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Finally got it home after some delays. Will send a check to cover shipping. Thanks, John

Heat kills batteries. All of them. All of the time. Keep batteries cool and they will last much longer. I believe you may be able to use the batteries in below freezing conditions but the flight times and performance will be markedly reduced. Lithium battery performance is pretty poor in...

Pretty on topic discussion of the various 18650 batteries: Chinese batteries claim to be 3 times better while providing 1/2 as much energy. The Korean and Japanese batteries provide 98% of their claim while the new Chinese batteries provide a dismal 12%. LG appears to among the biggest bangs...

I'm really remote and deal with washboard roads. Go to post office every two weeks. Have snapped a truck axle on these roads. Also very windy and I hate strong winds. Still have a Red Flag weather warning going. No use in crashing the drone on first flight?

I tend to wait until potential bugs are worked out since Techsavvy is not my middle name. Plus it is windy as heck this week.

Mavic battery pack weighs 3.5 ounces. Two 18650's in a lightweight plastic case bounce between 3.4 and 3.5 ounces. The difference in battery weight between garden variety 18650's is pretty insignificant by most accounts. I wouldn't be so intrigued but I likely need a group of batteries for...

Wow- thank you so much! Do you want my Apple and C type connectors?

RogerDH provided this useful link providing the needed cable: It is the micro usb connector type; DJI RC Cable for Mavic Controller (Standard Micro-USB)

Editing is something I used to do plenty when I combined some video with my photography. But that was the old XP days so I will likely have to get new editing software. Been well over a decade now. I'll hopefully cross that bridge soon enough. There are certainly a few things to learn and do on...

Goes on to say: "Mac Works with iMovie and Final Cut Pro X". Disconcerting for us Android and Windows peasants. Plus the Amazon images show three different connection cables. I got two. Buying "Open Box" is often a crap shoot. But I saved $60 and will spend ~ $10 with luck. The aggravation...

It was an "open box" that saved me some money. All looked new but I can not find a needed micro usb connector. Found two others - one for iPhone and one for Type C (believe it is called) that looks pretty similar to micro usb connector. Turns out there are a rather confusing array of...

I've been burned 100% of the time with such offers. Ebay will likely close that "seller" account pretty soon. I've learned to ignore offers for less than 1/2 price. Think how easy it would be sell these drones at even 25% off. Let alone 50% off. You are talking over 90% off. Scam. More of them...

They use cobalt which is typically found in more expensive, heavier high performance 18650's. I would bet that drone batteries do not have heavy cobalt in them. I think we need to get away from battery size and look for battery chemistry. Off grid solar users also generally try to avoid cobalt...

These Mavic lithium batteries are likely quite unique do to need for very high energy and very light weight. Electric car lithium batteries are composed of: Lithium Cobalt Aluminum Carbon Weight is not a such huge concern on a vehicle. A few more pounds makes no real difference. I have not...

18650 cells are very affordable. Your post makes me think they made it difficult to replace them. Nothing special about the 18650 though I'm sure they use a quality supplier such as Panasonic or Samsung. But still very affordable cells! Amazon lists the batteries at $98. Wonder what is going...