Powerbank to charge a drone fast?

[johndrone33]

I have a mavic 3 pro and a autel 640t and thry have both quite bog batteries that consume a lot from a powerbank.

I want to be able to charge 1-3 batteries when im out in the woods far from a car or any other charging device.
Any sugestion what to buy?
I think it should be at least 100w output on the powerbank but even then it will take ower 1 hour to charge.

Would this work?
It has 100w output and 25 000 mah.

INIU Power Bank, 100W 25000mAh Power Bank Small But Strong Phone and Laptop External Mobile Phone Batteries USB C Input & Output, Compatible with MacBook Pro Surface Go iPad Air iPhone 15 14 Pro Max : Amazon.se: Electronics

INIU Power Bank, 100W 25000mAh Power Bank Small But Strong Phone and Laptop External Mobile Phone Batteries USB C Input & Output, Compatible with MacBook Pro Surface Go iPad Air iPhone 15 14 Pro Max : Amazon.se: Electronics

www.amazon.se

 

[a2tomm]

DO YOUR RESEARCH ,i made the mistake and bought the wrong anker power bank to charge as i go for the rc2 ,it will charge (BUT NOT WHILE USING IT ) so basicly i have a huge black paper weight

 

[KB9Radio]

I have a mavic 3 pro and a autel 640t and thry have both quite bog batteries that consume a lot from a powerbank.

I want to be able to charge 1-3 batteries when im out in the woods far from a car or any other charging device.
Any sugestion what to buy?
I think it should be at least 100w output on the powerbank but even then it will take ower 1 hour to charge.

Would this work?
It has 100w output and 25 000 mah.

INIU Power Bank, 100W 25000mAh Power Bank Small But Strong Phone and Laptop External Mobile Phone Batteries USB C Input & Output, Compatible with MacBook Pro Surface Go iPad Air iPhone 15 14 Pro Max : Amazon.se: Electronics

INIU Power Bank, 100W 25000mAh Power Bank Small But Strong Phone and Laptop External Mobile Phone Batteries USB C Input & Output, Compatible with MacBook Pro Surface Go iPad Air iPhone 15 14 Pro Max : Amazon.se: Electronics

www.amazon.se

I've got DJI Power 1000 that would definitely do the job for you, but it would be a handful to carry around with you. They even make special cables to fast charge most of their drone models. I say most because they don't make a cable for the Mavic 2 which is what I have.

 

[mavic3usa]

I've got DJI Power 1000 that would definitely do the job for you, but it would be a handful to carry around with you. They even make special cables to fast charge most of their drone models. I say most because they don't make a cable for the Mavic 2 which is what I have.

Agreed, this is a good solution and it works well for the Mavic 3 battery which has a special cable. There is also a Power 500 which is basically half the size.

 

[johndrone33]

I've got DJI Power 1000 that would definitely do the job for you, but it would be a handful to carry around with you. They even make special cables to fast charge most of their drone models. I say most because they don't make a cable for the Mavic 2 which is what I have.

Forgot to say my budget i like max 200 usd

 

[IronSky1]

I would use the DJI or equivalent it is designed for field work

 

[KB9Radio]

Agreed, this is a good solution and it works well for the Mavic 3 battery which has a special cable. There is also a Power 500 which is basically half the size.

Your right, I forgot about the 500. That would be enough to charge the drone batteries a quite a few times and weigh substantially less. That might be an option for him, they're not cheap but very nice portable power supplies. I got mine last year on a Black Friday or cyber Monday sale and the price was quite reasonable ($400), the power 500 should be even less. I don't know how much tariffs will affect it this year.

 

[skycam509]

I have an EcoFlow River (first generation) that works great for this. It's a very manageable size - about 12 lbs - and has a capacity of 288 Wh, which is not big compared to the DJI models mentioned above, but it has worked great for me for recharging my Mini 4 Pro, Mavic 3, and Air 2s batteries in the field, as well as my mirrorless camera. If I do multiple jobs in one day, it is pretty well drained by the end of the day, but so far it has kept up. I'm not sure if EcoFlow offers this model anymore, but there are lots of used ones out there on eBay that are well within your $200 budget.

 

[mavic3usa]

I have an EcoFlow River (first generation) that works great for this. It's a very manageable size - about 12 lbs - and has a capacity of 288 Wh, which is not big compared to the DJI models mentioned above, but it has worked great for me for recharging my Mini 4 Pro, Mavic 3, and Air 2s batteries in the field, as well as my mirrorless camera. If I do multiple jobs in one day, it is pretty well drained by the end of the day, but so far it has kept up. I'm not sure if EcoFlow offers this model anymore, but there are lots of used ones out there on eBay that are well within your $200 budget.

I have the same unit and I also have the new River 3+ which I got because the original unit was getting really old. I found out EcoFlow has a trade-in process where you can get a credit for your old unit towards a new one and the coupon can be applied even during BF when the sales are happening. The good news is some of the River units you don't actually need to ship it back to them, they give you the trade in credit and you keep your unit so that is helpful. Check it out here: EcoFlow Trade in | EcoFlow | EcoFlow US

 

[tribar]

Would this work?
It has 100w output and 25 000 mah.

Mavic 3 Batteries have an energy density of 77Wh.
The Powerbank in your link has an energy density of 3.7V x 25Ah = 92.5Wh
Common efficiency of power banks is 75%, this results in 70Wh of usable energie to charge ONE Mavic 3 battery.

 

[skycam509]

I have the same unit and I also have the new River 3+ which I got because the original unit was getting really old. I found out EcoFlow has a trade-in process where you can get a credit for your old unit towards a new one and the coupon can be applied even during BF when the sales are happening. The good news is some of the River units you don't actually need to ship it back to them, they give you the trade in credit and you keep your unit so that is helpful. Check it out here: EcoFlow Trade in | EcoFlow | EcoFlow US

Thanks for sharing this! It looks like they are offering $100 trade-in on the River. Is that what you got? I was thinking of upgrading so I have a little headroom on capacity on the bigger jobs, but I was looking at the new Jackery units. A $100 credit might keep me with EcoFlow. Did they let you keep your River?

On the other hand, Amazon Prime Days is coming up in a few weeks. I could buy a new Jackery, hopefully at a deep discount, and sell my River on eBay.

 

[MS Coast]

Thanks for sharing this! It looks like they are offering $100 trade-in on the River. Is that what you got? I was thinking of upgrading so I have a little headroom on capacity on the bigger jobs, but I was looking at the new Jackery units. A $100 credit might keep me with EcoFlow. Did they let you keep your River?

Check out Bluetti power banks, too. I replaced a Jackery unit we used for camping with a Bluetti and I'm very pleased with it.

 

[skycam509]

Check out Bluetti power banks, too. I replaced a Jackery unit we used for camping with a Bluetti and I'm very pleased with it.

Thanks. Why did you replace the Jackery? Was there a problem with it?

 

[MS Coast]

Thanks. Why did you replace the Jackery? Was there a problem with it?

No problems at all, It's a 293-Wh model and I just needed a little more capacity. I passed it along to a friend and it's still going strong.

 

[mavic3usa]

Thanks for sharing this! It looks like they are offering $100 trade-in on the River. Is that what you got? I was thinking of upgrading so I have a little headroom on capacity on the bigger jobs, but I was looking at the new Jackery units. A $100 credit might keep me with EcoFlow. Did they let you keep your River?

On the other hand, Amazon Prime Days is coming up in a few weeks. I could buy a new Jackery, hopefully at a deep discount, and sell my River on eBay.

Certainly should wait until Amazon and BF days before buying.

Trying to get away from Ecoflow and now leaning towards DJI and Anker:
I currently have the River 3+ and I was able to dispose of several older unit that I got a refurbs:


River 2 Pro: kept and handed off to niece
River 2: Returned to Ecoflow and rec'd $50 credit
River Max Plus : NOT Returned to Ecoflow and rec'd $10 credit

 

[GadgetGuy]

I have a mavic 3 pro and a autel 640t and thry have both quite bog batteries that consume a lot from a powerbank.

I want to be able to charge 1-3 batteries when im out in the woods far from a car or any other charging device.
Any sugestion what to buy?
I think it should be at least 100w output on the powerbank but even then it will take ower 1 hour to charge.

DJI Power 1000 will certainly do the trick.
They list for $999 but are available for around $400 during Amazon Prime and currently 50% off from DJI.