Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

Many of these problems can be due to poor cable connections or simply a faulty main board. Before using this guide, be sure that there is no physical/water damage to your main core board, as this could completely ruin your main board.

Step 5 requires you to remove all wires connected to the main board in order to remove it from the drone. You may have to desolder some wires if they aren’t able to be easily removed using the ESD Safe Tweezers Blunt Nose.

In this set of instructions, we will detail the removal process, inspection, and replacement of the DJI Mavic Mini Main Board.

After replacing the motherboard, you need to calibrate the gimbal camera. How to calibrate the DJI Mavic Mini, watch this manual https://youtu.be/mu03HWXplM4

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Orient the DJI Mavic Mini so that the camera faces away.
  • Use your finger to depress the lip on the panel until the lid becomes ajar.
  • Flip the panel up to expose the battery module.

Orient the DJI Mavic Mini so that the camera faces away.

Use your finger to depress the lip on the panel until the lid becomes ajar.

Flip the panel up to expose the battery module.

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Step 2

  • Depress the locking mechanism on the battery module to release the lock.
  • Pull the battery straight out of the casing.

Depress the locking mechanism on the battery module to release the lock.

Pull the battery straight out of the casing.

Step 3

  • Check the battery pins on the DJI Drone for corrosion or warping. If either of these conditions are present, replacing the battery module may not help resolve the issue at hand.
  • Check the pin receptacles on the battery module for blockages.
  • Insert a new battery into the casing. Ensure that all connections are clean, unobstructed, and straight.

Check the battery pins on the DJI Drone for corrosion or warping. If either of these conditions are present, replacing the battery module may not help resolve the issue at hand.

Check the pin receptacles on the battery module for blockages.

Insert a new battery into the casing. Ensure that all connections are clean, unobstructed, and straight.

Step 4

              Motherboard
  • Orient the back of the DJI Mavic Mini towards you. Open the battery hatch using the iFixit opening tool to pry open the top panel at the seams.
  • Remove the two 5 mm screws that hold the bottom panel using using the J000 screwdriver.

Orient the back of the DJI Mavic Mini towards you. Open the battery hatch using the iFixit opening tool to pry open the top panel at the seams.

Remove the two 5 mm screws that hold the bottom panel using using the J000 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Orient the bottom of the DJI Mavic Mini towards you.
  • Remove the bottom panel by inserting the iFixit Opening Tool into the edge of the bottom case.
  • Insert multiple picks in the seam around the perimeter to prevent the bottom panel from closing back up, then pry it open.

Orient the bottom of the DJI Mavic Mini towards you.

Remove the bottom panel by inserting the iFixit Opening Tool into the edge of the bottom case.

Insert multiple picks in the seam around the perimeter to prevent the bottom panel from closing back up, then pry it open.

Step 6

  • Remove three 5 mm screws using the J000 screwdriver.
  • Remove the radiator to reveal the main board.

Remove three 5 mm screws using the J000 screwdriver.

Remove the radiator to reveal the main board.

Step 7

  • When removing the motherboard, don’t wipe any thermal paste off of it. This will cause the drone to overheat.
  • Using the ESD Safe Blunt NoseTweezers, carefully remove the glue that holds the cable connectors to the main board, ensuring that you do not scratch the main board. Detach the connectors.

When removing the motherboard, don’t wipe any thermal paste off of it. This will cause the drone to overheat.

Using the ESD Safe Blunt NoseTweezers, carefully remove the glue that holds the cable connectors to the main board, ensuring that you do not scratch the main board. Detach the connectors.

Step 8

  • Disconnect the remaining cables and antennas from the main board by prying them up using the ESD Safe Blunt Nose Tweezers.
  • Using the J000 screwdriver, remove the remaining two 5 mm screws that are holding the motherboard down.
  • Remove the motherboard from the DJI Mavic Mini.

Disconnect the remaining cables and antennas from the main board by prying them up using the ESD Safe Blunt Nose Tweezers.

Using the J000 screwdriver, remove the remaining two 5 mm screws that are holding the motherboard down.

Remove the motherboard from the DJI Mavic Mini.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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