Mini 5 Pro is Broadcasting RID with ALL Batteries, Including the Mini 5 Pro Standard Battery

[mavic3usa]

DJI says you cannot safely use Mini 3 Pro or Mini 4 Pro batteries in the Mini 5 Pro. Voltages are slightly different and even though it will launch, it will throw low power errors during flight that can lead to forced landings. Not good.

This is the only chart I can find so far, if someone wants to translate. The caption is below but unconfirmed.


"Note that mini 5 pro batteries are not reverse compatible with mini3/4. DJI also notes that mini3/4 batteries are smaller than mini 5’s, thus you should expect shorter flight time if you do so."

 

[mavic3usa]

DJI says you cannot safely use Mini 3 Pro or Mini 4 Pro batteries in the Mini 5 Pro. Voltages are slightly different and even though it will launch, it will throw low power errors during flight that can lead to forced landings. Not good.

This is probably what you are referring to so while marked "compatible" the compatibility-testing has not been completed.

 

[TT3023]

Hi all. I took this question to DJI corporate. In fact, I pointed them at this thread specifically as a reference. Their official response is that the Mini 5 Pro transmits Remote ID irrespective of whether the Standard or Plus Intelligent Battery is used, and this is the intended behavior. They note that the manual is being corrected to reflect this fact.

 

[TT3023]

This is probably what you are referring to so while marked "compatible" the compatibility-testing has not been completed.

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It would be interesting to hear anyone's first person experiences with flying the Mini 5 Pro with Mini 4 Pro batteries (standard or plus), or even Mini 3 Pro batteries. Much shorter flight times or not? Power-related error messages? Forced landings? Other anomalies or problems?

 

[GadgetGuy]

It would be interesting to hear anyone's first person experiences with flying the Mini 5 Pro with Mini 4 Pro batteries (standard or plus), or even Mini 3 Pro batteries. Much shorter flight times or not? Power-related error messages? Forced landings? Other anomalies or problems?

Several people online that tried eventually received intermittent insufficient power related messages during extended flight flights with accompanying forced landing notifications. Not worth the risk, as DJI Support now also strongly discourages doing so. Mini 5 Pro batteries only in the Mini 5 Pro.

 

[BossBob]

It would be interesting to hear anyone's first person experiences with flying the Mini 5 Pro with Mini 4 Pro batteries (standard or plus), or even Mini 3 Pro batteries. Much shorter flight times or not? Power-related error messages? Forced landings? Other anomalies or problems?

At least one case of damage due to forced landing while using Mini 3 Pro Plus batteries in a Mini 5 Pro. Luckily, DJI have picked up the tab and the user has had a replacement drone. Lower voltage and higher power output from the 5 Pro batteries mean that 3/4 batteries aren’t going to work reliably even though they fit as the cause according to DJI was ‘a loss of connection’ but the motors just stopped and the logs showed loss of power.

 

[TT3023]

Given that U.S. users can't buy the batteries directly from DJI -- I will refrain here from a detailed rant about the bipartisan political stupidity of our government that has led to this situation -- one hopes that there aren't a lot of counterfeit Mini 5 Pro batteries floating around from the alternative sources (e.g. AliExpress, eBay) that many U.S. users will be turning to for batteries for these drones.