Mini5 plus battery in Mini4???

[AlaskanGuy]

Has anybody lucky enough to have a M5 tried the battery in M4? Wondering if the battery will work?

I know the battery fits and that they are interchangeable even from to the Mini 3 going up to the mini 5, but can the mini 3 take advantage of the extra Juice??? How about the mini 4p?

What say you that have tried? And what sorta flight time are you getting?

AlaskanGuy

 

[3rdof5]

I can't speak for the 5 I do know my mini 3 standard battery stopped working in my 4 pro after a FW update. The plus and the 4 standard battery worked in both so how the 5 battery will play along with a 3 or 4 remains to be discovered.

 

[waynorth]

Has anybody lucky enough to have a M5 tried the battery in M4? Wondering if the battery will work?

According to Ian in London the Mini 5 battery will fit in the Mini 4, but it will not power up. The M4 battery works fine in the M5, though.

 

[AnzacJack]

Just checked
Mini 5 plus battery will not start the mini 4. Green lights initially then nothing

 

[GadgetGuy]

The bigger issue for me is the RID broadcasting. Given that DJI will no longer guarantee that the Mini 5 Pro with the standard Mini 5 battery is still under 250g, (249.9g +/- 4grams), making the pilot responsible for making sure their takeoff weight is under 250g, not DJI, I presume DJI will force the Mini 5 Pro to broadcast RID even with the new Standard battery.

Assuming that is correct, the only recent RID free Mini DJI drone remains the Mini 4 Pro with the Mini 4 Pro regular battery.

Similarly, everyone with a Mini 5 Pro will now also presumably have to register as a pilot with the FAA and put their number on the drone, and will not be able to fly the Mini 5 Pro in foreign countries that require sub 250g takeoff off weight.

Visions of police and "users" all carrying around scales to prove the true weight of their "product!" LOL!

Can't imagine any Mini 5 Pro actually being on the 4g low variance side of the 249.9g! If so, DJI would make all of them that weight of 245.9 grams to make sure none would exceed 249.9g, which is how they guarantee the max 249g weight of the Mini 4 Pro, with the regular Mini 4 Pro battery.

 

[mavic3usa]

The bigger issue for me is the RID broadcasting. Given that DJI will no longer guarantee that the Mini 5 Pro with the standard Mini 5 battery is still under 250g, (249.9g +/- 4grams, making the pilot responsible for making sure their takeoff weight is under 250g, not DJI, I presume DJI will force the Mini 5 Pro to broadcast RID even with the new Standard battery.

Assuming that is correct, the only recent RID free Mini DJI drone remains the Mini 4 Pro with the Mini 4 Pro regular battery.

Similarly, everyone with a Mini 5 Pro will now also presumably have to register as a pilot with the FAA and put their number on the drone, and will not be able to fly the Mini 5 Pro in foreign countries that require sub 250g takeoff off weight.

Visions of police and "users" all carrying around scales to prove the true weight of their "product!" LOL!

Can't imagine any Mini 5 Pro actually being on the 4g low variance side of the 249.9g! If so, DJI would make all of them that weight of 245.9 grams to make sure none would exceed 249.9g, which is how they guarantee the max 249g weight of the Mini 4 Pro, with the regular Mini 4 Pro battery.

 

[GadgetGuy]

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Thanks for sharing that.
So, that begs the question of how much additional weight you can add to the Mini 5 Pro with the regular battery before it will choke and either not take off, or start broadcasting RID.

 

[mavic3usa]

Thanks for sharing that.
So, that begs the question of how much additional weight you can add to the Mini 5 Pro with the regular battery before it will choke and either not take off, or start broadcasting RID.

None. If you get a M5P and you only have a standard battery and it weighs 251g then you will need an external RID to register it in the US.