Got a new Mini 2 for Christmas and was starting the setup yesterday.
First thing I notice is that I couldn’t get the battery out of the battery compartment. Don’t tell me to push in the little pin—-I know how a battery is suppose to behave going in and out. Anyway I tried and tried and even once got the battery out but believe me it was a struggle. Then put the battery back in and same issue. None of the three batteries that came in the package slide in easily and one of them is even tighter than the other two.
When the batteries are in the three battery charger they slide in easily. Getting them out is a little stiff but nowhere near the problem once one is in the drone is battery compartment.
So, believe it or not the only way I can get the battery out is to use a darn pilers. Yes that’s right a pilers. I can get them out that way but that is ridiculous. Just a matter of time before something gets damaged. Very poor design.
So it seems to me two things...
1) The batteries themselves seem to be out of tolerance since they’re all a little bit different and and don’t slide in smoothly or easily. Remember these are unused right out of the box so forget about the “swelling” issue.
2) The battery compartment itself isn’t right. Once shoved all the way in there is no way to get any of them out with your fingers (my fingers are actually sore from fooling around yesterday trying to figure out the problem.)
Once again possibly the tolerances of the compartment just aren’t precise enough.
So, what to do? What a mess. I’m gonna call DJI on Monday but not sure what they can tell me. Pretty sure either the batteries and/or the drone itself are defective. What I want to do is return the entire mess for a replacement (B&H). If I get a replacement and the batteries are still that hard to remove my drone days will be over before they started. No way am I going to put up with that kind of poor material/manufacturing. Don’t they have any quality control?
Would love to hear what kinds issues others have had. I can’t be that unlucky.
Plus I already bought DJI’s Fresh insurance. Even returning the drone is gonna be a PITA getting everything straightened out even if I get an acceptable replacement Since the Fresh is registered to the original drone. Ugh.
Also I realize the kit was only $600 and for that you can’t expect perfect quality but I was also a little disappointed how cheap the entire drone is.
The more I type the more mad and more disappointed I get.
First thing I notice is that I couldn’t get the battery out of the battery compartment. Don’t tell me to push in the little pin—-I know how a battery is suppose to behave going in and out. Anyway I tried and tried and even once got the battery out but believe me it was a struggle. Then put the battery back in and same issue. None of the three batteries that came in the package slide in easily and one of them is even tighter than the other two.
When the batteries are in the three battery charger they slide in easily. Getting them out is a little stiff but nowhere near the problem once one is in the drone is battery compartment.
So, believe it or not the only way I can get the battery out is to use a darn pilers. Yes that’s right a pilers. I can get them out that way but that is ridiculous. Just a matter of time before something gets damaged. Very poor design.
So it seems to me two things...
1) The batteries themselves seem to be out of tolerance since they’re all a little bit different and and don’t slide in smoothly or easily. Remember these are unused right out of the box so forget about the “swelling” issue.
2) The battery compartment itself isn’t right. Once shoved all the way in there is no way to get any of them out with your fingers (my fingers are actually sore from fooling around yesterday trying to figure out the problem.)
Once again possibly the tolerances of the compartment just aren’t precise enough.
So, what to do? What a mess. I’m gonna call DJI on Monday but not sure what they can tell me. Pretty sure either the batteries and/or the drone itself are defective. What I want to do is return the entire mess for a replacement (B&H). If I get a replacement and the batteries are still that hard to remove my drone days will be over before they started. No way am I going to put up with that kind of poor material/manufacturing. Don’t they have any quality control?
Would love to hear what kinds issues others have had. I can’t be that unlucky.
Plus I already bought DJI’s Fresh insurance. Even returning the drone is gonna be a PITA getting everything straightened out even if I get an acceptable replacement Since the Fresh is registered to the original drone. Ugh.
Also I realize the kit was only $600 and for that you can’t expect perfect quality but I was also a little disappointed how cheap the entire drone is.
The more I type the more mad and more disappointed I get.