Battery Charging Issue with Power Station
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You'll have to be more specific. What "new power station?" What "USB C 65W port" are you plugging into the DJI Air 3 Charging Hub? What "unit" shows it is being charged instead of the battery? Is the battery properly plugged in and secured within the Charging Hub? Does the Hub properly charge the battery when a DJI branded 65W charger is plugged into it, say from a Mavic 3, if you still have one?
i don't have an Air 3 hub to know its unique quirks, but it is different than the Mavic 3 hub, because of the ability to charge one battery in the hub from the remaining power in the other two batteries. Maybe that is what is tripping it up. Sounds like the power station is turning on the Air 3 battery and attempting to discharge it as though the power station is another Air 3 battery.
Is the power station actually turning on the Air 3 battery in the hub, without you turning the Air 3 battery on?
Have you tried using the power station to charge the Air 3 battery inside the drone? That will likely work, as the hub features are likely confusing the power station.
DroneTats
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I've only had this happen once, but it was a failing battery. This was fir a Magic 2 Pro. The battery was dormant for a couple months and then didn't charge although the charger showed it was.
Hopefully not your issue!
The Air 3 Charging Hub can also act as a power bank so the charging protocols between the hub and power station are prioritizing the hub as the power source. You'll need a power station with a dedicated (non in/out) USB-C charging port.
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You should still be able to use it to serially charge each battery inside the drone directly, but I suspect that wasn't your original objective.
Heckmaniac's Drone
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I had the same issue you describe. I just saw this hub on Amazon - ordered and getting in couple days. Will let you know if it solves my issues. See you have power bank already - I just ordered an inexpensive one to throw in backpack at same time.
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This set up works perfectly, just got and tested the new charging hub mentioned above with the new power bank. Charging from the power bank to the A3 battery @ 85w. A3 battery went from 61% to 75% in just a few minutes of testing.
I also tried using this same power bank with the original DJI charging hub, and same result as last time - charge was flowing in reverse, from the A3 battery back to the power bank (not what I wanted).
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