very much.

[@brunovbc]

If you need to change only the motors. You're fine. Just cut the wires.

[@jayaws86]

what size screws are these ?

[@tetto3226]

Yo creo que sí que se pueden cortar los círculos que protegen las elices y si se rompen las patas, se puede imprimir en 3d la parte de abajo entera e incluso la parte de arriba que tapa los cables de los motores, no lo veo tan mal de modificar

[@DaywalkerFPV]

"Well done DJI, well done for not being morons." Glad I wasn't taking a drink of anything when I heard that. That tickled the shit outta me lol.

[@fezfpv]

So, do you put it back together again? its also a headache

[@harrylode1]

DJI goggles 2 transmission cannot shift gears, remains in auto mode, do you have an idea how this is possible?

[@143musicrefresh3]

Have you guys experienced this kind of error: Vision system calibration error Downward vision sensor error

[@mykhuzaimi]

can you make a tutorial to replace gps module dji avata 2

[@dave882]

How many weeks to put that back together

[@snakescb]

Great video, enjoyed it as always... do you have an affiliate link to this violet cutting mat on your desk?

[@MadRC]

It’s just from Amazon. I don’t have a link but search Amazon you should find them.

[@DavidCheok]

That thing works only if care refresh is available. If not, anything goes wrong, its a new drone.

[@ZERO6IX-hz7ll]

crashed my drone and the gps flex connector on the board got runied. since 1st day of flight havnt been able to fly the avata 2. it woldnt even start the motors. just 4ked

[@Aerialphotographyaustralia]

Hey Ian, just wondering what you do after you tear these down?

[@MadRC]

Put it back together and go flying 😀

[@freeflightfilms7403]

@@MadRC thats a lot of screws

[@javierrpalacios8005]

@@MadRCI need the put together video

[@martinhub3737]

What happened to me after flying once I go fly again I start the drone and I see the gimbal doesn’t move at all. I tried with my hand and it was very hard to move. I had no idea why this happened.

[@MinesanityServer]

Hey Mads Tech, do you see a possibility for an Avata 2 motor kit? I think it's a great drone but these motors have a terrible high pitched screeching noise to them that i've never heard from any other drone other than the Avata 1

[@chrisbee5481]

You could cut the avata motors off on the wires close to the motor and solder different motors on there. Motor mount holes just need to fit the frame.

[@MinesanityServer]

@@chrisbee5481 How real is this though? Would there not be issues with tuning or some other factor that would make this impossible? Any idea which kind of motors will work? I'm a total noob when it comes to this stuff 😅

[@robert_g_fbg]

The sound you describe might be coming from the choice of waveform that the ESC is sending to the motors. They squeeze efficiency out of motors by how the phases are clocked, in this case differently from bl_heli.

[@freeflightfilms7403]

use an electric screwdriver ?

[@wahyudisini-ck4qb]

can you teardown esc avata 2? my drone esc erorr

[@VIPER401]

hoping someone is making a better quality avata 2 body. great vid as always.

[@EricD7]

Ok but when is the o14 au and goggles 11 integra pro 2 v3 coming out

[@raymondonlinefreelancer]

Did you get the Pepsi sponsorship?

[@MrRoyalbeers]

right. I'm not getting the avata 2 lol omg the fiddling.

[@op3d472]

Thank you!

[@berkvideo]

man please tear down guard part i wanna see how antennas placed pleasee

[@MadRC]

They are in each duct at the flat spots

[@AX-rm2st]

what happens if you crash it with no dji care coverage?

[@maxsinventions8913]

From what I heard the drone will fly away back to DJI and never talk to you again.

[@SpeedsterIG]

DJI did make the Avata 2 a bit better flying wise, but ruined the repairability completely. Nice job, DJI. Next try creating a proper FPV drone will be the Avata 3 then? This drone is a perfect showcase of ingenious design if you don't give a flying f*** about any serviceability. Replacing the ducts on the original Avata was an easy job, so keep on using it as a camera drone is a good decision.

It's built like a cellphone. Treat it like one and use hot air to remove the tape and it can be reused.

[@95lovi]

You overseeing the 2 in the back, yes in the ducts

[@FPV-Drones]

Incredible! Great video máster.

[@camilo8cheryl]

Never sold my Avata 1 cause of the upgradability..i have the avata 2 and it’s been 1 week and still haven’t flown yet😂 waiting for the shipment of the joystick remote, hate those motion controllers they feel like a dildo aka (the luvtoi) oi!😂

[@freeflightfilms7403]

love toy

[@STEELCITYDRONEPILOT]

Love at the end when you ask about care refresh 😂 why have they made it so impossible to even work on. The avata 1 was easy! You could even buy the ducts etc. They were strong as hell too. DJI just wanna make more dollar from people breaking them

[@taylorferrell6383]

My avata has a been a tank and I even did the 3.5 mod and I’ve hit so many object with it and just replaced props. I literally did a drift by mistake with the avata 2 by trying to avoid a flag pole so I drifted backwards towards the church by my house and hit the tower and crushed in the guard. Shifted the body in the front which basically totaled my drone but luckily I took back to the store, spent $100 and they didn’t ask for anything else to be return so they sent me a complete more fly kit drone box so i ended up with 6 batteries 2 headsets and 2 controllers. I almost want to smash it some more but this drone does fly much longer. The tricks are neat but boring in normal. I wish they make a fov potato 2 even though it’s already perfect

[@sippycreations]

Would there me a semi-easy way to get power out for a naked GoPro? I figured there is positive and negative on the ESC so that might be a good way. But is there any other way to pull the power easier from the board?

[@CÆSSIUS32]

What I don't get is why you would even consider putting a huge Gopro instead of using the amazing quality of the DJI camera.... Like why put on a massive camera oh a drone that has the best video quality already?

[@andre-7423]

Didn't you had a spectrum analyzer? - please locate the remote ID 2.4Ghz antenna, the one that attracs crazy people. We should attenuate it.

[@MadRC]

There is no separate antenna for RID. Bits part of Ocusync transmit system.

[@UnmannedSky]

Why service when you can spend 4x as much for the Avata 3? 💵💵🤑

[@JohnCuppi]

There will be so much e-waste from this. Or maybe DJI will make a lot on refurbished repairs. Everyone is pumping the Avata 2 on the day 1 reviews - but that content will not go into these kinds of details. A great look inside and still an amazing piece of work despite being more “throw away.” I understand that dji considered that their average customer probably didn’t do repairs, but for those capable it is a bummer. The frame did not “need” to be designed like this.

[@BabyKnxckz]

I feel like the ppl wanting to repair / customize schould just build their own

[@JohnCuppi]

@@BabyKnxckz I don’t expect anyone to be repairing ESCs or anything “complex”… but the frame? Repairing the frame elements of an Avata should be a very low-tech, easy process. I consider it similar to changing the props. There is simply no good excuse for that except that DJI didn’t feel like engineering any repairability by design this time.

[@시커먼선생Mr.Blackman]

It's best. Please listen carefully to the explanation.

[@seferon100]

for this price i could build my own drone. Crazy. But thank you for video.

[@SegoMyEggo]

Wow damn their motherboard are like 60% of apples quality. I will always buy a DJI now

[@mirza5373]

This one video i was awaited for dji avata 2 since noone make it😍

[@BumbleBeeFPV]

I bet, that dji is more likely to just replace the drone in case of dji care refresh ....

[@cristian_c]

I do not understand why they did this, harder to repair than avata 1.

[@AerialWaviator]

Incredible complex integration. The production line automation must be out of this world. ie: the machine that makes these drone machines. What will be interesting is the "Right to Repair Acts" passed as law in at least four states already, and it requires manufacturers to sell parts, tools and provide the necessary documents to anyone who wants to repair at home. FTC has come out in favour of such laws. These laws are fairly new (since 2020, so not tested in court case yet), but a DJO Avata 2 could be such a product that would test.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Dollars to donuts it’s assembled by humans, labor is cheap.

[@Just4FunRC]

oh dear god. thx Mads for showing. so props, plastic shell. splice motor wires. thats it. 1/10 repairability for now

[@Svip_dk]

OMG it toke you forever to get the ones behind the side stickers, was yelling at you but you just keep ignoring me 🤣 Ok, moving on 😄

[@ronniequalls7217]

Ain’t gonna be no 04 unit no where soon !!! Smh 🤦‍♂️

[@Dewolvez]

i love my avata 1 even more.. I'd stick with my accessflying

[@mallikarjunse]

Good stuff! 👌🏻

[@95lovi]

Better make the video then re-edit and spool it off when everything is clear

[@SuperbikeSurgeryTV]

legend :)

[@sUASNews]

Still winning DJI friends

[@adrianshaw5543]

Genius

[@95lovi]

You need a power screwdriver 🪛

[@Okahui]

unrepairable fpv drone is the last thing i need

[@leflamantrosefpv1725]

i see this and for repars? wow.. fuck!

[@maxsteal1982]

FPV = Crashes. WTF #DJI how is this a beginner drone? I understand the principle behind refresh care but what does refresh care have to do with me changing a prop guard on my drone after a crash. Poor, Poor Very Poor design in more ways that one. This video shows just how much expenses a beginner can get themselves into in the event of a crash. With such poor repairability of the #avata2, DJI is better off financially with an O4 VTX Air Unit.🙌

[@freeflightfilms7403]

avata teardown masachist !