Yeah, they do stay warm when discharging.. and when charging. But don't start out with an extremely cold battery..
I had raced RC cars quite a bit and we also messed around in the winter months. initially I was not doing anything to keep the cells warm before use and the first couple of packs...
Yeah.. Lithium polymer batteries don't like being cold. :) Imagine if you were a couple of KM out with it saying 60% battery left.. then saw it go from 60% to 5% in like 3 minutes.. You'd have to land and go for a hike hoping you can find it.. but if you keep that in mind and stay close.. less...
Just keep an eye on your batteries. Lipo batteries don't like the cold much.. keep them warm if you can.. put them in the drone, fly it and then get them back out of the cold.. probably wait till temps normalize before charging them again too..
Keep it in mind when flying high or far.. since...
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