Scored a Band New Mavic 1 Pro on eBay

[BugHunter]

Thanks, I'm not trying anything physical on them just yet. I saw information somewhere that said if you plug it in without the cube adapter and leave it in for 48 hours, it might revive it. As I said mine wasn't totally dead, it just wouldn't charge. And I have since seen a video that shows it is clearly a software problem. And that it's fixable if you're willing to take it apart. What it has done so far is completely discharged my battery to where there's nothing lighting up at any time. I'm guessing if it gets to a certain point it might completely reset itself and start over. But when the LEDs were so faint they were barely visible, it was clear that the microcontroller inside was still doing its thing. The voltage threshold on those LEDs is probably around 1.5. For all I know the microcontroller might have an even lower threshold of operation. I have moved it outside on the sidewalk under roof after watching the one safety video posted here on the forum.

 

[Conservative Nihilist]

In your shoes, I would stop short of dismantling a drone battery. A considerable amount of energy is stored in these batteries and any electrical short that accidentally occurs during open-battery surgery could potentially trigger a fire or worse.

There's a lot to be said for those after-market batteries sold by Ali Express. I haven't used a DJI manufactured battery in years, yet ALL my drones are older DJI models ranging from the Phantom 3 Standard to the Mavic 2 Pro and all stops in between.

 

[Air Pug]

Like many on here I still have my OG Mavic Pro. Still flies strong despite crashes and being "old". Although at this point I just fly it with the old goggles (yes, those huge white ones) for the fun of it, since quality wise the pics and videos are just severely outdated.
Fixed wing mode with the goggles makes for a fun afternoon!

 

[Conservative Nihilist]

Sounds like a lot of fun flying an old Mavic 1 Pro in airplane mode with a pair of goggles. The one drone flying accessory I haven't yet tried is FPV goggles. Speaking of the outdated Mavic 1 Pro camera though, I wear glasses, and soon I'll be due for a new prescription, so with my current partially corrected vision, I'd be hard-pressed to distinguish 4K video from 2.7K haha.

My sub-par eyesight is probably why I tend to keep my older DJI drones, though I do fly my antique Phantom 3 Standard and Phantom 3 Pro a lot less these days. Another benefit of owning DJI's older designs is that direct compatibility with Litchi which allowed the continuation of waypoint missions EVEN IF signal connectivity to the RC controller is lost mid-mission came to a sad end with the Mavic 2 Pro.