We Completely Take Apart a DJI FPV Drone | Full Teardown / Disassembly

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[@droneoptix5218]

The parts are all now live on www.droneoptix.repair/product-category/partsandaccessories/dji-fpv/

[@adamhorvath2911]

Very very useful video in a simple and to-the-point format! Thank you!

[@RubyS.1]

I have a feeling alot of people will be watching this in the future

[@trevorphilips2240]

I have a feeling you're right. :)

[@d0nk171]

Had the drone for a week. Already need the video

[@_p-x-l_]

the future is now ;D just crashed mine real hard now i need to replace the body and an arm

[@coastboyzz]

Yep 😂 I'm here for that reason.

[@stoya2s]

Your feeling is quite right. I bought mine used, everything works but the vision sensors so I will try to replace it.

[@danhugelier6601]

Teardown and rebuild on a 5 inch carbon fiber frame. Maybe some 3d parts. That would be fun to see.

[@maredichzinn8899]

Any idea how this could be done?

[@danhugelier6601]

no, but would like to see someone try

[@jtr159]

Well that was a job and a half, but I just managed to repair a DJI FPV by replacing one of the rear arms from another crashed one. Luckily there was no need to disassemble the whole drone; it was just possible to undo the screws holding the arm and desolder the wires. Thank you for the informative video!

[@aakashjana6225]

So it's basically a delicate piece of electronic equipment that needs to be handled with care and not bashed on the ground a 1000 times like typical carbon ones. Also so deep dive into the motors should help us understand the efficiency of DJIs motors and Crack the code behind those obnoxiously long flight times.

[@yngndrw.]

Any chance of a teardown of the DJI FPV Battery, along with high resolution photographs of any boards?

[@RonWilliams215]

Excellent tear down video. Thank you.

[@PetterBruland]

Way easier than it looks actually. Replaced both front and rear arms. Got myself a decent soldering iron, that helps a bunch. Also the wire wrap for holding the cables in place was the biggest pain. Replace the thermal pad on top of the power distributor, since the original one fell apart. Looking forward to go flying again! Thanks for your video again! :)

[@busybody1474]

The secret of the wire loom or wrap, compress it like a spring to make as short as possible and that makes the diameter larger, your wires slide right through

[@jtr159]

Same here! Although I just had to replace one rear arm. But it's definitely easier than any teardown videos make it look - no need to go that far to disassemble it at all.

[@jordan-ts9xo]

dude absolutely BEAUTIFUL genius idea !!!!!!!!! should design a 5 inch freestyle quad with carbon fiber (or even 3d printed) and make a slot for the a plug and play design like this, THIS is the video ive dreamed of just swapping the 03 to other drones and taking off!! A+ my friend

[@lamkagamingclub4621]

If anyone can design a carbon fiber frame to fit all these electronics that will make the drone more durable, it would be Chris from Armattanquads

[@UneBoleeDAir_Photo-Tech]

Awesome video, very informative, thanks a lot !

[@boristhescoredeacon]

Great vid guys!!

[@vincents3334]

Taking it apart is the easy step. Getting it back together is another story. 😁

[@kekistan6762]

Very nice video, surprised to see how difficult it is to remove the drones legs, since its FPV and all, but good to see its still doable if you know a wee bit of soldering.

[@brodymullen6927]

yeah DJI logic they say modular design to make repairs easy yet the 1 thing that would be first to break is the hardest to get out

[@droneoptix5218]

it almost seems like its been designed to be hard to fix. the opposite of what the fpv market needed for sure, thanks for your comment :)

[@jackylai5289]

Thank u

[@rockers2rockers616]

It must take some time and skill to assemble this drone. Great content.

[@KAREKINFPV]

I just build 3 drones today and disassembled one. AND there is noooo way I’d want anything to do with fixing this one.

[@droneoptix5218]

We also do repairs :)

[@jtr159]

Wasn't too hard honestly - just need good eyes, a steady hand and patience. It's cleverly designed so that replacing any of the arms is rather easy.

[@maredichzinn8899]

Is it possible just to extract the cam and video transmitting system?

[@sethbrassel8062]

Wish they made it more user friendly to replace the arms 😅

[@trevorphilips2240]

That's their bread and butter, bud.

[@jtr159]

It is though - rear arms at least. If I had to replace the front ones, I'd probably just cut and splice the cables.

[@shsechas]

Impressed!!!!!

[@JustAGuyDoingThings]

I wonder if anyone had taken the hardware and installed them into a different body. Maybe one less prone to breaking and lighter?

[@sethenewman4309]

Do you have any cad experience because I'm currently working an a 3d printable frame for one.

[@_ShaDynasty]

I was hoping there would be some sort of camera/vtx/recording module and i could buy it separately to put on my custom quad. But it all seems to be integrated.

[@droneoptix5218]

the DJI FPV module for custom drones is available. thanks for commenting :)

[@_ShaDynasty]

@@droneoptix5218 that works with the controller V2 ?

[@joshmobley263]

Can you do the remote controller 2 ? The one the comes with the drone? Thanks

[@redscoutfreemaniv9361]

i wonder if the vtx and camera can be repurposed?

[@MeScHiO003I]

Great tutorial !!! TOP!!!

[@maddercat]

I wonder if it would fly without the obstacle avoidance module, at least that would be something to reduce weight on this thing.

[@TraceyTruly]

Very useful! Hope you do an Avata teardown as well.

[@toppingtiara3692]

awesome!

[@NatursOK]

Me suscribo solo por qué me fascina desarmar todo igual que en video y te doy un súper 👍 cuando me compré me primer dron que fue un plantón 3 pro a los dos días ya lo desarme pero es muy chebre mirar como está compuesto buen video 👍

[@active6k475]

Yup watched this video yesterday. Today i broke front left and back right arm

[@_p-x-l_]

i recently crashed my drone and had to change the body of it .. it was a hell of a work for me and my shaky fingers D: but i somehow made it but now the 2 rear motors aren't spinning when i start it and the info in the googles says that the selftest of the "drive control" doesn't work and i should restart the drone or conntact support ... any ideas what this could be ? did i frie some parts of the esc as i took it apart ? or could it be anything else ? would be nice if someone could help me out with that

[@droneoptix5218]

its tough to know, but If you're in the UK you can send it into us for a free diagnosis? Cheers :)

[@_p-x-l_]

​@@droneoptix5218 damn im in austria D; but it would be nice if i could send the esc to you before i throw it away and its fine ^^

[@stoya2s]

Can anyone tell me what is the minimum amount of disassembly needed, if I only want to replace the vision sensors module and ribbon cable?

[@droneoptix5218]

This drone is by far the hardest drone to repair when it comes to swapping internal parts out. no matter what its not an easy task, the best advice we can give is to video record each step take photos as you tear down. there are some very tricky parts so go very slowly. good luck :)

[@williamclark6352]

Just crashed mine. Need to disassemble mine and see what I fucked up. Thanks for this

[@thomasbinder4905]

it is so nice i save it ....for me. 10 poins from me for this nice vid.

[@-gk-creative]

Hello DJI drone processor thermal paste is blue in color. Can I find this blue thermal paste online? Which thermal paste do you recommend as an alternative?

[@graysenfisher4769]

So when it came to removing the gps chip one of the screws was replaced with a plastic tab instead of a screw how do I remove it without damaging the board?

[@mahadrafique]

Thank you so much for the video. I have crashed my drone, apparently there's no much damage but it is not starting up. When I turn it on, the camera and gimbel works and after few seconds, the fan starts but nothing else. Can you help me in diagnosing the issue? Thank you so much

[@hbk4984]

Is there any frame reinforcment for future applications?

[@gasparzinhorb]

Hello, I'm from Brazil, I have the dji goggles and I need to repair the back button, do you know where the BLD1920 board is sold.

[@ridestolenbmx100]

Dude you are a legit life savior!!! I couldn’t find the metal bracket ANYWHERE!! Like the one that holds the flight controller and other boards. I’ve been searching for a good month now, and came across you guys because I was trying to get a picture of the bracket to see if anyone in the drone Facebook groups had one laying around and low and behold you had it in stock!! Sucks that it’s from the UK, and I’m in the US, but I’ll take long shipping times over not being able to find it at all. Anyways, thank you again! You saved me at least 200 dollars since I don’t have to send it to DJI. Also, quick question, does that metal bracket come with thermal paste like it shows in the picture, or do I need my own. If I do need my own, can I use normal computer thermal paste, as I have some laying around from my pc build, or do I need some super special DJI secret paste?

[@ronnyrengkung7894]

Nice Video.......! are TearDown the Remote too??.... Thanks.!!

[@buzzlightyear4113]

Os tiozão do FPV piram vendo esse vídeo kkk

[@fpvpilot7713]

Excellent video, very helpful. Thumbs up subscribed to channel. Looks as though if the arms get broken it would break the main frame also. It would have been nice if they had some kind of break away feature so that only the arm would be damaged. Hopefully all the parts will be available. I am sure someone will buy full units and the parts. I may consider it more now because of this video. I would only use it for cruising and be more unlikely to crash.

[@ShaneMihalow]

I broke the front right arm off of mine. It also broke the frame. So I have to take the whole thing apart. This is going to be a pain in my neck… does anyone know where in the USA I can get this fixed?

[@mauriciojaramillo8628]

Great video ... went to the website to see if the arms are available... but no luck... I am looking for the arms Thanks

[@zakypants89]

Me too, can't find them anywhere. Don't even know if they will ever be sold 🤷

[@droneoptix5218]

Hey, the listings are not up yet, within the next few weeks all DJI FPV drone parts will be up :)

[@zakypants89]

@@droneoptix5218 hi, I messaged you via your website regarding my DJI FPV which iv had a crash with. I also happen to live about 20 mins from your so really glad to hear you may be getting parts soon

[@ollyperkins]

All the parts are listed now. The arms are very expensive at the moment as we'll only have a couple in stock for the two months, but if you can afford wait we will lower the prices to the usual price once our main stock arrives.

[@PetterBruland]

Ordered replacement parts. Crashed it into 60 mphs into power lines, and found the drone after 90 minutes of searching. Busted arms and battery missing. The battery falls out a bit too easily, perhaps by design. Anyhow, thank you for a detailed video. Will be watching it a few times soon :)

[@yaroslav757]

Please help. On 0:40, he is saying "metal protective piece." How are that part called exactly?

[@ViAJEROSeriesPH]

Hello! We would love to see DJI Air2s Teardown/ Gimbal Teardown . New subs here.

[@aronnohasnat]

well done brother .. need you to upload all model video

[@jboyfpv4268]

Great video !! Would the antenna wire that hooks up to GPS board keep the drone from turning on if it was cut in half from a crash ? The heat sink module mounting tabs broke and pushed over cutting the left ADS-B Antenna wire. Hope you can help. Thank you for making this video.

[@SubaStar24]

Yeaa no thank you lmfao very informative! But there’s no way i can remember where EVERYTHING goes lol

[@changeagent228]

Do you know how to get the motion controller apart without breaking it? I removed the four screws but it still feels tightly sealed.

[@blackwater7183]

DJI really loves using this blue thermal paste like putty. The closest one I could find is "Kingpin Cooling KPx Thermal Grease". Does anybody know what it is exactly?

[@ihtishamulhaq951]

When I feel and look at myself as I own one dji fpv, I love mother nature beyond anything 🌻🇮🇸

[@edgarin]

Nice video ! To remove the ESC, do I need to remove the rear arms as well ?? Thank you!

[@joaovictorf.carvalho458]

Hey, do you think it is possible to take apart the video transmitter from the dji drone and the camera and make it work in another non dji drone? Or it might be some signal necessary feom the MB for it to work?

[@kennycl8171]

sir can you tell me the VTX please

[@manuelgernaert344]

Did you also opened the remote?! Would like to see how the remote works with the small Sticks inside.

[@droneoptix5218]

No sadly not yet :)

[@manuelgernaert344]

@@droneoptix5218 not yet means there will be the day you will?! 😬😉

[@granatnyk]

Awesome video thanks for saving us money! Although if you guys dont have enough time try Gorilla epoxy 2 components glue. It seems like perfectly loves the plastic material of this drone. I dunno how long the glueing would last on mine but certainly keeps the drone in one piece untill I gaining strength and the part to fix it properly.

[@JeremyBreeden89]

The epoxy will last just as long as a brand new replacement part as long as it’s applied correctly. A lot of people don’t like going this route because it looks tacky. Myself on the e other hand IDC how it looks and have used it to fix other drones on the past but I’ve luckily never crashed this drone into anything solid to break it yet lol. I did accidentally fly it into the river at about 60mph one day though 😂I completely disassembled and cleaned/dried everything with alcohol and let it sit apart for about a week in front of a fan just to be certain everything had dried. I reassembled it and if I hadn’t been the one to sink it In the river, I would never know that it had been underwater.

[@TreeFPV]

is the DJI FPV motor serviceable, i want to remove the motor c clip to separate the motor wiring from the bell to clean the motor, but idk if this is even possible

[@Just4FunRC]

YES! my man :D now tear down the transmitter. im wondering if its flat cables or wired :)

[@ddegn]

The transmitter is pretty intense. I took mine apart today and took a bunch of photos along the way. Once I finish getting my transmitter back together I'll upload the photos to my Hackaday IO project. The transmitter uses both flat cables and wires. The gimbals and switches are connected with wires by the various PCB are connected together with flat cables. I've taken apart one of my batteries and the photos are up on my Hackday IO project.

[@user-jq5et1mx3n]

Thanks for your working, can I see the teardown video of the dji fpv remote controller 2 next time?

[@ddegn]

I will likely post photos of my controller teardown tomorrow. I'll be posting them to my Hackaday IO project.

[@behram11]

@@ddegn I saw it, thanks man!

[@dogswhistlesharam9029]

When do you think you’ll have stock of spare motor arms?

[@ollyperkins]

All the parts are listed now

[@ollyperkins]

The arms are very expensive at the moment as we'll only have a couple in stock for the two months, but if you can afford wait we will lower the prices to the usual price once our main stock arrives.

[@johnkennethkarnstuen7144]

I crashed my Fpv drone totaly by flying into ground at 78mph.. 😵‍💫I wonder if anybody knows if the drone has the fullsize 03air unit inside? Maybe I can use it on other builds..

[@carlosdiaz1498]

the compass where it is located? is it possible to replace it?

[@CUSSTER100]

my dji fvp crashed and now won't come on...... anyone know what i need to do?

[@busterjaros7567]

What are the side antennae? How are they different from the antennae in the “feet.”

[@Ardren]

Great video. It looks over-designed, and poorly constructed. I really don't understand DJI. They have so much talent, technology, and experience, but seemed to have significantly missed the mark. It could have been a great product if they scaled everything back a bit and spent anytime (at all) on toughness, modularity and repairability.

[@alekhzandr]

does anyone know what type of cable the gray one you can see at 4:25 is? is there a way to fix it once it was deplugged from its bracket? any help would be very much appreciated!

[@busybody1474]

That gray wire is the antenna, you can solder it back onto the connector

[@DesignRobot_co]

Is the flight controller and vtx together?

[@vales74]

what its that blue thing, like sticky??

[@droneoptix5218]

Most likly thermal compound

[@oscr_zen]

I want to buy some parts, do You know what part is responsible for the front arm long horizontal led? cuz it stopped working together with under motor leds. Is it the little circuit board from the leg stand?

[@TheJoker6789]

My arm led quit to. Two screws took the cap off of the end of the arm and there is a small tiny electrical plug came undone. All I had to do was plug it back in. And it works again. Took a while with tweezers and a magnifying glass. Didn't want to bend the little prong going into the plug.

[@uptowndisco2]

I am in the UK , I have a Yuneec H that will not power up after being in storage , no startup sounds etc , batteries have been tried in another Yuneec H Hex and work fine , do you think you would be able to repair this Drone or would cost bake it not worthwhile ?

[@droneoptix5218]

Hi thanks for your question, you can contact us at [e-mail] we will be happy to diagnose for free! Thanks Anthony 😊

[@guscruz9310]

My drone took a swim the other day. Won't power up. Which parts do I need to replace?

[@boristhescoredeacon]

Probably all electronics :( Drone optix do repairs too. Good luck 👍

[@foxesFPV]

What Kv rating are the motors

[@mikic4478]

Hello, my drone had a fall in the sand, now there is no image and it also has no connection with the glasses or the control, what could it be? please help me. Greetings from Chile

[@dertuman]

same thing happened to me, the motors start, but there's no leds and no connection to the goggles/remote, what could it be???

[@slogan9105]

just got mine , alot of engineering went into designing this machine

[@scion011]

I got an error message on my goggle after an impact.... saying, "image transmission signal weak" or "image transmission signal lost". Do you know which parts should I replace by any chance?? I replaced the gimbal today, but same error again....

[@daniel_960_]

Well what does that gimbal has to do with transmission. Try disassembling the front legs and look whether the antennas inside are intact

[@askileg]

i have the same problem with mine, did you find a solution?

[@brettalexander.studio]

Where is the vtx?

[@flipb942]

Will you do Air 2S teardown soon?

[@droneoptix5218]

Yeah we hope so real soon, watch this space :)

[@noobFPV]

Ok. Now, how to transfer good stuff to a frame that can actually survive a crash ?

[@knife-wieldingspidergod5059]

Cool! An aftermarket frame.

[@MrCaracolor]

I'm waiting for that ^^

[@AngelVlad100]

I'm wondering do they need to keep the same fc angle or it can be calibrated?

[@foam27]

@@AngelVlad100 bigger qustion is: Will the whole fc need to be tuned for the new frame? (PIDs)

[@beautifulnocopyrightmusic]

Why is this giving me anxiety in 2025?

[@dertuman]

almost there bud

[@seb-depp]

Nice. Did you manage to reassemble it?

[@foam27]

Of course not, he's selling the parts. Including the box!

[@seb-depp]

@@foam27 Yes, seems obvious once I visited his website...

[@emilliozapatta6108]

I want parts. PLEASE.

[@droneoptix5218]

Parts will be going live today

[@MrAdeljas]

i hate the fact that its circuits are built like a smartphone

[@w84me12]

5:22 I wonder why microphone is there

[@droneoptix5218]

I am not sure yet so I havent put any captions on to correct it , but it may be a buzzer rather than a mic. Initially thought it is a mic as some pilots like having a mic on their fpv drones to hear the sound like you would listen to a car engine as you can identify issues and abort the flight before something happens in the air.

[@w84me12]

@@droneoptix5218 thanks for double checking ❤

[@foam27]

@@droneoptix5218 the mic records audio to the flight video. you have to enable it in the goggles.

[@shaweshzawia]

Can a third party company make for this a carbon fiber body?

[@emilliozapatta6108]

There will never be some carbon frame to transfer. Silly

[@marbesky]

There is absolutely nothing related with dji fpv drone on the website Why mention you have parts when thers nothing on the site ?

[@droneoptix5218]

Hey, the parts are going live this folowing week, just so happened that the video came out a week before the parts.

[@ollyperkins]

All the parts are listed now

[@MT-xy7fw]

You missed out battery tear down dude. Please make a video.

[@ddegn]

Search my user name on Hackaday IO. I took one of my batteries apart and posted photos. I plan to upload photos of the controller teardown tomorrow.

[@foam27]

@@ddegn I saw it, tnx man ;)

[@he214abc]

10 times complicated than other fpv, it crashs and it died literally

[@JamesBond-qv2ht]

For sone reason this video reminded me of someone eating a crab.

[@johnny4498]

First guy I ve ever heart calling the arms legs. Great video otherwise

[@leeit2me]

Uhmmm... Yeah.. I will stick to my carbon fiber frame drones instead.... way too much plastic..

[@busybody1474]

Crashed mine, wasn't paying attention to low battery and it tried to return to home through a bunch of tree branches😅 it sounded like a chainsaw crew up there, and then it did some insane bounces over and over on the soccer field.. of course no one was there to film it for your enjoyment😢