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Any way to fully discharge / condition the batteries?

It seems like these battery threads go on forever...but that's ok.
For those of you not familiar with battery discharge profiles (above), there is significance in the C rates (the different colored curves)...especially for high discharge devices like drones. For example, while hovering in place may require <1C, "flooring" the drone (just like a car) or extended use of Sport mode may be >>1C. You can see how the knee of the curve (and voltage) drops at higher C rates...which is the basis of my original comment about not flying below 20% SOC. Here's a drone recipe for disaster: flying at low SOC, on a hot day, you "floor" it (in Sport mode no less)...and it suddenly drops from the sky. Sound like something you've read about? YMMV.
 
Easiest way to discharge I've found is with an actual discharger. Some of the multiple battery chargers do this. So does the phantom angel discharger.
 
It is absolutely not recommended discharging newer DJI Batteries to 0%. "Calibration" like in older smart batteries is not needed.

Keep the percentage between 30 - 60% when storing LiPos for an extended period of time (longer than a week or so).
 
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