Mini 2 control distance

Dushash · Feb 6, 2022

Slawaw said:
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Thank you. What spec LiPo batteries would you recommend? I mean what voltage they have to be? Can I just use cells from Air2S?

Slawaw · Feb 6, 2022

Yes, these are MA2 cans.

Slawaw · Feb 6, 2022

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Dushash · Feb 6, 2022

Slawaw said:
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That's impressive! How much flying time are you getting on average in real time? I usually get about 20min real flying time with my stock battery. Of course it's far from ideal 31min advertised by DJI.

Slawaw · Feb 6, 2022

Dushash said:
That's impressive! How much flying time are you getting on average in real time? I usually get about 20min real flying time with my stock battery. Of course it's far from ideal 31min advertised by DJI.

I haven't flown in the summer yet. I bought this drone in January

Just a static test flight 38+ min.

Dushash · Feb 6, 2022

Slawaw said:
I haven't flown in the summer yet. I bought this drone in January Just a static test flight 38+ min.

That's almost double my real flying time! And do you have all telematics working like battery voltage and temperature?

Slawaw · Feb 6, 2022

Yes, everything works. Here is a video where you can watch it. I want to say that the firmware on the battery has been replaced with another one. It was made by my friend from Lithuania. But the battery can fly on standard firmware. There will be a problem with the display of the remaining time - it is not correct.
The speech will be in an unfamiliar language, but the image and numbers can be viewed and compared.

Dushash · Feb 7, 2022

Slawaw said:
Yes, everything works. Here is a video where you can watch it. I want to say that the firmware on the battery has been replaced with another one. It was made by my friend from Lithuania. But the battery can fly on standard firmware. There will be a problem with the display of the remaining time - it is not correct.
The speech will be in an unfamiliar language, but the image and numbers can be viewed and compared.

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Thank you! Very nice! 6.5km distance is definitely more than what stock Mini 2 can do, especially in wind conditions and cold temperature you had.

I started today with taking off top cover with battery door, bottom cover and heat shield (it's very cold here in Canada, so I can safely fly without heat shields until spring comes at the very least. I tested it with half charged battery outside in my yard and upon landing all the chips were luke warm. They just can't overheat in 2F (-17C).
I was able to lower the weight down to 211.8g, so I took off 26.4g from 238.2g of stock unit. So it's about 11% weight off from stock Mini 2.
Of course I won't fly if there's any rain or snow, but in dry weather I'm hoping to check flight time soon this week. On stock battery for now. I'll start looking into bigger battery as a next step.