Mavic 3 Battery Charging

[CappedArc]

All three batteries are slow at charging in the hub. It takes one battery over 8 hours to charge. Is this normal?

 

[MS Coast]

All three batteries are slow at charging in the hub. It takes one battery over 8 hours to charge. Is this normal?

What charger are you using? What's the output rating? (In watts)

 

[R.Cowan]

All three batteries are slow at charging in the hub. It takes one battery over 8 hours to charge. Is this normal?

If you are using the mavic 3 charger, most likely you are using the wrong output cord. Common mistake that I made when I first got mine.

 

[msinger]

Is this normal?

It is normal if you're not using a 65W or 100W charger like this one.

 

[CappedArc]

What charger are you using? What's the output rating? (In watts)

DJI Mavic 3 Battery Charging Hub CHX260-65

 

[CappedArc]

If you are using the mavic 3 charger, most likely you are using the wrong output cord. Common mistake that I made when I first got mine.

OK thanks! I will try a different cord.

 

[MS Coast]

DJI Mavic 3 Battery Charging Hub CHX260-65

That's just the hub. What charger are you using to provide power to the hub? If you're powering it with an old cell phone charger, eight hours or more wouldn't be at all unusual.

 

[mobilehomer]

This is a realley good one. Simultaneous charging, AC/DC.

Amazon.com

 

[R.Cowan]

OK thanks! I will try a different cord.

What I meant is the 65 watt charger that comes with the Mavic 3 has two outputs. One is fixed and one is a usb. Use the fixed. The batteries should charge on the charging hub one at a time, but about 75 minutes each depending on its starting discharge level.

 

[CappedArc]

What I meant is the 65 watt charger that comes with the Mavic 3 has two outputs. One is fixed and one is a usb. Use the fixed. The batteries should charge on the charging hub one at a time, but about 75 minutes each depending on its starting discharge level.

OH! I have been using the USB. Thanks!

 

[R.Cowan]

Common mistake but that should resolve your issue.

 

[CappedArc]

Common mistake but that should resolve your issue.

Yep that was it! Thanks!

 

[R.Cowan]

Happy to help.

 

[Dale D]

It is normal if you're not using a 65W or 100W charger like this one.

Beware the prongs on that Amazon link are not for US outlet

 

[msinger]

Beware the prongs on that Amazon link are not for US outlet

My apologies for the confusion. I meant to point out the 65W/100W charging brick. DJI drone owners of course live all around the world, so they should only purchase items with cords that are usable in their country.

Some people attempt to plug charging hubs into things like a USB port on a computer, USB port on a power strip, etc. All which result in slow charging like the OP described.

And then as @R.Cowan pointed out above, charging bricks can have a mix of more/less powerful ports on them.

 

[Jorge Bueno]

If you are using the mavic 3 charger, most likely you are using the wrong output cord. Common mistake that I made when I first got mine.

I just got an Air 3. The lights on the batteries do not get past the second one. I was not using the charging cable that came with the aircraft. Could that be the issue? My Air 2s charges all batteries to the fourth light. thanks for any ideas.

 

[R.Cowan]

I don't own an Air 3, so I can't speak to it's charger or provided cords. However, I can say all cords are not created equal. If you aren't using the cord provided, I would naturally try that and see if it solves your problem

 

[msinger]

thanks for any ideas

Have you tried following DJI's advice from the Air 3 manual?

 

[Jorge Bueno]

I don't own an Air 3, so I can't speak to it's charger or provided cords. However, I can say all cords are not created equal. If you aren't using the cord provided, I would naturally try that and see if it solves your problem

Thanks for the advice. I tried the supplied cord and the batteries charged fully. The batteries on the Air 2s charged with any cord.

 

[ssb73q]

This is the one to get:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1FZWT8M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1