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That green “Mavic 3” battery

Matt W

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I decided to try the Anzo Raptor battery for my DJI Mavic 3E. After all, it is (mostly) the same part number and significantly less expensive.
It came in a box that said Mavic 3 with no D, J, or I letters anywhere on it nor on the battery itself.
A little skeptical, I decided to test it, hovering as low as I could over grass, for 35 minutes, down to 17%, about 50 degrees F outside, battery temperature peaking at the end around 97deg F. I watched the voltages on each cell. Up until this test, I don’t recall ever seeing cell voltages with a split greater than .03 volts, .01/.02 being the normal max difference.
This vomit green beauty, having zero cycles flexing her guns for the first time ever, had a cell voltage max spread of .06 between the highest and lowest cells. As the battery depleted, the strongest cell slowly grew a bigger diference while the weakest cell slowly caught up to the normal cells, still with a .03 spread at the end.
I’m not sure if I should return this battery or not. What is the max diference between cells these batteries can have and be safe to use? Maybe I should have chat’d with DJI about this first? Hmmmmm.
The Battery may be a disgusting color but it fits perfect and hovered for 35 minutes which I find perfectly acceptable. That voltage diference has my skin crawling, my spidey senses tingling, and my Hmmmmmm meter pegged.
 

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Thou shalt not cast aspersions on Mother Nature's color of green, I sayeth verily unto thee.

On a slightly less biblical note, your observation that the battery cell voltages' variation is within reasonable limits amounts to an assurance that the battery is usable and should not be returned to the vendor.

The Oracle hath spoketh.
 
You know the results from a Hover. Staying low and over soft terrain such as a thick grassy field for a soft landing. Try some fast runs back and forth over the field, test it under stress of rapid acceleration and speed to see how they hold up.
Flying aggressively puts a different load on them and it may give you a different picture on their dependability and your trust.
 

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