There are two USB ports on the charger brick. You can charge the batteries and remote controller at the same time.The Spark battery charger has a USB port for firmware updates but unless I’m missing something I don’t see one on the Air charger.
There are two USB ports on the charger brick. You can charge the batteries and remote controller at the same time.
The hub charges each battery fully one at a time. It'll start with the battery that has the most charge (so the batteries are available as soon as possible). You can remove each battery from the hub as they finish charging.Assuming a single battery charges faster, isn't it better to have one fully ready to go than 4 partially charged?
Its for when they release a new charger, they has your monies. I don't think any firmware update will give it feasible charging abilities. It would have to be a hardware update for it to charge 4 packs at a time. I think the MA batteries are 3C, which is 3 cells per pack. 3 x 4 is 12 batteries it would have to charge simultaneously. It guess the current charger could charge all 12 cells at a time but it would be a very slow trickle charge. Charging 1 pack at a time allows you to fly one pack as soon as its done, which is faster than waiting for all 4 packs to finish charging.Can someone explain the logic behind having a battery hub that can hold four batteries, but only charges one at a time?
Can someone explain the logic behind having a battery hub that can hold four batteries, but only charges one at a time?
This to me makes the fly more combo really not necessary. The only perks i liked were the additional batteries and the hub assuming it charged multiple at the same time.. The shoulder bag sucks and the batter to power bank is pointless. I would have rather just bought the base and ordered an extra battery.Can someone explain the logic behind having a battery hub that can hold four batteries, but only charges one at a time?
It's not a conspiracy. It has to to with the output of the compact charging power supply.
A small compact power supply can only fast charge 1, or slow charge 4 at 1/4 of the rate each... by doing serial charging, you get a fully charged battery faster.
And significantly smaller.A 240W power supply the size of a 240W Laptop power supply could charge 4 batteries at 60W each simultaneously.
DJI Mavic Air power supply is just 50W, because cheaper.
Exactly!The hub charges each battery fully one at a time. It'll start with the battery that has the most charge (so the batteries are available as soon as possible). You can remove each battery from the hub as they finish charging.