[Hidden-tech] Drone repair

Mon Apr 29 17:13:31 UTC 2019

DJI has a pretty great repair / return  setup. I sent mine in and it was
back and fixed (for free) in about two weeks. I've heard other horror
stories but thought I'd share my positive experience.

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On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:02 PM David Korpiewski via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> I run the Franklin County Radio Control Club, as well as TransAerial drone
> photography (www.transaerial.com) .  If its something simple that needs
> repairing, then it might be able to be fixed locally by a fellow drone
> pilot, but if its something really wrong with the drone, DJI requires that
> it be sent to a authorized repair center otherwise it voids any warranty.
> So if the case is broken for example, you'd have to send it in.  For
> example my brother's DJI Phantom 3 somehow just fell out of the sky because
> the battery failed suddenly, and he had to send it back to DJI to get it
> fixed and they review the logs in the drone to see what you were doing with
> it.
>
> Contact me if you have any questions and want to explain the issue.
>
> David
>
>
> On 4/29/2019 10:17 AM, Lynne Rudie via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>
> You might want to get in touch with someone at the Hampshire County Radio
> Controllers. This is a long standing local club that builds and flies all
> kinds of radio controlled airplanes. Many of them are also into drones and
> they might be a good resource for you.
> You can find their website at hampshirecountyrc.org. You will find links
> to local repair shops, in case you haven’t found them all yet.
> You can also be in touch with the club president, Mike Shaw at
> mshaw.spfld at gmail.com (the other club officers can be found on the front
> page of the newsletters, which are also linked on the website).
> The club is having their monthly meeting this coming thursday at their
> flying field in Hadley if you want to meet them and/or pick their brains in
> person. I’m a member but am not able to attend this month’s meeting but you
> will find them to be personable and helpful.
> Good luck
> Lynne
>
>
>
> On Apr 29, 2019, at 9:17 AM, Andy Klapper via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>
> Does anybody know of a good place to get a drone repaired in the area?
> Instead of sending my Phantom 3 to some repair center far away I’d rather
> take it to a local shop, but I’m not finding anything closer than Boston.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Klapper
> Asgard Technology Group, LLC
> Making Complex Software Simple
> AndyTK at Asgard-Tech.com
> (860) 805-1189 (cell)
>
>
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