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Broken tabs on DJI mini4 pro batteries

Herongate

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Hello fellow pilots,
I just broke a tab on one of my DJI mini4 Pro while taking it out of the charging unit!
I am upset because now I have to buy a new battery and they aren’t cheap and I wonder about the fragility of my other batteries.
Is that something that happens often?
 
Still may try with a support ticket but chances are slim.

I don't know what this community recommendations are re diy repairs, but the tab needs to flex so something like crazy glue+baking soda won't work.
 
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Perhaps it’s that the batteries are clipped into the battery charger as well as being clipped into the drone which puts twice as much stress on the clips. The charger seems like a good idea but could be the cause of the problem. Even if you use a different charger with no clips there is the temptation (which I’ve fallen foul of) to store and carry the batteries in it. Perhaps a dremel will be put to use on the DJI charger.
 
Perhaps it’s that the batteries are clipped into the battery charger as well as being clipped into the drone which puts twice as much stress on the clips. The charger seems like a good idea but could be the cause of the problem. Even if you use a different charger with no clips there is the temptation (which I’ve fallen foul of) to store and carry the batteries in it. Perhaps a dremel will be put to use on the DJI charger.
To minimize that wear and tear, the batteries can also be kept in the battery hub case without fully clipping them in. A bit of gaffers tape over the top and around the sides of the hub can be used for securing them further, as needed.
 
I’ll just file away the lip at the top of the battery hub that the batteries latch on to. A nice big elastic band can hold all the batteries in place, or if being picky, three individual elastic bands, one per battery.
 
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In the future, just handle the battery tabs more gently, knowing they are more fragile than you first thought.
I read about broken battery tabs in another thread so have only been pushing gently and only enough until they release, basically treating them like they could break any second.
 

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