buying new mavic air battery question

[Scoobychief]

hi guys just wondering when purchasing a new battery for the air that may have been stored packaged in the shop for 1 year or over. whats the situation with it, does it come completely flat or was it shipped out completely full by dji and what happens to it sat on the shop shelf for a long period of time?. this might be a stupid question but was just wondering.

 

[Lastrexking]

Morning mate. It's a good question - not stupid at all

The Air has an 'Intelligent Flight' battery that slowly discharges over time, but shouldn't discharge to the point that it's completely flat. So, it should be fine after a year. You'll definitely need to give it a full charge once you've received it.

This is a really good article on battery care for the Air:

DJI Mavic Air in Depth Series – Part 1 - Intelligent Flight Battery

DJI Mavic Air in Depth Series – Part 1 - Intelligent Flight Battery At the end of January 2018, DJI released their revolutionary new quadcopter; the Mavic Air. Falling between the Spark and the Mavic Pro, the Mavic Air is a remarkable aircraft due to its size, power and all-round capability...

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Where are you buying it from?

 

[Scoobychief]

Morning mate. It's a good question - not stupid at all

The Air has an 'Intelligent Flight' battery that slowly discharges over time, but shouldn't discharge to the point that it's completely flat. So, it should be fine after a year. You'll definitely need to give it a full charge once you've received it.

This is a really good article on battery care for the Air:

DJI Mavic Air in Depth Series – Part 1 - Intelligent Flight Battery

DJI Mavic Air in Depth Series – Part 1 - Intelligent Flight Battery At the end of January 2018, DJI released their revolutionary new quadcopter; the Mavic Air. Falling between the Spark and the Mavic Pro, the Mavic Air is a remarkable aircraft due to its size, power and all-round capability...

www.heliguy.com

Where are you buying it from?

i have 2 allready, but the cheapest i have seen them is from argos. but will probably when the spring returns. do you fly in the fcc mode being in yorkshire cause the ce mode is pants.

 

[Lastrexking]

You'll be fine with Argos then. Easy to take it back if it's no good. I got my Spark from Argos and it's been fine.

Yep, I have it in FCC mode. I had to borrow an Android phone to sort it out, but it was worth it. I'm partially sighted so don't go out of line of sight anyway.

 

[Deleted member 94047]

Irrespective of the intelligent feature; if you are picking one or some from a bunch in a shelf, I would pick the one(s) with the latest production date. If the production date is not on the packaging (i don't remember if it is) you could run the S/N (which I clearly remember is written on the packaging) in the DJI Serial Decoder available here

DJI SERIAL DECODER

 

[Scoobychief]

Irrespective of the intelligent feature; if you are picking one or some from a bunch in a shelf, I would pick the one(s) with the latest production date. If the production date is not on the packaging (i don't remember if it is) you could run the S/N (which I clearly remember is written on the packaging) in the DJI Serial Decoder available here

DJI SERIAL DECODER

Great thats just what i will do when i come round to buying it great help that.