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Can I use the Mavic Air 2 controller to charge drone battery

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I'm going the Eastern Sierras Monday and will be away from power for several days and bringing a couple power bricks. So can I charge up the controller then use the controller to charge the MA2 Battery? Controler charges the phone and the Fly More combo comes with a USB battery charger, USB to USB C charging cable. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like it should work!
 
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I'm going the Eastern Sierras Monday and will be away from power for several days and bringing a couple power bricks. So can I charge up the controller then use the controller to charge the MA2 Battery? Controler charges the phone and the Fly More combo comes with a USB battery charger, USB to USB C charging cable. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like it should work!
I'm going the Eastern Sierras Monday and will be away from power for several days and bringing a couple power bricks. So can I charge up the controller then use the controller to charge the MA2 Battery? Controler charges the phone and the Fly More combo comes with a USB battery charger, USB to USB C charging cable. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like it should work!
No. A good chance power bricks won’t work either.
 
Solar panel and car charger might be your only option, unless you want to carry a decent-sized 12V battery and a car charger for the MA2 batteries. The controller doesn't need charging nearly as often if you're not charging your handset/tablet from the controller (I understand that this isn't optional for the Android devices, though.)

The USB adapter for the MA2 batteries lets you charge a USB device from the dregs of the battery (might have enough power to get a phone back up to half-charge, but not enough to fly with) but you cannot charge the MA2 battery via USB with that adapter.
 
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