It's time to cycle your batteries.

[Former Member]

If you love your drone, and it has been sitting on a shelf for a while because it's too cold, rainy, windy, or you are a bear and have hibernated for the winter, it's time to do your monthly cycle on your batteries.

Lipos dont like to be left unattended for long periods of time. No, they dont get lonely, they just like some attention in the form of being used. If you cant fly, then simply charge the battery up to 100%, and either hover it down to 50% or lower, or the less desired method is to let it sit on a table with the props off until the battery drains down, which could take a while.

If you leave your batteries all winter and dont take care of them, dont expect them to be their lively selves again in the spring. You might be looking at replacing one or more if you let the voltage get too low.

A word to the wise, and I hope everyone is having a good new year.

Rob
Thunderdrones
We always have your best interests at heart

 

[Porky]

Thanks for the info Rob I try and get out as much as possible flying in the winter months just to keep on top of my batteries. I can only fly in the cold with one batt, next day I’ll use another and so on. Keeps my flying skill in good shape through the winter plus gives my batteries some loving

 

[HH-1]

If you love your drone, and it has been sitting on a shelf for a while because it's too cold, rainy, windy, or you are a bear and have hibernated for the winter, it's time to do your monthly cycle on your batteries.

Lipos dont like to be left unattended for long periods of time. No, they dont get lonely, they just like some attention in the form of being used. If you cant fly, then simply charge the battery up to 100%, and either hover it down to 50% or lower, or the less desired method is to let it sit on a table with the props off until the battery drains down, which could take a while.

If you leave your batteries all winter and dont take care of them, dont expect them to be their lively selves again in the spring. You might be looking at replacing one or more if you let the voltage get too low.

A word to the wise, and I hope everyone is having a good new year.

Rob
Thunderdrones
We always have your best interests at heart

Thanks for the friendly advise Rob, good thing to know.

 

[Hedonist222]

Thanx for the reminder.

Can you do the again in summer.

Our summer is northern USA/Northern Europe winter.

It's 45 to 65 Celsius from June to August.

 

[Hmvink]

Or use the batteries to charge your phone or table etc. and recharge them again.

 

[Shawn King]

If you cant fly, then simply charge the battery up to 100%, and either hover it down to 50% or lower, or the less desired method is to let it sit on a table with the props off until the battery drains down, which could take a while.

What if your M2P is at the bottom of a harbour? Do you leave the battery on the charger or take it off and let it sit to discharge on its own?

 

[Former Member]

What if your M2P is at the bottom of a harbour? Do you leave the battery on the charger or take it off and let it sit to discharge on its own?

Alot depends on whether or not the harbour has water in it. If it has water, remove battery from charger immediately.

 

[Former Member]

Or use the batteries to charge your phone or table etc. and recharge them again.

Great idea!!!! Im a dummy. How would you hook that up without the battery being in the drone? I might just ditch my power brick and carry around an M2 battery in my pocket. lol

 

[Shawn King]

Alot depends on whether or not the harbour has water in it. If it has water, remove battery from charger immediately.

LOL Fine. I'll be more clear.

My *other* M2P battery is now sitting all alone on the charger, waiting to see if it will ever get matched up with an M2P ever again. In the meantime, what should I do to extend its battery life?

 

[Former Member]

LOL Fine. I'll be more clear.

My *other* M2P battery is now sitting all alone on the charger, waiting to see if it will ever get matched up with an M2P ever again. In the meantime, what should I do to extend its battery life?

You dont really have to do anything except take it off the charger. It's automatically set to discharge down to storage in 10 days.

I would press the power button on it every few weeks to make sure you have at least 2 lights on.

Hope you find your drowned bird.

 

[Shawn King]

You dont really have to do anything except take it off the charger.

Ah! Got it. I thought it might be like my motorcycle battery and trickle charge.

Hope you find your drowned bird.

I don't hold out much hope for that. I'm relying on DJI to "do the right thing" and replace it. Fingers crossed.

 

[Former Member]

Ah! Got it. I thought it might be like my motorcycle battery and trickle charge.
I don't hold out much hope for that. I'm relying on DJI to "do the right thing" and replace it. Fingers crossed.

Yes, those Motorcycle lead acid batteries needed trickle charges, but these lipos hate been trickled (like some women I once knew).

 

[Shawn King]

Yes, those Motorcycle lead acid batteries needed trickle charges, but these lipos hate been trickled

Ah. I see you are wise in the ways of batteries.

(like some women I once knew).

Where's that "bah dum dum" drum hit emoticon?

 

[Former Member]

Ah. I see you are wise in the ways of batteries.


Where's that "bah dum dum" drum hit emoticon?

 

[Scutmud]

Took the advice and charged all my batteries and went flying in the cold weather. Kept the batteries warm in my pocket.

 

[Former Member]

Took the advice and charged all my batteries and went flying in the cold weather. Kept the batteries warm in my pocket.

I think pockets are the cheapest battery warmers on the market.

 

[Former Member]

Or use the batteries to charge your phone or table etc. and recharge them again.

Anyone else use their Mavic battery to charge a device?

 

[747P4]

Yes, those Motorcycle lead acid batteries needed trickle charges, but these lipos hate been trickled (like some women I once knew).

My bike isn't a lead acid battery

 

[Former Member]

My bike isn't a lead acid battery

What gets it started?

 

[Roy A]

Thanks Rob. Your help and wisdom is invaluable. Luckily I live where I can fly year round.