Battery in Mavic Pro

[sea157]

How many of you store one of your batteries right in your Mavic?

 

[Former Member]

Me and most people I know do. No substantial current drain.

 

[Mossiback]

Always have a battery in but I don't really "store" it for long. I try to fly every day if the weather allows.

 

[Former Member]

Always have a battery in but I don't really "store" it for long. I try to fly every day if the weather allows.

Yes, if you fly every day, you dont have much "in drone" battery storage time.

By the way, this is a good thread. Over the winter, if storing for a while (more than a month), you really need to cycle the battery anyway to increase its longevity. If not being used for a while, it might be a good idea to store the battery outside of the drone. Lipos can expand and contract, especially when subjected to extreme temperatures, so leaving it in the drone for weeks at a time in extreme weather could hurt the battery and the drone. If a battery expands too much, it could warp the top body, and then any battery you put in after that might not snap in as well. I have seen it happen on Mavics, and even worse on Phantoms.

 

[Robert Mitchell]

Have since day one.

 

[Rockisy]

I do, but have never gone more than a week without flying

 

[ryanolivas]

Just be sure it's not fully charged for a long time.

 

[Glennboy0987]

Just be sure it's not fully charged for a long time.

Don’t the batteries self discharge to 50% if not used for 10 days or so? I’m in Cornwall uk and not flown for for over 2 weeks because of rain and windy weather, when I checked my batteries, all had dipped down to 50-75% charge.

 

[msinger]

Don’t the batteries self discharge to 50% if not used for 10 days or so?

Yes, they will start auto discharging down to the storage level after 10 days (the default setting) or whatever you have set here in DJI GO:

 

[chrissyb]

Don’t the batteries self discharge to 50% if not used for 10 days or so? I’m in Cornwall uk and not flown for for over 2 weeks because of rain and windy weather, when I checked my batteries, all had dipped down to 50-75% charge.

Me too. They regularly drain down slowly when I can't fly.
Will be flying mine at Daymer Bay in a couple of weeks Glenboy