Why not store battery in the drone?

[kentdavidge]

DJI advises against storing the battery in the drone for an 'extended period of time'. But assuming I have depleted the battery down to 55%, what damage may be caused by letting it sit inside the aircraft?

 

[GFields]

DJI advises against storing the battery in the drone for an 'extended period of time'. But assuming I have depleted the battery down to 55%, what damage may be caused by letting it sit inside the aircraft?

I would assume it could be possible to create some damage to the contacts in the drone's battery compartment and/or the battery. Other possibilities could include damage to the drone by the battery becoming defective.

 

[kentdavidge]

I would assume it could be possible to create some damage to the contacts in the drone's battery compartment and/or the battery. Other possibilities could include damage to the drone by the battery becoming defective.

Thanks for the input. So you always remove your battery from the drone when not flying?

 

[GFields]

Thanks for the input. So you always remove your battery from the drone when not flying?

I usually do at least one photo shoot per day. If I were to take a few days off, I would probably dislodge the battery but leave it resting in the drone.

 

[anotherlab]

DJI advises against storing the battery in the drone for an 'extended period of time'. But assuming I have depleted the battery down to 55%, what damage may be caused by letting it sit inside the aircraft?

They are probably trying to eliminate the worst case scenario where a damaged battery could cause damage to the drone.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Batteries have been switched on whilst in a bag etc. If that happens whilst the battery is in the drone the drone might get hot.

 

[MA2 317]

There may be a very slim possibility of turning the aircraft ON while in the case, powering up the aircraft.

Although highly unlikely to get the button push sequence correct to turn it ON, but you never know if it's sitting in the case while driving to the destination and it brushed up on something in the case.

Ya' beat me to it Yorkshire_Pud.

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[old man mavic]

@kentdavidge i believe the main reason for removing the battery from the drone, is if it swelled due to being stored incorrectly, then it could cause damage to the drone and also be very difficult to remove ,especially on the later drones, where the battery actually slides inside the body of the drone ,of course all the other answers could be correct

 

[kentdavidge]

@kentdavidge i believe the main reason for removing the battery from the drone, is if it swelled due to being stored incorrectly, then it could cause damage to the drone and also be very difficult to remove ,especially on the later drones, where the battery actually slides inside the body of the drone ,of course all the other answers could be correct

This is the possibility that came to mind when I read about this on DJI's website. It is a shame DJI doesn't give a justification for it.

 

[jwilson]

Batteries have been switched on whilst in a bag etc. If that happens whilst the battery is in the drone the drone might get hot.

Never heard of that.

 

[jwilson]

DJI advises against storing the battery in the drone for an 'extended period of time'. But assuming I have depleted the battery down to 55%, what damage may be caused by letting it sit inside the aircraft?

I store one in my mavic 3 pro, because I have 4 and only three fit in my bag. I could see if you're not going to fly for 6 months not keeping it in the drone.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Never heard of that.

You have now.

 

[AnzacJack]

i have heard of issues when the battery goes into draining mode for storage after the allotted time. This was in the early days of these smart batteries, but it could possibly still be an issue in certain circumstances

 

[Felix le Chat]

i have heard of issues when the battery goes into draining mode for storage after the allotted time. This was in the early days of these smart batteries, but it could possibly still be an issue in certain circumstances

Perhaps the advice is to guard against potential electrolyte leakage from gassed cells (older batteries as well as the occasional duff unit that sneaks past quality control). I know that stuff is highly corrosive, if it were to leak down onto the main board...

 

[jwilson]

You have now.

Do you have a link?

 

[AnzacJack]

I guess that dji would cover most of the issues here.
I will admit though, that i have always left a battery in the drone since the beginning of these smart batteries and dji craft and never had an issue. Before smart batteries i always stored my batteries in fireproof boxes, and also never had an issue. Only ever had 1 battery catch fire during charging wayyyy back.
However, it only takes one instance to cause significant fire risk so i guess DJI just covering all bases with their advice

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Do you have a link?

No, they were a fair while ago.

 

[Starz]

Interesting comments. Probably boils down to what is safe. I have for the last seven years not concerned myself with leaving a battery in any of the drones I’ve had in my possession.(lost count after 20)
I will NOT leave a battery in place after a flight just to help dissipate the heat generated by its use. This procedure also allows the aircraft to cool down.

 

[Cafguy]

I will NOT leave a battery in place after a flight just to help dissipate the heat generated by its use. This procedure also allows the aircraft to cool down.

This is why I don't leave my batteries in the Drone. That AND I once had to carefully destroy a Battery to get it out of the Drone after the owner left it in, only to have it swell in storage.

 

[Chrislaf]

Batteries have been switched on whilst in a bag etc. If that happens whilst the battery is in the drone the drone might get hot.

I once had a battery in an original Mavic 3 turn on while it was in its case in a backpack. The only way I knew, was I heard the the drone startup. Ever since that time I do not store a battery in the drone.

Chris