Exphantomflyer
Well-Known Member
that battery is too heavy compared to other options.
i hate to say it, but you really should read all 206 pages. there are plot twists and insights.
for example... on page 134 skyninja starts using the Protek 3600 LiHV battery... and more recently Protek released a new battery - the 4100mah LiHV... both of these are 220-225 grams and the internal resistance is incredibly low.
ProTek RC 3S 120C Si-Graphene + HV Shorty LiPo Battery (11.4V/4100mAh) [PTK-5116-19] | Cars & Trucks
The Proteks seem to be within 10mv of the mavic battery even after a 32+ minute flight. I've tried other beloved batteries earlier in this massive thread, but I've found them to be garbage relative to the proteks. Either too heavy and/or too high internal resistance. Thunder Power's 4500 LIHV is relatively light, but after a 24 minute flight, it was holding more than 100mv charge than the mavic battery.
With the battery adapter, that resistance is even higher which would make that scenario worse.
battery charger- you need one that supports LIHV and IMO it should have a good display on it. it should also allow you to keep an eye on internal resistance. i like my ISDT Q6 Pro... but then you need a power supply. it can take 300w so i'm using an old dell/alienware laptop adapter thats 19.5v 12.3amps for 240 watts... which is useful if i want to parallel charge a few batteries at once. i had to solder on a xt60 lead onto that laptop adapter though.
there's other LIHV chargers that come with the **** wall plug (for people who aren't hardcore RC hobbyists), but i ended up sending mine back as it seemed to be cheaply made (cooling fan died after 2 weeks) and i couldn't trust it not to burn my house down.
206 pages, ok gonna start at the top see you all in 2 weeks lol, I get the battery considerations and as I said I’ll go with SkyNinjas suggestion but please point me to a suitable charger for the U.K. I’m admittedly clueless on such things
Thanks