Hegemone
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I have the f-stop and am very happy with it and flight times have been the same to the minute: Amazon Link
See post #5 in this thread to see that there is a 4 battery charger alternative. Beyond that one, there may not be an alternative if that's what you meant.There's (currently) no alternative when trying to charge 4 batteries at once.
And there's is (currently) no evidence, that plastic like in the RCGeek becomes a problem.
That said, I do understand the concerns about the plastic, as it gets hot and personally I would prefer metal too. But plastics are used for a long time now and quality-crafted one can withstand these temperatures easily.![]()
See post #5 in this thread to see that there is a 4 battery charger alternative. Beyond that one, there may not be an alternative if that's what you meant.
Ah I see. I'm still not seeing it as clearly as you.That's the charger globetrotterdrone is talking about. He even identifies it by name.
That charger being the same one as in post #22 of this thread? The PowerExtra for Mavic 2? Looks like a good one. I'm not sure about using the charger while its inside the case though? There might be some heat issues? There are lots of good chargers out there and finding the one that suits you/me best is what this thread is all about. I have discovered some really good info here and have decided upon the plastic case by RC Geek mentioned at the beginning of this thread.I have that charger and love it. Can charge everything at once.View attachment 78606
Looks like the best high end one?Colorado drone batteries has a amazing unit that i use , I ended up with 10mavic 2 batteries and this this is lightning fast and mobile
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Looks like there are at least two choices for simultaneously charging 4 batteries plus 2 usb devices. The other one being the one mentioned by Smalls post # 11 earlier in this thread. DJI Mavic 2 PRCS Elite for $295 and the one in post #5 for $44. I'm pretty sure the more expensive one is the better one.There's (currently) no alternative when trying to charge 4 batteries at once.
And there's is (currently) no evidence, that plastic like in the RCGeek becomes a problem.
That said, I do understand the concerns about the plastic, as it gets hot and personally I would prefer metal too. But plastics are used for a long time now and quality-crafted one can withstand these temperatures easily.![]()
Looks like there are at least two choices for simultaneously charging 4 batteries plus 2 usb devices. The other one being the one mentioned by Smalls post # 11 earlier in this thread. DJI Mavic 2 PRCS Elite for $295 and the one in post #5 for $44. I'm pretty sure the more expensive one is the better one.
Ah I see. I'm still not seeing it as clearly as you.
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And there's is (currently) no evidence, that plastic like in the RCGeek becomes a problem.
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Yes, same one as above. It does get warm but i have allowed for airflow in/out at either end. I will typically pull it out of the case when charging as well.That charger being the same one as in post #22 of this thread? The PowerExtra for Mavic 2? Looks like a good one. I'm not sure about using the charger while its inside the case though? There might be some heat issues? There are lots of good chargers out there and finding the one that suits you/me best is what this thread is all about. I have discovered some really good info here and have decided upon the plastic case by RC Geek mentioned at the beginning of this thread.
I am curious. If the battery prevents charging until its temperature is suitable for safe charging, then it should be okay to connect the battery to a charger immediately after draining it during flight and it should start charging as soon as the battery temperature drops to a safe charging temp? The manual says that the battery will only charge between 41-104F so should we interpret that to mean it is okay to hook up to a charger even if the battery feels warm? I would think so according to battery logic. However, that does not mean that the ideal charging temp is as high as 104F or as low as 41F. Is there any documentation on the ideal battery temp for maintaining long life of the battery? Obviously, the battery will warm up somewhat during charging as well.I have that charger that you have pictured it works very well it will not charge until the batteries have cooled down , which is good
Too bad. I was hoping for some help in that area.The intelligent battery is not a brain replacement.
It makes sure major issues don't occur, not that you treat your drone well
I can confirm that the YX charger is very good. I was using one for almost a year to charge my mavic air batteries and now I am using the mavic 2 version with the same great result.Okay I got the RC Geek charger today and immediately put it to work. I strapped on 2 flight batteries and a smart controller to it. It seems like it was taking longer to charge than I thought it should so I checked the manual for the charger and it said that each battery port puts out only 17.6V and 2A per port! The usb port also puts out 2A at 5V. The charger puts out a max of 8A total while charging. Comparing that to the stock charger that comes with the M2P which puts out 17.6V and 3.41A the charger does put out over twice as much power overall but not to each battery. The drawback as I see it is that the 2A charging rate is slower to get 1 flight battery up to fully charged than the stock charger. The advantage is you can of course charge more at one time while using one electrical outlet to charge both the smart controller and the flight batteries. This charger also does not have any charger plug caps to protect the plugs. How cheap of them!![]()
I guess I'll be content for now to charge with this charger since it does have added convenience for charging multiple batteries.It took the charger an hour & 15 mins to charge 2 flight batteries from 20% to 65%. The real problem with the RC Geek charger is that it doesn't stop charging at 65% with the switch set for it! The green light on the charger came on indicating that 65% had been reached on the battery and the battery segmented circle indicated that also but the battery segmented circle kept on flashing indicating charging was still continuing! So if you have to watch the charger to turn it off once it has charged the battery to 65% that negates the whole reason for buying this charger. I am sending it back and getting one of the other chargers like Fstop! At least I won't have to watch it as long during charging or I'll just get a timer to stop the charger! This is deceptive advertising by the vendors!
They need to up the power output on this charger rig and add logic to bring one battery up fully first and then start charging the other batteries in order. Does that seem like too much to ask?
As someone else here surmised, the F-Stop, Yx and PowerExtra are all identical and will charge 3 flight batteries simultaneously faster than the RC Geek since they charge at 4.5A vs 2A per circuit.
So I am giving my vote for any of the 3 fast chargers for charging the flight batteries only. Note that on this charger (FSTOP/Yx/PowerExtra) each usb plug is 5V/1A not 2A per plug so it won't do a good job of charging your smart controller. More deceptive advertising if you ask me.
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