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Metallic noise coming from props?

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So I've developed a notice coming from my props (I think) when landing and maneuvering.
I cannot figure it out, nothing is loose, nothing feels like it's binding.

I hope I don't end up needing to do a warranty claim...

The audio gets more noticable when I increase elevation in the video, about half way.

Any input would be welcome....
DJI? Y'all in here? Help?

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I am tone deaf. I don't hear anything.
You would of noted if you had any errors on screen.
Rotate the motors around and make sure the little gap towards the bottom is even through a full rotation and that you can feel the magnets making little stops.

On a side note, this drone looks bad a** with its spotlight payload on at night.

A long time ago you could use DJI Assistant 2 to do some motor analysis on older drones, sure wish that would add the full functionality back to this software.
 
I am tone deaf. I don't hear anything.
You would of noted if you had any errors on screen.
Rotate the motors around and make sure the little gap towards the bottom is even through a full rotation and that you can feel the magnets making little stops.

On a side note, this drone looks bad a** with its spotlight payload on at night.

A long time ago you could use DJI Assistant 2 to do some motor analysis on older drones, sure wish that would add the full functionality back to this software.
Yea so the noise becomes much more obvious in the second half of the video when I put it up
No errors, no nothin, everything seems perfect, other than the metallic vibration noise.

Yea of all my drones, this one def has the most charisma. It Draws attention for sure.
I look forward to getting the payload dropping system.
I've got an idea for a new sport 🤫
 
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Yea of all my drones, this one def has the most charisma. It Draws attention for sure.
I look forward to getting the payload dropping system.
I've got an idea for a new sport 🤫
Might check with the Mexican Cartels. They seem to have mastered the game.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/16/attorney-generals-office-building-in-tijuana-bombed-in-drone-attack/?

Attorney General’s Office building in Tijuana bombed in drone attack. No one was injured.​

Alexandra MendozaOctober 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM PDT
During a Thursday morning news conference, Baja California Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade shows reporters damage to vehicles caused by a drone attack Wednesday night in Tijuana. (Alexandra Mendoza / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

During a Thursday morning news conference, Baja California Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade shows reporters damage to vehicles caused by a drone attack Wednesday nightin Tijuana. (Alexandra Mendoza / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Three drones carrying explosive devices targeted a Baja California Attorney General’s Office facility in Tijuana on Wednesday night, prompting the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana to issue a security warning, authorities said.

No one was injured in the attack, believed to be the work of an organized crime group, Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade said at a midnight news conference.

The assault happened about 7 p.m. at a parking lot of the facility in Playas de Tijuana, a beach neighborhood just south of the border fence. The building is used by the attorney general’s anti-kidnapping unit. The improvised explosive devices, filled with nails and pieces of metal, caused some damage to the building and to employees’ vehicles, Andrade said.

Officials said they believe they know which group is behind the attack, but declined to name it or provide further details due to the ongoing investigation. No arrests have been made.

Andrade said she believes the attack may have been in response to arrests her office has made related to organized crime. She added that it might be the first time drones have been used to target any of their facilities in Baja California.

“My entire team is working with all the resources available to the state prosecutor’s office to ensure that this cowardly attack is not left unpunished,” she said.

The case is being investigated as an act of terrorism, officials said.

Officials suspect that three explosive devices were dropped in the parking lot.

“It wasn’t an attack on the community,” she said. “It was directed straight at the courtyard of our facilities because of the precision with which these devices can be operated.”

The U.S. Consulate issued a security warning for U.S. citizens on Wednesday night. “Monitor local news and stay away from the area. Inform your friends and family of your status,” the Consulate said in a post on social media.

Andrade said that her office had been in communication with the U.S. Consulate on Wednesday night.

There have been other attacks on attorney general officials in Baja California, including vehicles burned last month in Mesa de Otay and Playas de Tijuana.

Drug cartels have embraced the use of drones and improvised explosive devices in their assaults against rival groups and law enforcement across the country.
 
Is it the intermittent squeaking sound?
If so I can hear it. Hope it isn't bad bearings.
Do you have access to a thermal camera to check if one motor is appreciably hotter than the others?
 

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