5 Things that can Kill your DJI Battery

[@kimberlystubbs8422]

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[@GregB314]

Excellent and informative, thanks Kailash

[@timothybolden9955]

Great video! And great editing! You're going to have a crazy amount of subscribers! Best of luck

[@yasmina120323]

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[@kailashnaik]

Some do last, I have a few batteries that are over 8 years old, their capacities reduce but they still do work.

[@BeyCinema]

I love how you put the tips in the description. Keep up the good work!

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you very much!

[@Techshan]

informative and well shot. really love the flight shots ..awesome.keep them coming..

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you very much :) We should do a video together!

[@Techshan]

surething ! lets plan something

[@kailashnaik]

Tell me if you have something on your mind

[@Techshan]

sure will think of something and get in touch

[@spanchangam]

One of the best videos on your channel. Keep up the good work! Kailash Naik​

[@belleaerials3047]

Great advise. I do actually fully discharge below 8% every 20 cycles and I always check my battery cells for deviations on the healthy drones website. Also I keep a battery log. One thing which is also very important for people in cold countries: Don't fly with batteries under 20 degrees Celcius (warm them in your car or under your clothes) and fly it gently until the temperature is up to 30 degrees Celcius.

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you! And thanks for you suggestion on flying in cold countries..

[@xVusKx]

1:11 OMG that stick control !!

[@64Magick]

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS TO US DRONERS!!

[@louismccall]

I just subscribed for the fire... And the fact that your video got straight to the point... Good post.

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you very much!

[@magicwoody]

@@kailashnaik no fire vid. until today?

[@felipe.verasay]

Where is the fire video???!!!

[@bryanlet]

@@magicwoody Still no fire video ... Disappointed and not subbed.

[@ilmirstefanides6477]

I love your explanation and video. Do you plan on buying a better microphone for future videos?

[@goranringsjo4681]

Excellent information, condensed and well presented. Thank You for sharing.

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you!

[@ArcherArce]

Very nice job. I would mention that DJI operators can/should set the days to auto-discharge within the app. The default is 10 days (way too long). I've set mine to 3 days. You must set this option for each individual battery -- it it not a global setting. This allows fully charged batteries to slowly discharge on their own in the event that you don't get to fly them in a timely manner. It's a critical step to ensuring the longevity of your batteries.

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you! And that's a useful tip.. Thanks for sharing.

[@socal0buck]

This is the best advice in the entire thread and should have been mentioned in the video.

[@Swizzenator]

OK I must need to do this cause all 3 of my batteries blew up like Val Kilmer and are now DOA. So plug a battery in the Inspire 1, turn it on, open the app, set the proper settings in the app, shut down and repeat for each battery? Cheers

[@ALE-sy6pg]

Damn, I just got my Mavic battery swollen up and started to think about your tip.

[@1978tenpack]

Does the battery need to be in the Drone for it to discharge after setting this feature?

[@p111nad]

@Kailash Great Informative video. Could you please tell me were you got your cool looking drone case from?

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you! If you're talking about the Phantom 4 case then it comes along with the aircraft, inside the box.

[@connormiller8523]

that was the best video I have watched! thanks it helped me a lot!

[@calikristenxo]

Great tips! Will put these to use on my Mavic! Thank you Kailash

[@KarlEdmonstone]

good advice - cheers - anything specific I should know about the Mavic batteries??

[@markoliver474]

Thanks Kialash, great vid. Looking forward to more informative and well put together vids.

[@quinoid]

Nice vid, was very helpful as a newcomer to the drone field

[@jacquesberther1434]

I will recommended to charge below 30% when traveling by air. Some say 20%. Having batteries charge over 60% are way to dangerous. You say 90% not sure if that a good idea. Mahalo

[@jimchriswell6798]

Good video and thanks for being realistic about the exact number before you discharge the batteries. Some people are way to serious.

[@vaffcontentcreator]

My Dji phantom 2 battery was dead so i bought a second one but i have used it 1 week then i have tried to use it 3 weeks later and it was dead... however i have follow the instructions that says "When you don't use your battery for a long time please let it between 35-45%" do you know if that was a wrong information ...?

[@mesrjy1147]

Hi my DJI Phantom advanced plus battery is draining very fast and i need to calibrate the battery...please tell me a way to calibrate it. Thank you......................Your video is really useful

[@Petsublak]

Brilliant explanation, clear and concise.

[@sanpol4399]

What can I say about your video ? GREAT ! Thank you for posting.

[@willjohnson9519]

After I’m done flying and the battery has cooled down should I charge it and unplug it when it reaches around 50% for storage?

[@dmkinney]

I certainly agree about sudden stops (~@ 1 min. In video). As I was shooting video today, the thought occurred how to avoid this: Select Cinematic mode, once airborne. Then, if you let go of the sticks, you'll gently coast to a stop - without all that aggressive counter-rotation. It saves wear and tear on the motors and prolongs flight time. Do this whether videoing or just flying and/or taking stills. Try it.

[@BeautifulRelaxationVideos]

Thank you for the great information.

[@RCThis]

What method to discharge the inspire 1 batteries? I thought they had a self discharge program built into the packs?

[@arrisxdify]

In the #2, you mentioned that to store battery at 50%~ capacity. What about if let's say today i charged my battery to 100%, then go outside for a flight time, then go back to home at lets say 20% battery. Should I charge my battery to 50% now so it may be stored if i don't plan to fly in the next few days?

[@indiandiyboyby-kanishk76]

does all these precautions applies on cheap lead acid batteries too.

[@Pindi44]

Nice tips, short and pertinent, thanks. What´s a good way to discharge a battery, just leave it in the drone and switch it on, as you show, or is there another way?

[@kailashnaik]

The best way of course is to fly your drone. Alternatively, you can use the battery as a power bank to charge your phones/laptops.

[@aagamingyt3449]

You've got a nice voice man ... awesome video

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you!

[@PmXism]

Thank you this is some great information.

[@RalphBucci]

While I can appreciate your video (and do), I have been flying RC for 7 years (700 size helis and 50-70" planes) and have always kept my batteries at full charge. I don't abuse them outside the normal scopes of flying and respect the charge rates recommended by the manufacturer. I have a 12s pack that has well over 250 cycles and is about 2 years old and has not puffed one MM. I have multiple multirotor batteries that have well over 100 cycles with MAYBE 1mm of swelling but still charge fine and have very low IR. Most of my plane batteries have well over 100 cycles on them and are still flying perfectly. I also keep my P3P and Inspire pro batteries at 100% as I never know when I will be flying. All of my batteries with the exception of the P3P and Inspire pro batteries are kept in the garage (I live in Texas). I do, however, fly at least once a week but not all the batteries see flight times. Not saying you shouldn't heed the advice of the OP but I was sharing my experience ;)

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you for sharing your experience! As a matter of fact, I store the batteries fully charged most of the time, for the convenience of being able to get them in the air when I want to. However, just like you, I do manage to fly atleast once or twice a week. None of my batteries have been through an auto discharge process so far as they are consistently put to use. I believe the manufacturer suggests storing them at half charge (for longer durations) so the battery has a wider threshold to withstand temperature variations.

[@Royalyorkies]

Yeah I've gotten 235 flights and still going at lvl 27 1.5m ft flown on my original battery😎

[@imdronedout]

Very informative and very well displayed ! Thumbs up !

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you!

[@robynwillis7960]

Is there any issue with deeply discharging the battery every time? My battery is usually

[@Platinumdose420]

Thanks for the video and the tips,! keep up the great work

[@helicoptersonly8187]

Excellent video, Kailash.

[@pjneslo8979]

Gotta admit but it never dawned on me about going full speed then coming to an abrupt stop would hurt the cells on the Lipo, makes sense.. thanks for the tips !

[@davybloggs1564]

It doesn't! He doesn't know what he's talking about!

[@pjneslo8979]

David Tormey LOL

[@rodj7018]

Ummm... NO. Today's LiPos are meant for high discharge. I've been buying/using LiPos for ten years. I have 22.2 V 14S 9000 MAh set up in my Goblin 700 heli and my two sets (4 LiPos) are still running strong after 3 years of hard 3D flights: Piro-Flips, Hurricanes, Elevator Tick Tocks, 4 point elevator tick tocks, funnels, snakes, Tail-Slides, hard aileron loops, rolls, aileron tick tocks... and I was one of the 1st to get a 1st gen Phantom and I still only have the one 11.1V 3 cell 2200MAh (20C) LiPo it came with and it's still in top shape and that's one of the only ways I have fun with it is to fly inches off the ground cornering hard and still get the expected flight time. BTW - 20C is what the discharge rate used to be when we used to fly Align TREX 450 V2s and even 450 Pros. Just youtube/google the hardcore 3D flights from Alan Szabo or any other RC Pilot. And we paid the premium for batteries back then. Each thunder power RC battery of this size was 150 and 6S 3000 to 5000 were 350.00 a piece.

[@TheLiveutube]

Nice presentation and accent!!Good luck

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you!

[@danewiley4215]

Very informative and helpful. 👏👍

[@Jpaydirt]

Last time I flew with mine I discharged them to 30% and placed them in a lipo bag (seperately) with the date and % charge, and it was all in my carry on baggage, as per FAA regulations, They absolutely don't want them in checked baggage as you could start a fire and kill everybody. I would suggest checking FAA regs. before you fly, I mean really who wants to kill themselves and everybody else, good video

[@kailashnaik]

Thats an important thing to consider. Thanks for sharing!

[@edguida8629]

My god I love your edit!

[@desbold4898]

Great video man! What do you use to edit, I really like your style!

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you! I use Final Cut Pro.

[@desbold4898]

Great work you earned yourself a subscriber, keep it up

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you again :)

[@johng8300]

Thank you guys for this little known info on batteries

[@kailashnaik]

Welcome and thanks for watching!

[@stanleyftw]

i have left my phantom 3 battery in my phantom full power for a month,is it good to fly it even it is on the phantom the whole time??

[@BirdWhisperer46]

My batteries are numbered with a marker. I change them each flight. I set the discharge time in the Phantom App to 5 days. Seems to be OK, but, except in winter, I fly pretty often.

[@ottoernst3735]

Does this also apply to the mavic mini

[@accorsistudios]

Really helpful, do you guys ever just get so overwhelmed with so much technology from cameras, lenses, software, that we probably are doing some damaging stuff to our equipment and don't really know it? I always was charging my batteries 100% b/c there were so many jobs I would get with little notice. This helps!

[@kaiden8876]

I have a Skywalker quad that I got for my birthday, and I left it for about 3 or 4 months and the battery has not been bloating, It has no camera and it only has 1 small battery, So I know the Phantom has multiple batteries and all that, but if my Skywalker drone goes on to a plane (I don't know if it has charge or not), will it start to bloat?

[@petkingdom9783]

I dropped one battary of my dji mavic mini from almost 4 feet height does it cause damage to may battary please reply what should I do.

[@ninyusam5276]

Thanks bro! It helps a lot!

[@bdseidler]

Very important question. When I plan on storing batteries. I put them on the the charger and pull them off when the 4th light starts flashing. I believe this to be approximately just over 50%. is this correct?

[@kailashnaik]

I believe that is a little over 60%

[@bdseidler]

Thx

[@habrown_2139]

Thanks for the tips, it sure will help my batteries last longer. Good video

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you for watching!

[@LivingWithTheGuzmans]

Good info thanks

[@robertkuhnke6156]

My D5 drone came with a USB charging plug. My question is: There ok s a red light that comes on telling my battery is bing charged. When the red light goes out is the battery still being charged? Thanks

[@ylou4901]

Hi If I do not use my P3 for several weeks I discharge the battery has 50% but can I leave it inside the drone or it is better to leave it outside?

[@xavier_arthur]

Spot on :) Very well done and informative.

[@droneeddie1860]

Very nice presentation, good way to get, and keep someones attention and make a good point. Thank You!

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you, appreciate your comment!

[@kingoftheworld7687]

Thank you👍🏻 and we wait fir new information

[@jcgamingzone165]

In my drone I put low capacity battery that will swollen after that again buy heavy battery that also happen like that only .will agin I use or not please help me

[@nathanwebster9851]

So if I want to store for a while do I run batteries dead

[@samuelvaz1469]

You spoke very well ... keep going

[@swishpan]

The most aggressive battery usage is rapid climbing, not breaking. You can store fully charge Inspire batteries because they will self discharge after a user set time, not sure if this goes for phantom as well. You didn´t say much about cold, but using batteries below 15 degrees is also stressful for the cells. You also forgot to talk about physical damage as hard knocks can destroy the batteries.

[@ronquin5272]

Thank you for the information... however there is one more mistake that people make all the time, and that is to immediately charge a battery after its been used. Its best to buy more batteries and use those while the warm depleted ones get cool to room temperature before recharging again.

[@ILLBEDRONED]

Very informative, thanks! Waiting patiently for the fire video, stoke it up!!!

[@jackbisson9226]

Kailash great video and thank you for sharing.

[@victor.randolph]

That's for the great video. Excited to see the fate of those two batteries. When will you post it? Also, is there a resource on KZbin to show how to deep discharge a phantom 4 battery? I'm headed on a flight across the country and the airline recommends the batteries not be charged.

[@aerialandskyviews9525]

Victor Randolph , the best way I have found to discharge them for a flight is to fly in your yard down to 15% land and pack for the flight. It is a very good idea to do that, and it's great to see other pilots are aware of the discharged requirement most US airlines require for these batteries.

[@XB223]

Good video! nice touch of humor :) and sooooo much conflicting info! liked and subbed :)

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment :)

[@XB223]

:)

[@RamPrasadDutt]

Really informative video. I have an offtopic question though - Say I get my hands on a Mavic Pro in India through an Indian reseller. I am planning a trip to Europe in the coming months. Would I be able to travel with this drone to Europe and safely bring it back without getting it stuck in customs?

[@robertcalloway6685]

Informative. I hope you get a lot of hits on this, because many of us need to know such money saving tips.

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you for your support!

[@jtkeys7618]

Good info n to the point Iike how they are in the description just subbed & liked happy flying

[@deanoboland]

I am new and learning all the time thanks

[@kailashnaik]

You're welcome!

[@UBsLab]

A new subscriber!!

[@MrErnestlawson]

I need help. I think my battery is in hibernation mode. It has sitting for 2 years. I press and hold button and it 4 soild green lights but it then shut off.

[@Daniel-dl6fp]

Will this work for any drone like the eachine e58

[@josemariabuhoquemira7406]

Es muy bueno este video, felicitaciones!

[@kailashnaik]

Gracias!

[@brianpstudios]

thank you for the great video. very well made and put together.

[@kailashnaik]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the comment.

[@alexandergho7298]

Hello.. how to calibrate the battery?

[@samfung607]

Life saving tips, thank you.

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you for watching!

[@alanssnack1192]

what about charging a dji battery in 30mins is bad? my official charger charges fast asf, it even triggers over voltage warning on the batteries sometimes.

[@kailashnaik]

Fast charging should be fine, especially when an OEM charger is used.

[@sulafpv]

What about fpv racing quads? Pilots fly very aggressively, but there is nothing happens with batteries

[@AtharvaD]

Hey Kailash, I'd like to know how you get your drones in India. Do you get them through AVCS or import them?

[@kailashnaik]

you can email me on way2kailash[@]gmail[.]com

[@tesimpamonami9188]

Hi Kailash, For how long can you leave your P4 Battery let say around 30% without being recharged? Will, it damaged the Battery? Can you give me some info. Thanks

[@awezhatodkar1986]

Crisp video 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Awesome videos man!!!

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you :)

[@DuaneMorrisPhotosByDuane]

Great video and I learned a few things I have never heard of Thank you! Okay where's the video of you tossing these batteries in the fire? I would like to see that.

[@michaelhaze4507]

Help urgent tryed a set of livh 1300 on my drone but they discharged last night hooked it up to my drone and my dron battery discharged super fast to 65% unhooked em and my battery was a bit puffy through em on my cold pad and they went back to norm are they ok to use ? Not usin livh no nore

[@ugonnaalozie6811]

your video was good you have my subscription;)

[@godfreypoon5148]

60degC seems a bit hot. I would prefer to keep them below 25degC for storage.

[@cyaerials6728]

hey i sended my p3 to fix before two months is there any way to discgarge my batteries without the drone and charge them again ? i have the charger and the batteries

[@Expendablee188]

Can i charge with laptop or ps4?

[@angelpazz]

Hi I just took out my P4 after 10 days, I was to busy to use. And basically I fund out that my two extra battery where bit warm, I'm in shock, I didn't know all of this tips thanks so much now I will care more of my battery. Thanks

[@kailashnaik]

Welcome! And thanks for watching! Do calibrate your batteries.

[@rotortrek9531]

Overall, a very good video about battery life. Although, "don't fly aggressively?!?" LOL... Everyone I know pushes their drones to the extreme, intentionally, except the more timid flyers. I think #1 should simply state that aggressive flying will stress the battery. And I'm still waiting for the battery destruction video you promised! :-D

[@SunilTech]

nice information about battery keep doing great work

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you very much!

[@darthjunius]

Great video! I wish I had watched it a couple of months ago because I couldn't fly for a few weeks and stored an Inspire 1 battery at 100%. Since then that battery has been flaky. I did the calibration as per DJI instructions and have been diligent on when and how I store/charge the batteries but this one has never been the same. I get less flight time and I get the "Propulsion output is limited to ensure safety of battery" message. Needless to say, this is always the last battery I use for the day. With this battery I don't fly too far or too high, fly with the landing gear down and I keep a close watch on the voltage during the flight. My other Inspire 1 batteries are fine but this one is toast :-(

[@aerialvision2077]

60 degrees Celsius is extremely high. You might want to adjust that to 40 degrees

[@leesadrone7343]

great video and info, liked and subbed

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you!

[@ShahBrionez]

Nice vid, thanks for the tips!

[@kailashnaik]

Thank you for watching!

[@ZsoltPinters]

as a battery test engineer I would say point 3 is not completely true, but other points are recommended to follow