Leave Batteries on Charger?

[flycajun]

I've searched the forum, but I couldn't find an answer to my question. I'm new to the drone world. I just got a Mavic Air 2 with the Fly More package and haven't had my first flight yet. I would like to know if I can leave my intelligent batteries on the charger indefinitely. Should I remove them after they're fullly charged and charge them again before I fly the drone? I appreciate your responses.
TT

 

[BigAl07]

I would NOT! You're defeating the purpose and SAFETY of the Smart Battery. It's designed to AutoDischarge after a set # of days to help preserve the battery. Staying FULLY charged or completely DISCHARGED is very detrimental to the batteries HEALTH.

 

[slup]

Absolutely not ... if you want to care for your LiPo batteries & have a long useful life out of them, you shouldn't keep them lower nor higher than 3,7-3,8V/cell (which equals to approx. 50%) for any longer time than 48h.

 

[dawgpilot]

I've searched the forum, but I couldn't find an answer to my question. I'm new to the drone world. I just got a Mavic Air 2 with the Fly More package and haven't had my first flight yet. I would like to know if I can leave my intelligent batteries on the charger indefinitely. Should I remove them after they're fullly charged and charge them again before I fly the drone? I appreciate your responses.
TT

The DJI charger automatically stops charging the batteries once they are full. DJI batteries also have a self-discharge timer (as described in the manual), where the batteries will start to discharge after 24 hours (to 96%), and 5 days (to 60%) if they aren't used. So if you leave them on the charger for an extended period of time, you could come back to them only charged to 60%.

Better to only fully charge them shortly before your intended flight.

 

[flycajun]

The DJI charger automatically stops charging the batteries once they are full. DJI batteries also have a self-discharge timer (as described in the manual), where the batteries will start to discharge after 24 hours (to 96%), and 5 days (to 60%) if they aren't used. So if you leave them on the charger for an extended period of time, you could come back to them only charged to 60%.

Better to only fully charge them shortly before your intended flight.

Thanks for your reply dawgpilot. I'll do just that

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[slup]

... Better to only fully charge them shortly before your intended flight.

Yep agreed, that's the way to do it ...

...self-discharge timer (as described in the manual), where the batteries will start to discharge after 24 hours (to 96%), and 5 days (to 60%)

And this discharge process takes way to long time ... it will save DJI from battery warranty cases during those 6 month it lasts ... but it's not the best for the battery.