HELP!!! Is there an alternative way to charge the Controller ?

[kidroc]

Put the Mavic in wifi mode and fly with your phone that's your only quick option..

 

[ac0j]

It’s actually a pretty harmless temporary fix. As long as the wires stay put while charging it’s a good temporary emergency repair.

 

[Kilrah]

It’s actually a pretty harmless temporary fix. As long as the wires stay put while charging it’s a good temporary emergency repair.

What? He's connecting USB 5V straight to the lipo cell without a charger or any kind of regulation inbetween!

 

[ac0j]

The regulation is in the charger he is using I am sure. But he could have hooked it to a higher voltage non usb type power supply I suppose. But he seemed a little smarter than that. He just used a usb cable so It would only plug into a usb charger.

 

[jaysrmc]

H-E-L-P !!!
My 'charging input' on my 'Mavic Pro Controller' has been damaged !
(I somehow plugged the cable in upside-down and damaged the small connector inside the female socket on the controller) :-(
-As a temporary measure (because I am on holiday in a beautiful setting) are there any other ways of charging my controller other than using that input?

[I believe that the other USB connector at the bottom of the controller won't charge the device right?]

This is a very easy fix if you order the part. Tons of videos on how to do it. I did it on mine and now I buy these micro usb cables to charge the MP controller. You can put it in upside down. Very neat design. https://amzn.to/2OMM3ab

 

[DanMan32]

The regulation is in the charger he is using I am sure. But he could have hooked it to a higher voltage non usb type power supply I suppose. But he seemed a little smarter than that. He just used a usb cable so It would only plug into a usb charger.

From the sounds of it he effectively connected the battery itself to the 5v leads of a USB cable. That would be dangerous. A USB charger is only providing voltage. Lipos are 3.8v charged and have a very specific 2 stage method of being charged.
One might get away with it temporarily at a lower voltage, say 3.5v and a current limiting resistor.
What would possibly work, and perhaps it is what he meant to convey, was find the charge leads normally going to the broken USB port.

 

[ac0j]

What would possibly work, and perhaps it is what he meant to convey, was find the charge leads normally going to the broken USB port.

that was what I was thinking he did, if not, probably died in the fire!

 

[Lon Denard]

that was what I was thinking he did, if not, probably died in the fire!

It's weird that so many have done this when tape, paint, nail polish, etc exists...

 

[Vegasdad]

Thanks for that 'reefranger'.
Mine was terrified within 5-days here in South Africa.
(We usually battle to get spares here).
I'm now EXTREMELY cautious when using the plug - thanks for the 'mod-video clip' it's going to help MANY owners.

Its a poor design, let's hope dji moves over to the newer type of plug (even better, offer the replacement part with the new type of plug)!

I bought a cord that has a magnet on one end and I leave the other piece in my rc all the time.

 

[Lon Denard]

I bought a cord that has a magnet on one end and I leave the other piece in my rc all the time.

Yea Jeremy proposed that on his channel. That's fine as long as you aren't using your phone as a monitor as designed. I still think a quick dot of nail polish, paint or tape would solve this.