Potential Dual Battery Support
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Here is a picture of the inside, we can easily see the supply wires coming from the plug to the board. Look easy to solder an other two wires to the outside of the Mavic to plug a second battery.
Many videos on youtube show how to unmount the Mavic. To access this wires you just have to unscrew the 6 top screws and 4 under.
The battery plug look not so easy to find on internet.
But i seen something cheap with a plug with the wire coming from the side. Look at the second picture.
I will probably get a try.
Finally i will only miss the 3D printed battery holder. But i don't need it to make some tests.
Am i the only pilot interesting by getting a Bigger flying time for only 10$ ???
Many videos on youtube show how to unmount the Mavic. To access this wires you just have to unscrew the 6 top screws and 4 under.
The battery plug look not so easy to find on internet.
But i seen something cheap with a plug with the wire coming from the side. Look at the second picture.
I will probably get a try.
Finally i will only miss the 3D printed battery holder. But i don't need it to make some tests.
Am i the only pilot interesting by getting a Bigger flying time for only 10$ ???
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No, i'm gone from home for few months, and i don't have my Mavic with me. I can't test. Sorry.
But if one of you members try it, please, let us know the result!
Fredo
But if one of you members try it, please, let us know the result!
Fredo
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Did you try mounting the battery vertically, or in parallel with the body of the Mavic? I'm curious why you mounted it horizontally.
ClaudioNC
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Yes, I have tried it many, many times, both the solutions and although I have not done rigorous and scientific tests, it seems to me that the solution of a single additional battery is more efficient (less weight, longer flight time), maybe a small difference, but I think that there is it.
You should know for sure the power and the other characteristics of the batteries, the actual values, not those printed on the labels, to say this with reasonable certainty, testing more times the same day with a very stable weather condition or in a hangar-laboratory.
I put the single battery not parallel to the Mavic Pro, even if I do not like it, because that one is too long to be placed parallel to the front-tail line, using the clip and without covering the Mavic tail, where, important, is positioned the GPS antenna.
And even without considering the GPS, it would be placed in a too unbalanced position, could cause excessive strain on the two tail motors, so it would be a bad solution.
This is when using that clip, it conditions the positioning of a battery, with that size.
If you use a different battery with a smaller length, overall smaller and/or the power supply connection made with cables coming out of the Mavic body, there is no problem about how to put the single additional battery, of course.
Curiosity satisfied ... on Earth?
Yes - thank you for your quick response. I have been looking at a couple batteries from this post. I'm trying to determine the right combination of additional flight time and the associated cost. I'm also looking at the MultStar 5200mAh battery.
ClaudioNC
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I think begins to be really too heavy the 5.2 to flight safe and long.
The Multistar LiHv 4.0 3S 10C weight about 272g and is already a considerable added weight.
I have used these batteries (I have 4 units, but put only 1 battery, of course) only 2 times, with no apparent difficulties for Mavic, for long distance photographic missions.
Above this weight, in my opinion, is better to not go and don't fly with Mavic, if not just to do some tests, not as everyday use if you want a long life for your aircraft and have also enough reserve of maneuverability if you suddenly have difficulties with strong wind.
Doing a quick side by side comparison of the Turnigy 3300mah battery with the Multistar 4.0 3S and the Multistar weighs a little less. But it does appear to be bulkier.
I am not trying to break distance records - I just want to stay in the air longer. I already have 5 Mavic batteries; and I am kinda wishing I found this sooner!
ClaudioNC
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Me also, Mavic have a pretty good range already as it is without an antenna booster, 5 ... 7 km is enough for me at the moment.
Need only more flight time because after the (relative) long distance said, I need some minutes to stay in the desired point, hovering to take many pictures as on a tripod, I don't necessarily need to go a lot more distant than this, and be forced to immediately return back because of the low battery.
This is not much useful to me, but who take videos, first of all, can have a different opinion.
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They probably wouldn't want you there anyway.
ClaudioNC
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And now my reply to Bobthegod:
As far as I'm concerned, and what I imagine, you avoid my operational area anyway, almost certainly.
Earth is not flat, I fly around and near the mountains and also the DJI restriction of 500 m altitude, not for technical reasons, is an absolute nonsense for me and people like me.
I have 2000 ... 3000 meters of almost wild mountains, far away from habited centers.
I'm not so stupid like that boy in Tel Aviv with his Mavic flown near airplanes.
A friend of mine fly with a rescue helicopter, I well know the matter, have a rigorous mentality, and now I know what to do and how to do ... finally.
so close.. but yet so far away.. I've not yet figured out how to order these.
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I've been using a single turnigy 3000 mah LiHV with the clip and getting some really good results. 30+ minute times. This pretty much what I was after.
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