Long Battery Charging Time

Marty Markoe · 2026-01-23T10:53:36-0500

Received new Mini5 Pro Fly More Combo Plus with 3 Extended batteries. Started charging 12 hours ago. Only the battery nearest the USB cable is fully charged with 4 solid green lights. The middle battery shows 2 lights, one of which is flashing. The 3rd battery shows 3 solid lights with USB cable disconnected.

Is this long charging time normal???

Marty Markoe
Part 107 - 10 years flying experience

BossBob · 2026-01-23T11:06:57-0500

I don’t know about the plus batteries, but I’d be wondering what is going on if it were the standard batteries.
Are you sure the power supply you are using is powerful enough? Can the USB cable carry that power? I ended up with a 100w from Anker, with 2 outputs. Use one output to the charging hub with 2 batteries in it, the other to the drone with the 3rd battery in it. Get all 3 charged inside an hour.

YorksPhotos · 2026-01-23T12:35:39-0500

This is not normal and time to diagnose. Try different cables, different power source and move the batteries that didn't charge to the slot that did charge the one.You can also insert the battery into the drone and charge with the USB cable to see if the battery will charge. It will take a little longer but within an hour or so.

Droning on and on... · 2026-01-23T12:48:26-0500

What is the power rating of the charger you're using, and is it a PD charger?

waltermitty · 2026-01-23T14:24:58-0500

Use factory supplied cables. If you grabbed a spare from another appliance be aware that there are Data cable vs Charging compliant data cables. You shouldn't substitute the data for charging. Like others have said look at the OE charger specs and be sure the one you are using now meets the minimum output shown on the OE wall
charger. Also, don't charge using your laptop USB port as a substitute for the OE charger