Recent content by Bobby Dee

According to the TSA website: Lithium batteries with more than 100 watt hours | Transportation Security Administration "Lithium batteries with more than 100 watt hours may be allowed in carry-on bags with airline approval. One spare battery, not exceeding 300 watt hours, or two spare batteries...

I wrote the above post assuming you have no access to the grid. But if you could somehow plan your trip so that you are in a place with electricity halfway through your trek you could probably make it just using a Jackery 240 or similar and no solar stuff. Here's how: The Jackery 240 when...

I just got back from a second week in the desert off-grid as the first week a month ago it was too windy most of the time. The setup I described above worked excellently for me and I could probably stay off the grid indefinitely if there is sunlight and if not then use the car as backup. The...

I just spent a week in the desert and tested using the solar panel noted above with the Jackery Explorer 240 to charge my five MA2 batteries. Unfortunately, it was windy almost all the time and I only got to fly my drone for less than 5 hours total (about an hour before sunset on 5 days)...

Results of charging Mavic Air 2 batteries and RC using Jackery 240 ($200) power pack. Conclusion: It can charge 5 DJI batteries and the Remote Control and have 12% of its power left. Goal is to be able to go camping off grid for many days and see how many drone batteries I can charge each day...

Thanks, Howard! When I referred to pass thru charging I was thinking of doing it while charging the Jackery with the solar panel, not while driving (I'd use the cig lighter splitter as you suggest). Scenario: I'm off-grid camping for a week in the desert (lots of sun!) and I enter with my 3...

Jackery rep confirms below you can use the Jackery 240 to simultaneously charge 1 drone battery using 12 volt and one using 110 plugin. I don't know if it will be any quicker than charging one after the other using the same port but hopefully it will be. Any ideas? Thanks! Q: can i have two...

The quote below is from a Jackery rep on amazon. It doesn't say if you can do pass thru charging when using the cig lighter (it just mentions AC and solar). Someone else there mentioned that Jackery warns that you can possibly harm the battery being charged when doing pass thru so I'll check...

Great info, Howard, thanks much! Yes, I will take your advice and probably get the Jackery 240 for the reasons you specified (man, I love this site! It has already saved me from making a couple of costly missteps). I also noticed that the Jackery 160 doesn't allow pass through charging but...

Many thanks for the warm welcome, folks! This site is awesome! I have already saved many hours of time and learned so much from members. I bought my MA2 fly more combo last night and will probably be buying a Jackery 160 power pack with solar panel ($300 for both! and panel charges it in 4.5...

I did some research and see that my Subaru cig lighter is 10amps. The DJI car charger uses 4 amps. The Jackery 160 power pack seems to use 3.5 amps to charge from cig lighter. So it's looking to me like I could use the cig lighter splitter to charge both the Jackery and the DJI car charger at...

Many thanks for the quick replies, folks! Buying the MA2 fly more combo tonight! With the car charger and other stuff. Will get a 12V power pack for it too in the near future.

Thank you so much Howard, for the quick answer. By 8 times the battery size do you mean you would get a Jacky about 320Wh or more? (8 * 40Wh = 320Wh). I will research the values you point out in #2. Thanks again!

Hi, I'm a newbie to drones (and forums) and posted two questions but am not sure if I posted them in the right thread or place. Could someone please tell me if they are in the right place or if I need to start something new? I'm planning to buy a MA2 very soon but just had a couple of...

Followup to above question: Can I use a splitter for the car cigarette lighter so I could while driving 1) be charging the drone batteries thru the DJI car charger; while 2) at the same time be charging the Jackery battery pack? Does anyone know if this would work? If so, it seems like a 5...