My new platinum battery hub shows red light when I try to charge so I am charging single on 110 and 12 volts. After an hour I still have only one light after unhooking and pressing power button without installing in drone. When charging one green light will blink 16 times and then nothing for 15 seconds or so. And then 16 blinks. Controller charged fine. I am sure hub is bad But could the new drone also be bad. I bought from Dronesuperstore. thanks I have not even been able to link controller to drone of course.
Help. new bird won't fire up.
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TruGreen
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which one light on the battery? when charging normal the furthest light from the power button is the one to flash. if the flashing light is the 2nd from the power button thats indication of a bad battery. contact the place you bought from and they should be able to swap ya out
marnat3
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Just asking, but are you double pressing the power button.
Press once then press and hold for 2 seconds.
Press once then press and hold for 2 seconds.
If hub is showing red light, then battery is likely bad.
That happened with one of my Tello batteries when I used its hub. Charging from the AC for a few minutes fixed that, but Tello batteries aren't as sophisticated as most of the Mavic batteries.
That happened with one of my Tello batteries when I used its hub. Charging from the AC for a few minutes fixed that, but Tello batteries aren't as sophisticated as most of the Mavic batteries.
An hour should get it to at least 50%, likely higher. That should be sufficient to fire it up.
You didn't mention if you tried charging directly with the AC charger. If that works, then hub could be bad.
You didn't mention if you tried charging directly with the AC charger. If that works, then hub could be bad.
Lastrexking
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This is a sealed in box brand new platinum pro? If so, there’s every chance the batteries are dead as it’s been sat in a shelf for years.
I charged one without hub for 3 hours and no increase in amount of lights. I am now charging dc
Keep us posted on you progress Birdie, I’m always interested the final outcome of these little hiccups
Regards
lannes
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charger did charge remote with different cable. leaving battery on charger without hub overnight drew battery completely dead. I am reuturning the entire package.
Papabri
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i cant fi nd the video, but I saw a guy with this problem and he put the battery in the drone turned it on and then removed it ad charged it in the brick, NOT the multi-battery charger. After that it worked fine.
Seller sent me shipping label, although I find it hard to believe all 3 would be bad. I am sending all batteries, charging hub, and charger back.
TruGreen
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they can go bad from sitting long periods of time unused. they discharge too low to the point they cant be charged unless you dismantle the battery, and hook the leads of outside charger to the terminals. ive tried it a few times with inspire 1 batteries
Lastrexking
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The Platinum Pro is an old model. DJI haven’t made it for quite a while, and most places don’t sell them anymore unless they’re old stock. If it’s been on the shelf for years the batteries have gone past the point of no return. It’s not the first post like this we’ve seen in here. Hopefully the seller will sort it for you.
Check the dates on the batteries. May provide a clue.
Remember, DJI does not use the letter”o”, those will be zero’s.
Remember, DJI does not use the letter”o”, those will be zero’s.
very insteresting. I wish I would have taken pics of batteries. I sent them back earlier today.
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