Dji Mini 2 Gimbal Camera Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

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Battery
2 steps
Drone Body
5 steps
Main Board
4 steps
Gimbal Camera
4 steps

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Introduction

The Gimbal Camera is the camera that allows the drone to capture video and photos. It also can rotate in place to allow for multiple angles for the photos the drone can take. If the Gimbal Camera is broken or damaged this will prevent the drone from successfully capturing photos and videos.

This guide requires the use of ESD-safe tools.

If you have replaced the gimbal assembly, you will need to calibrate your DJI Mini 2 drone, but for gimbal calibration, you will need to use additional software.

How to calibrate the gimbal camera watch this video tutorial https://youtu.be/mu03HWXplM4

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Step 1

              Battery

Face the DJI Mini 2 away from you so that you are looking at the charging ports.
Use your finger to open up the back panel.

Face the DJI Mini 2 away from you so that you are looking at the charging ports.

Use your finger to open up the back panel.

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Step 2

Pinch the locking mechanism on the battery to release the lock.
Pull the battery straight out of the compartment.

Pinch the locking mechanism on the battery to release the lock.

Pull the battery straight out of the compartment.

Step 3

              Drone Body

Unfold the wings of the drone.
Place the drone upside down on a flat surface.
There should be stickers on the device telling you how to unfold the propeller arms.

Unfold the wings of the drone.

Place the drone upside down on a flat surface.

There should be stickers on the device telling you how to unfold the propeller arms.

Step 4

Remove the four 5 mm J000 screws near each propeller arm.

Remove the four 5 mm J000 screws near each propeller arm.

Step 5

Flip the drone back over.
Use a combination of the opening tool and your fingers to pry open the top panel of the drone along the seams.

Flip the drone back over.

Use a combination of the opening tool and your fingers to pry open the top panel of the drone along the seams.

Step 6

Remove the two 5 mm J000 screws located in the battery hatch and near the ports on the back of the drone.

Remove the two 5 mm J000 screws located in the battery hatch and near the ports on the back of the drone.

Step 7

Flip the drone over again.
Pry off the bottom panel of the drone using the opening tools and your fingers.

Flip the drone over again.

Pry off the bottom panel of the drone using the opening tools and your fingers.

Step 8

              Main Board

Remove the three 3mm J000 screws on the black plate.

Remove the three 3mm J000 screws on the black plate.

Step 9

Use your fingers to pull the black plate off to reveal main board.

Use your fingers to pull the black plate off to reveal main board.

Step 10

Try to avoid disturbing the blue thermal paste covering two of the large board components. If the paste is disturbed or splotchy in places it may need to be removed and reapplied. For more information refer to the How to Apply Thermal Paste guide.
Using ESD Safe Tweezers Blunt Nose, remove the 5 cables attached to the main board.

Try to avoid disturbing the blue thermal paste covering two of the large board components. If the paste is disturbed or splotchy in places it may need to be removed and reapplied. For more information refer to the How to Apply Thermal Paste guide.

Using ESD Safe Tweezers Blunt Nose, remove the 5 cables attached to the main board.

Step 11

Use the ESD Safe Tweezers Blunt Nose and your fingers to pull off the main board from the drone carriage.

Use the ESD Safe Tweezers Blunt Nose and your fingers to pull off the main board from the drone carriage.

Step 12

              Gimbal Camera

Use your hands to remove the camera cover.

Use your hands to remove the camera cover.

Step 13

Pull the cable that was once attached to the mainboard and attaches to the camera through the main body.

Pull the cable that was once attached to the mainboard and attaches to the camera through the main body.

Step 14

Use the tweezers to pull the four rubber camera holsters off of the body.

Use the tweezers to pull the four rubber camera holsters off of the body.

Step 15

Using the J000 screwdriver, remove the two remaining 3 mm screws connecting the camera to the body.
Remove the camera.

Using the J000 screwdriver, remove the two remaining 3 mm screws connecting the camera to the body.

Remove the camera.

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

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Ben Coleman - Jun 14, 2022

this guide is missing so many steps its ridiculous

Parker Sowersby - Jun 15, 2022

Hi Ben, thank you for the constructive criticism, but this is what happens when you make “creating a guide” a class requirement for a grade rather then hire professionals. I personally had no idea what I was doing writing this and just wanted to get my grade. So unfortunately, this guide will not be updated.

Arty - Sep 26, 2022

Check out the video guide

Gauthier Heiss - Aug 11, 2022

Thank you very much for your tutorial. I successfully managed to replace my broken camera assembly. Maybe you should mention how to insert gimbal back (not as easy as it seems). With the official part, you have to use pliers to pull the little rubber parts. And even with an official part, you will always have a warning message about calibration. We can’t do anything for this except sending the drone to dji. Even if the calibration is fine and the drone perfectly working, there is this anti self repair « protection »… Only a certified DJI technician/shop can remove the error.

Dillon Hughes - Sep 28, 2022

Where do you get the parts?

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