Degradation of unused batteries over time and how to manage them

[AroundTheWorld]

Hello,

I purchased a Mavic in March 2023 in fly more combo that I have been unable to use for personal reasons until now. I completely charged one of the battery when I received the drone in order to activate it and the 2 other batteries were left in the box. Then I charged all the batteries mid July until they reached a 40% level in order to increase my chance to store them for a long time without damaging them. Now we are in December and I can finally use the drone for the first time.

What are the odds that I damaged the batteries leaving them unused for such a long time ?

What would have been a recommended way to manage them?



Thank you

 

[msinger]

What would have been a recommended way to manage them?

HOW TO: Maintain and store your DJI Mavic batteries | Mavic Help

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[tahoejeff]

HOW TO: Maintain and store your DJI Mavic batteries | Mavic Help

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Excellent info! Would anything need to be altered for my Mini 3? How about the remote control battery?

 

[msinger]

Would anything need to be altered for my Mini 3?

No. This advice applies to caring for all DJI drone batteries.

How about the remote control battery?

DJI remote controller batteries rarely fail when compared to drone batteries.

I keep mine charged up to the second light when not in use. The idea there is to make sure the battery does not completely discharge while sitting unused over time. And then make sure you store it in a location with usual room temperatures. No batteries do well when stored in extreme temperatures.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

HOW TO: Maintain and store your DJI Mavic batteries | Mavic Help

Mavic Help is a site for help with DJI Mavic drones. Find the latest fixes, how-tos, guides, accessories, modifications, and more.

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I couldn't reply to you sooner cause I had a personal problems lately but thank you very much for that useful information!

I was going to ask if it was the same for controller batteries but tahoejeff already did it