Pro tip to charge Mavic 3 battery faster (1 hour 36 min -> less than 1 hour)

[SkywalkerFeng]

If you buy DJI Mavic 3, the package comes with a 65W GaN USB charger. It takes about one hour and 36 minutes to fully charge one battery, whether you charge it directly in the drone, or with the battery charging hub.

Now here comes the undocumented secret about Mavic 3 - it actually supports USB PD/PPS protocol for up to 88W. Now if you buy one of the 100W USB-C charger, with a 100W USB-C cable, you can fully charge the battery in Mavic 3 in less than one hour.

Note that this trick only works if you charge the battery in the drone, not with the battery charging hub.

This trick has been confirmed by multiple users in DJI's official user forum in China:

御3充电的问题-航拍无人机-大疆社区

大疆社区

bbs.dji.com

 

[jonatious]

I just tried the Watts on the DJI charger and 87W Macbook Charger. Macbook charger seems to be charging at lesser watts

NOTE: Apple charger is probably not PPS protocol

 

[Ben_McPhee]

If you buy DJI Mavic 3, the package comes with a 65W GaN USB charger. It takes about one hour and 36 minutes to fully charge one battery, whether you charge it directly in the drone, or with the battery charging hub.

Now here comes the undocumented secret about Mavic 3 - it actually supports USB PD/PPS protocol for up to 88W. Now if you buy one of the 100W USB-C charger, with a 100W USB-C cable, you can fully charge the battery in Mavic 3 in less than one hour.

Note that this trick only works if you charge the battery in the drone, not with the battery charging hub.

This trick has been confirmed by multiple users in DJI's official user forum in China:

御3充电的问题-航拍无人机-大疆社区

大疆社区

bbs.dji.com

Good tip. Any risk of battery damage at that rate?

(Also makes me mad that DJI didn't at least provide that charger for the Cine. :/ )

So, the biggest charger I have in my Arsenal is my 140w MacBook Pro Charger. I am fine if 40w of that goes to waste, but will this damage the battery (Or the charger)?

Oh, and any word on if this chargers either of the controllers faster? (They take 1hr 30 also with standard chargers - longer if you are also charging a battery).

 

[wco81]

DJI may void the warranty if they find out you were charging at a higher rate since it's not officially supported.

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

Good tip. Any risk of battery damage at that rate?

(Also makes me mad that DJI didn't at least provide that charger for the Cine. :/ )

So, the biggest charger I have in my Arsenal is my 140w MacBook Pro Charger. I am fine if 40w of that goes to waste, but will this damage the battery (Or the charger)?

Oh, and any word on if this chargers either of the controllers faster? (They take 1hr 30 also with standard chargers - longer if you are also charging a battery).

No it should not damage the battery or the charging hub. USB PD is a two-way handshaking protocol. The drone and the charging hub tell the charger how much power they require to charge. The drone (Mavic 3) supports up to 88W. The charging hub, on the other hand, can handle only 65W.

I haven't found anything about charging the controller faster - you can always give it try, with your 140W charger.

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

DJI may void the warranty if they find out you were charging at a higher rate since it's not officially supported.

I doubt that would ever happen. This tip is announced by DJI official user forum's admin, who is a DJI employee, and she gets this information from DJI's engineering team.

 

[Kirill]

DJI may void the warranty if they find out you were charging at a higher rate since it's not officially supported.

At this point - it's DJI charging batteries. You just plugin the drone

 

[Kirill]

Any recommendation for car plug that will give 88W without bursting into flames ?

 

[maximusak]

Until now, I have not found aftermarket Mavic 3 charger at market place (Aliexpress), such as brand YX that have been produced for Mavic 2 and Mini 2 (I owned those).

Do you guys, ever searching and find it, maybe at another market place?

Thank you,
Maximus

 

[GFields]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[ProStreetCamaro]

Until now, I have not found aftermarket Mavic 3 charger at market place (Aliexpress), such as brand YX that have been produced for Mavic 2 and Mini 2 (I owned those).

Do you guys, ever searching and find it, maybe at another market place?

Thank you,
Maximus

I'm looking for one as well. Knowing China it won't take long.

 

[Lasidora]

Something like this > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002527225837.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.1.368d829cFuuzNJ

 

[CanadaDrone]

DJI may void the warranty if they find out you were charging at a higher rate since it's not officially supported.

Current is pulled, not pushed, so modern batteries won't take anything they can't handle.

That being said, the faster you charge it, the worse it is for the battery's longevity, so that part is up to the user.

 

[RocketBrew]

I am building a battery charging case for the Mavic 3 similar to what I did for my P4P batteries.

It appears that the perfect combination of PPS, PD, or PIQ protocols needs to be implemented in a specific power supply to max out the charging speed.

DJI Mavic 3 Charger to Charging Base	15.9v @ 3.85a
Anker 60W PIQ 3.0 & GaN Charger to Charging Base	19.9v @ 2.21a
Baseus 100W GaN II Fast Charger to Charging Base	16.2v @ 4.48a
Baseus 100W GaN II Fast Charger to Mavic 3	16.1v @ 4.10a

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

Any recommendation for car plug that will give 88W without bursting into flames ?

I just bought a WOTOBEUS 120W car charger from Amazon. It has three ports, and the first USB-C port has a maximum of 100W output. I verified it is able to charge Mavic 3 battery at ~88W output.

 

[maximusak]

This what I mean, there is a aftermarket fast charger for Mavic 3 at Aliexpress, check it out guys :

62.9US $ 26% OFF|6 in1 Digital display Battery Charger for DJI Mavic 3 Drone Battery Charging Hub Fast Smart Battery Charger with EU/USAU adapter| | - AliExpress

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

This what I mean, there is a aftermarket fast charger for Mavic 3 at Aliexpress, check it out guys :

62.9US $ 26% OFF|6 in1 Digital display Battery Charger for DJI Mavic 3 Drone Battery Charging Hub Fast Smart Battery Charger with EU/USAU adapter| | - AliExpress

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

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Many thanks for posting the link. This product is the first of its kind, and I expect more are coming alone the way.

Back in 2018, I bought the fast charger for Mavic 2 Pro, from the same brand (YX). It has the same design, charges three M2P batteries simultaneously.

 

[maximusak]

Many thanks for posting the link.

Back in 2018, I bought the fast charger for Mavic 2 Pro battery, from the same brand (YX). It has the same design, charges three M2P batteries simultaneously.

Your welcome,

Yes, I look the specification of the power is the same as YX for Mavic 2, the different is in the cable connectors to the battery mavic 3 port.

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

Your welcome,

Yes, I look the specification of the power is the same as YX for Mavic 2, the different is in the cable connectors to the battery mavic 3 port.

For Mavic 3, this design still works but has two drawback:

1) The charger itself is big and bulky. The size/weight could have been reduced, if it is designed as GaN charger, with 3 USB-C port, each supporting PPS fast charging protocol up to 88W.

2) This charger does not utilize PPS fast charging protocol, otherwise the total charging time would have been rated at 78 minutes, instead of 90 minutes.

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

Your welcome,

Yes, I look the specification of the power is the same as YX for Mavic 2, the different is in the cable connectors to the battery mavic 3 port.

It is likely we see a different design for third party charger from another brand, later down the road.

This is the design for Hanatora charger for Mavic 2 Pro. Compared to YX charger, it has two additional benefits:

1) it works as both home charger and car charger.
2) it has a discharge function, for long term battery storage, when not in use.