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.

 

[GadgetGuy]

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.

I wasn't referring to legality.

What has DJI decided will happen when you add additional weight to the drone with the regular battery?
Will it refuse to take off?
Will it start broadcasting RID?
Will it freely allow it, with no change to operation?
Is there a weight limit then at which it refuses to take off, or can you freely add munitions to it until it is physically unable to take off?

 

[mavic3usa]

I wasn't referring to legality.

What has DJI decided will happen when you add additional weight to the drone with the regular battery?
Will it refuse to take off?
Will it start broadcasting RID?
Will it freely allow it, with no change to operation?
Is there a weight limit then at which it refuses to take off, or can you freely add munitions to it until it is physically unable to take off?

I think we'll find out as more people use the new drone but so far we should look at the M5P behaving just like the M4P.

 

[MS Coast]

What has DJI decided will happen when you add additional weight to the drone with the regular battery?
Will it refuse to take off?

Is there a weight limit then at which it refuses to take off, or can you freely add munitions to it until it is physically unable to take off?

How could the drone know it's weight before takeoff? Even after takeoff, it's not simple.

For the Mini 4 Pro, the RID decision is made based on the battery in use, not weight. I'll bet the ranch that DJI did the same with the Mini 5 Pro.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I think we'll find out as more people use the new drone but so far we should look at the M5P behaving just like the M4P.

Good assumption.
Unfortunately, I don't know the answer for the Mini 4 Pro either.

Has anyone tested the Mini 4 Pro load carrying capacity with the regular battery, which is intended to remain registration free and RID free by staying under 250g?

Will it balk, or does it cooperate?

 

[AlaskanGuy]

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.

Sounds like this needs its own post thread sir…

 

[AlaskanGuy]

I am so glad I don’t have to worry about all these regs like you guys do… not much to worry about in the Dark woods of remote Alaska Bush.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Sounds like this needs its own post thread sir…

Thanks for the suggestion, but Post #6 kind of makes it moot. DJI says it won’t broadcast RID with the standard battery ( presumably regardless of the total weight), while my erroneous assumption was that it would always have to broadcast RID because they can't guarantee sub 250g even with the standard battery.

 

[MS Coast]

Good assumption.
Unfortunately, I don't know the answer for the Mini 4 Pro either.

Has anyone tested the Mini 4 Pro load carrying capacity with the regular battery, which is intended to remain registration free and RID free by staying under 250g?

Will it balk, or does it cooperate?

Yes. I didn't test the total weight capacity of the Mini 4 Pro, but did confirm that RID is not enabled and the drone behaves normally when the drone with standard battery is weighted to substantially exceed 250 grams.

See post #42 here:

M

Post in thread 'Is the Mini 5 Pro a sub-250g drone?'

Sep 19, 2025

Current draw of the motors while flying or hovering would do it. A heavier drone needs more power.

True, but the simplest and most accurate solution is to set RID according to the battery type, which is determined directly rather than inferring the weight according to power draw, which varies with air density (elevation) and humidity.

DJI used battery type to set RID on the Mini 4 Pro, and almost certainly on the Mini 5 Pro.

I confirmed empirically that battery type is used to set RID on the Mini 4 Pro last year by running several test cases and observing how RID was triggered -...

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[GadgetGuy]

Yes. I didn't test the total weight capacity of the Mini 4 Pro, but did confirm that RID is not enabled and the drone behaves normally when the drone with standard battery is weighted to substantially exceed 250 grams.

See post #42 here:

M

Post in thread 'Is the Mini 5 Pro a sub-250g drone?'

Sep 19, 2025

Current draw of the motors while flying or hovering would do it. A heavier drone needs more power.

True, but the simplest and most accurate solution is to set RID according to the battery type, which is determined directly rather than inferring the weight according to power draw, which varies with air density (elevation) and humidity.

DJI used battery type to set RID on the Mini 4 Pro, and almost certainly on the Mini 5 Pro.

I confirmed empirically that battery type is used to set RID on the Mini 4 Pro last year by running several test cases and observing how RID was triggered -...

• MS Coast

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Yes, I have come to the conclusion that to disable RID, DJI only needs to recognize the new Mini 5 Pro regular battery. All other Mini batteries will trigger RID broadcast. If you don't want to broadcast RID with the M5P, you must buy all new M5P regular batteries. Good for DJI's bottom line!

Question: did your RID broadcast testing on the Mini 4 Pro also reveal what another user discovered: after using the Plus battery and switching to the Regular battery in the Mini 4 Pro, RID is still broadcast for the very first flight? Only after the second flight with the Regular battery will it stop broadcasting RID! His testing was a year ago, so a FW update since may have changed it, or not.

Just be aware of this possible issue with the M5P, too. Either always fly with M5P regular batteries, or make an RID flushing first flight with the regular battery after flying with the Plus battery, at least the first time you test it, if you want to be certain RID isn't broadcasting.

It only takes one flight from your home with RID broadcasting to permanently record your home as a drone pilot location for anyone with a Dronetag RIDER within 5 miles! The information is then permanently uploaded to the Cloud for all other Dronetag RIDER users to freely access!

 

[davedrone 178]

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.

Not my Mini 5 Pro. It broadcasts RID even with the standard Mini 5 Pro battery. DJI is BSing when they say otherwise.

 

[mavic3usa]

Not my Mini 5 Pro. It broadcasts RID even with the standard Mini 5 Pro battery. DJI is BSing when they say otherwise.

Ok, were you the one who posted a few days ago saying your standard battery equipped M5P is broadcasting standard RID but refused to provide any more proof? I forget if that was you or someone else....lost track of it.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Not my Mini 5 Pro. It broadcasts RID even with the standard Mini 5 Pro battery. DJI is BSing when they say otherwise.

Did you fly it with a Mini 5 Pro Plus battery before using the Mini 5 Pro Regular battery?

If, so, see post #17 above.