Thanks CanadaDrone, I should've mentioned that I know about the battery button, my bad! I guess I wanted to know a more accurate percentage for storage but having given this more thought, as long as the batteries aren't at 100% or below say 20%, they should be okay, shouldn't they?
Or get one of the chargers that has 60% charge as an option. Most of these will also discharge to this level tooAny time you aren't currently using a battery (or aren't about to use it), charge should be between 40% and 65%, so right when the third light starts blinking on the battery is when you would want to pull it off the charger. Then, charge to 100% before use. Really all you're trying to avoid is keeping the battery at or near a full charge for too long, or at a low charge for too long - both can permanently damage it. If you're in a hot climate, it's even more important never to keep them at 100% until right before use as they can swell more easily. After 10 days at 100%, the batteries will automatically slowly discharge themselves to a safe level, but that is more of a fail-safe rather than something to rely on.
I use the Tercel FWIW. Works @ home or in car. Also charges 4 batteries in about 75 min to full charge.Or get one of the chargers that has 60% charge as an option. Most of these will also discharge to this level too
You’re correct.That charger is for a Spark!
Se my last post above yours... looks the same as the pic above us but shows the readoutI already have 4 chargers, wanted to read about the Tercel. Search didn't bring up one!
Also always make sure you start every flight with a freshly charged 100% battery.
Ah nuts, Amazon don't do the Tercel unit here in the UK ? I like it as it's also a battery conditioner, allowing the user to put batteries into a storage mode.
Fascinating - it is as if they, Tercel, does not exist outside of some of their listings on Amazon. Can't seem to find any homepage for such a company, not that I did an exhaustive search.Can't find it anywhere online in the US either.
There has been incidents where it was suspected that starting out at a significantly less than 100% has caused a miscalculated SoC where late in flight % suddenly drops.Your emphatic statement seems to imply that something terrible will happen if a flight is started at less that 100% charge.
I have started numerous times at less, including down to under 60% without issue.
What incidents have been reported involving DJI's Flagship Consumer Drone with Smart batteries having problems related to starting at less than 100%?
Maybe I have just been lucky, it is not something I been concerned about.