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Mavic Pro Super Battery. Does it Exist ?

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Has anyone encountered this mythical beast in the real world?

Or is it a mirage, and merely a Loch Ness, Bigfoot apparition?

I have spent the past couple of hours scouring the desolate outer reaches of the internet in search of this elusive monster battery, but come up empty.

Does this oversized battery for a Mavic Pro actually exist, or is this picture simply a mockup of a concept in development?

If anyone has ever seen one of these on sale, I would be grateful for directions as to where I can snag one.

Mavic Pro Super Battery.jpg.png
 
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Never seen one like this, think it could be a Photoshop job.

There are threads here about extended battery for the M1P, a search reveals a little adapter, used with lipos . . .

 
Ah, it never occurred to me that this could be a photoshop creation. It did strike me as odd that such a product would be so hard to find online if indeed it existed. Anyone who'd gone to the trouble of creating such a purpose-built battery would have buyers lined up around the block, so I'm inclined to agree that this mythical beast simply does not exist.

It is an interesting concept nonetheless, and I hope someone actualizes this idea at some point.
 
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I haven't seen this one, but it looks similar to this M2P one: Mavic2 Battery Mods
This one was off of Taobao, but the link shared in the thread is dead. That said, this one seems real enough, even if it's no longer in production, so I wouldn't be surprised if this actually existed at some point too.
 
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When one considers the number of Mavic Pros out there, a battery like this would generate a lot of interest. It is odd that an oversized battery like this has been created for the much newer M2P as you point out, yet none currently exists for the old workhorse first-generation Mavic Pro which probably was sold in far greater numbers.
I'll keep an eye out for sure, in case anyone revisits this idea in the future.
 
I haven't seen this one, but it looks similar to this M2P one: Mavic2 Battery Mods
This one was off of Taobao, but the link shared in the thread is dead. That said, this one seems real enough, even if it's no longer in production, so I wouldn't be surprised if this actually existed at some point too.
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THAT'S where I'd seen something similar :)
I reckon I've seen thread here . . . did a search > distance battery mod


This is similar, the Chinese link is dead.

Heck of a thread !!
So far 215 pages, 4,291 posts !!
There might be more gems of info in there somewhere, ha ha.

Eg. first 10 seconds of this video . . .

 
Wow much thanks South Oz. This is definitely the Mother of All Threads when it comes to Mavic Pro battery enhancements. I've got another rabbit hole to dive in there. Looks like quite a few people are interested in this topic and would be ready buyers if only some inventor could bring this idea to life.
 
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I doubt that this exists. It would make the drone so heavy it wooukdn’t take off.
 
I doubt that this exists. It would make the drone so heavy it wooukdn’t take off.
I agree. Also the extra flight time we think it might offer - might well be offset by it's extra weight. I'm a sceptic because I know how easy it is to do this on Photoshop,
 
Yep, like Dave above, such a battery would be double the weight and the craft would hardly take off and if it did it would be slow and unresponsive.
 
Spotted this demo video over on the other thread kindly mentioned by South Oz. I wouldn't bother watching the entire 45-minute clip, because it simply shows a Mavic Pro hovering for 40 minutes while powered by one of these battery mods. The clip at least demonstrates that the added weight of the oversized battery can be overcome by the added power it delivers, but dang, this is one hideous-looking setup ha ha.


The discussion thread brought to my attention by South Oz is of course here :


Hopefully, Vincent Ng, who sells these oversized batteries will produce versions that are smaller and housed in 3D printed enclosures, rather than these taped-up monstrosities. Also since I don't use any social media, be that Farcebook, Twatter, Instacrap or Tic Tacky, I'll need to wait for the seller to create a dedicated website to buy these battery mods.
 
If the same seller could produce a more streamlined version of this battery mod that could power a Mavic Pro for just 30 minutes, I'd buy one for sure. This particular battery mod is just too massive and ungainly for my liking, even if it can keep the drone aloft for 45 minutes.
 
If the same seller could produce a more streamlined version of this battery mod that could power a Mavic Pro for just 30 minutes, I'd buy one for sure. This particular battery mod is just too massive and ungainly for my liking, even if it can keep the drone aloft for 45 minutes.
Thats true, havn't seen any smaller though.
 
For anyone with a purpose for needing a flight time longer than 20-25 mins on an M1P, I don’t think a doubled up battery (as such in the video above) would bother them aesthetically.
Also the M1P would easily carry this extra weight.
With trade offs, and without watching the posters end analysis, I’d say the trade off if extra weight and increased wind resistance of that would give maybe 75% more flight time ?
The camera should easily handle slightly less stable flight / hover ability.
If I had a need for such longer flight time, I’d probably prefer the little adapter clip and side mounted FPV lipos previously shown in recent posts.
Slightly more aerodynamic than the doubled up battery, less weight, better balance, might give same extra flight time considering those factors. Can’t recall and on this tiny phone keypad, but this side mount lipos were perhaps around 2200 mah each ?
 
I haven't seen this one, but it looks similar to this M2P one: Mavic2 Battery Mods
This one was off of Taobao, but the link shared in the thread is dead. That said, this one seems real enough, even if it's no longer in production, so I wouldn't be surprised if this actually existed at some point too.
Looked at the mod topic, and added some information that could be useful for hardware soecialists here. Thx! Did not know about this. Have one spare DJI Pro 1 i can try this on next Holliday! +je
 
For anyone with a purpose for needing a flight time longer than 20-25 mins on an M1P, I don’t think a doubled up battery (as such in the video above) would bother them aesthetically.
Also the M1P would easily carry this extra weight.
With trade offs, and without watching the posters end analysis, I’d say the trade off if extra weight and increased wind resistance of that would give maybe 75% more flight time ?
The camera should easily handle slightly less stable flight / hover ability.
If I had a need for such longer flight time, I’d probably prefer the little adapter clip and side mounted FPV lipos previously shown in recent posts.
Slightly more aerodynamic than the doubled up battery, less weight, better balance, might give same extra flight time considering those factors. Can’t recall and on this tiny phone keypad, but this side mount lipos were perhaps around 2200 mah each ?

From the standpoint of looks and aerodynamics, I do agree that the side-saddle mounting of twin lipo batteries does cut a sleeker figure than the top-heavy camel-hump appearance of that battery setup in the above video clip, BUT my main gripe with the side-saddle battery hookup is that it apparently entails some delicate internal surgery and precision soldering, which if done wrong could smoke the drone's circuitry.

If I had a 3D printer and the know-how to create an oversized Mavic Pro battery for longer flight times, I'd sell them online to the thousands of Mavic Pro owners looking for a plug-and-play path to longer flight times that at least bears a passing resemblance to the stock MP1 battery, yet is not overly top-heavy. If someone can create such a battery upgrade, they would certainly rake in a tidy profit selling to punters like me.
 
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I do agree that the side-saddle mounting of twin lipo batteries does cut a sleeker figure than the top-heavy camel-hump appearance of that battery setup in the above video clip, BUT my main gripe with the side-saddle battery hookup is that it apparently entails some delicate internal surgery and precision soldering, which if done wrong could smoke the drone's circuitry.

What I saw was this little clip that is 3m dual lock velcro to the top cover . . .

Mavic Battery Mod

Then the regular battery is simply inserted.

I just noticed in that advert they recommend Hobbyking 3S Multistar LiHV High Capacity batteries of 3000 mAh (or less).
If this is per battery, that's whopping 6,000 mAh is a bit over 1.5 x more capacity extra to the standard battery 3830 mAh.
Total 9830 mAh.

I'm guessing all the batteries deplete at the same rate simultaneously, not sure if you'd get all the battery capacity used. The intelligent battery is needed of course in the loop to operate the drone, how it performs when down to RTH levels, failsafe etc would have to be confirmed.
Perhaps it is buried in that thread.
 
If I had a 3D printer and the know-how to create an oversized Mavic Pro battery for longer flight times, I'd sell them online to the thousands of Mavic Pro owners looking for a plug-and-play path to longer flight times that at least bears a passing resemblance to the stock MP1 battery, yet is not overly top-heavy. If someone can create such a battery upgrade, they would certainly rake in a tidy profit selling to punters like me.

As above, would it be able to be programmed to have the intelligent 'thinking' the OEM battery has though ?
You could likely configure it to at least be able to turn the aircraft on, not sure how the battery circuitry and drone electronics work together to ensure only their battery is used.
 
By the time I read a few dozen pages of that battery mod thread, I began to realize that RTH could be disabled when the stock battery is altered, and I also learned that very specific charge levels would need to be maintained so that the main battery doesn't wind up charging the supplementary batteries. This whole endeavor is really starting to look a lot more complicated than I initially thought.

Beyond line-of-sight Litchi missions are legal in my neck of the woods, and that is pretty much the only kind of drone flying I do here, so anything that could disable low-battery smart RTH could spell the loss of my drone. I'm now inclined to wait longer and see if a true plug-and-play battery upgrade becomes available.

Thanks for the reminder that internal soldering is not required, when that adaptor plug is used. I'd forgotten about that device. I actually bought one for my Fimi X8 drone but didn't use it because I read warnings that any momentary short-circuit between the battery connection pins could fry the drone and drop it like a rock.

I've got about 1,500 miles of autonomous Litchi missions covered thus far with my various drones, and on three occasions smart RTH saved the day when head-winds shortened the battery life en-route, so I'm going to be super cautious regarding any battery mods I consider trying.
 
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