Mavic 2 battery popped out destroyed drone.

[offtheback]

My 3rd battery of the 3 that were manufactured around 7-2018 is really swollen after 100 fights.M2P.

 

[EyeFlightDrone]

My 3rd battery of the 3 that were manufactured around 7-2018 is really swollen after 100 fights.M2P.

Do you still use it? I had to ask.

 

[offtheback]

Do you still use it? I had to ask.

No.I sold it to terrorists?

 

[Clarkent]

Yeah, but it was time for a new drone.

The evo2 6k looks much better than m2z. And the battery can't fall out!

You are saying M2P/Z

 

[EyeFlightDrone]

You are saying M2P/Z

Yes, Mavic 2 Zoom.

 

[SFC117]

I discard swollen batteries but with the good batteries I use a velcro strap to secure it to the body.am I fooling myself or is that helpful?

Where did you get the Velcro strap? I have been wondering if there was some kind of a band to keep the batteries in. Mine is completely latched in when lifting but when it lands, I noticed it sticks out a little bit, but I don’t see any signs of swelling on the batteries itself so it is still latched in. I’m somewhat mixed on how to deal with this. Is putting the Velcro strap around the battery of the drone a safe thing to do?

 

[offtheback]

Where did you get the Velcro strap? I have been wondering if there was some kind of a band to keep the batteries in. Mine is completely latched in when lifting but when it lands, I noticed it sticks out a little bit, but I don’t see any signs of swelling on the batteries itself so it is still latched in. I’m somewhat mixed on how to deal with this. Is putting the Velcro strap around the battery of the drone a safe thing to do?

I got this assorted pack from Amazon.I trimmed the ones that fit to be narrower so as not to block bottom sensor or compress battery clips.

 

[SFC117]

I got this assorted pack from Amazon.I trimmed the ones that fit to be narrower so as not to block bottom sensor or compress battery clips.

Great! I will buy these. Thanks so much for telling me about them.

 

[wailermon]

After a flight with an aging battery it is a good practice to place them on a perfectly flat surface and see if they will rock back and forth. They shouldn't. If they do, they are puffed and you are flying on borrowed time before a failure, especially if you are pushing them hard (causing a cell to fail mid-flight). Ask me how I know! I get it. Batteries are not cheap. Drones are even more expensive though, and it's not worth the risk. Dispose of the battery properly and replace it, and do NOT use it anymore.

 

[Rockycat]

Hi, I thought I should share my battery pop out experience, so it doesn't happen to you.

I did a routine flight with my m2z with the original battery two years old. The battery popped out when I went into sports mode and increased the speed.

Hindsight is 20/20 and I shouldn't have used the battery because I did notice it was swollen. It still fit securely, but proved not to be safe.

The full story is here:

its over

Started my mavic 2 zoom for a routine flight and within seconds it fell out of the sky and was destroyed. How can I figure out what happened up there?

forum.dji.com

You answered your own question in the last statement " shouldn't have used that battery".

 

[EyeFlightDrone]

Yeah, but a little more help from DJI would have been appreciated. After all the batteries shouldn't be set up to do this. They could have been deigned with more safety and cooling features built into them, instead of this planned obsolescence that can kill someone. DJI should make better, safer, securer, cooler batteries. They are expensive. Sports mode shouldn't heat the battery up so that it flies off!

 

[sar104]

Yeah, but a little more help from DJI would have been appreciated. After all the batteries shouldn't be set up to do this. They could have been deigned with more safety and cooling features built into them, instead of this planned obsolescence that can kill someone. DJI should make better, safer, securer, cooler batteries. They are expensive. Sports mode shouldn't heat the battery up so that it flies off!

It's not planned obsolescence - it's the physical reality of LiPo battery technology. Heating in sport mode is not the primary cause of the problem.

 

[EyeFlightDrone]

Please, look at photo of the difference between the mavic battery and the mavic 2 battery. What happened to the cooling space that was originally there? Go argue with some1 else.

 

[sar104]

Please, look at photo of the difference between the mavic battery and the mavic 2 battery. What happened to the cooling space that was originally there? Go argue with some1 else.

That space was enclosed, and so not useful for cooling. And if you don't want comments then simply don't post.

 

[dirkclod]

Guys let’s step back..take a breath..and not let this get argumentative..
Thanks.

 

[EyeFlightDrone]

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[dirkclod]

And with that there is no need in this continuing

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