Charge the mini with the mavic charger?

Richard R · Dec 18, 2022

I have the Mavic 3 which at the time came with the DJI 65W Portable Charger. I see that the mini 3 pro does not come with any charger but they recommend their 30W one. Can someone who understands Watts, Volts, Amps and so on please advise if I can safely use the 65W Mavic 3 charger with the mini 3 pro batteries, charging hub, drone… seems silly to have to buy another charger. Thanks

solidhouse · Dec 18, 2022

I use the 65w and 100w charge on the Mini 3 Pro all of the time and it seems to work great.

slup · Dec 19, 2022

Richard R said:
...advise if I can safely use the 65W Mavic 3 charger...

What you refer to as a charger is only a power adaptor that can supply up to max 65W... it's not a charger. The charger part that regulates the battery charge cycle with needed amps & shut off is within the battery in the BMS chip.

Use a power adaptor rated below what the battery can max handle & the charge time will be longer, less amps will be used, the battery temp will be lower & the charge will put less strain on the battery... use one above and the battery will use it's max set wattage but no more... & the charge will be faster, more amps will me used, it will be hotter & it will be put through it's max allowed strain during the charge.

No problem to use it at all...

Richard R · Dec 19, 2022

slup said:
What you refer to as a charger is only a power adaptor that can supply up to max 65W... it's not a charger. The charger part that regulates the battery charge cycle with needed amps & shut off is within the battery in the BMS chip.

Use a power adaptor rated below what the battery can max handle & the charge time will be longer, less amps will be used, the battery temp will be lower & the charge will put less strain on the battery... use one above and the battery will use it's max set wattage but no more... & the charge will be faster, more amps will me used, it will be hotter & it will be put through it's max allowed strain during the charge.

No problem to use it at all...

Thanks

RUFFSTUFF · Dec 20, 2022

slup said:
What you refer to as a charger is only a power adaptor that can supply up to max 65W... it's not a charger. The charger part that regulates the battery charge cycle with needed amps & shut off is within the battery in the BMS chip.

Use a power adaptor rated below what the battery can max handle & the charge time will be longer, less amps will be used, the battery temp will be lower & the charge will put less strain on the battery... use one above and the battery will use it's max set wattage but no more... & the charge will be faster, more amps will me used, it will be hotter & it will be put through it's max allowed strain during the charge.

No problem to use it at all...

True. 45w, 65w, 100w will all charge one battery at the same rate determined by the battery and it's state of charge.

3rdof5 · Apr 23, 2023

Can anyone confirm the 65 watt Mavic 3 charger works on the mini 3 (not the pro)?
It doesn't work with mine.

RUFFSTUFF · Apr 23, 2023

3rdof5 said:
Can anyone confirm the 65 watt Mavic 3 charger works on the mini 3 (not the pro)?
It doesn't work with mine.

Yes, definitely.

3rdof5 · Apr 23, 2023

RUFFSTUFF said:
Yes, definitely.

Do you have a mini3 (not the mini 3 pro) to test it with? I can confirm it does not work on mine.

3rdof5 · Apr 23, 2023

The reason I ask for clarification is that the mini 3 and mini 3 pro are very different aircraft in some respects, including charging.
Another notable difference is that the DJI RC supports both but the RC-PRO only supports the mini 3 Pro.
The mini 3 is not available in the connection list.

RUFFSTUFF · Apr 24, 2023

3rdof5 said:
Do you have a mini3 (not the mini 3 pro) to test it with? I can confirm it does not work on mine.

No, but you confirmed that it doesn't work.

3rdof5 · May 10, 2023

I had purchased a usbC to usbC charging meter to investigate chargers and their compatibility with various Aircraft, remotes, and other devices. That was futile, none that I found or tried functioned properly. So...
I found this 100watt charger with a built in display that shows the voltage and amps at each of it 4 ports, 2 usbC and 2 usbA.
Check this out! https://a.co/d/3IGUpje
It charges my mini3 at 12 volts 2.4 amps (almost 30 watts) and powers my 3 port mavic 3 battery hub at 20 volts 4.9 amps (almost 100 watts).