Parrot Bebop 2 Balance Charger EV-Peak DP2

[@LEGOofLittlehorn]

Tell me how you know this charger will fully-charge stock Bebop 2 Power LiHV battery packs?

[@MALNTV]

Much the same as knowing my hobby chargers fully charge my Bugs and Hubsan batteries or that my DJI Spark charger properly charges 3 batteries at a time.

[@LEGOofLittlehorn]

Fly Bar this charger cannot fully-charge LiHV Bebop 2 Power packs requiring balancing to 4.35 volts per cell. It can only fully-charge/balance LiPo to 4.20 volts per cell. If this charger is used to charge Power packs it will stop at 4.20vpc essentially turning a LiHV into a lower voltage shorter running LiPo battery.

[@MALNTV]

@@LEGOofLittlehorn Thanks fir the information! Unfortunately I know longer own a Parrot B2. I fully switched to DJI some time ago. Thanks fir tuning in.

[@MALNTV]

@@LEGOofLittlehorn had to re-read your comment. I never owned the Power Edition, just the standard BB2 withe the standard 2700mah batteries..although I did cheat and bought some GiFi's. But I traded it for a Spark and now also own the Air. If I can get a deal on a new and not refurbished BB2, I might consider it since I do like the Free Flight Pro app better than DJIs Go4.

[@PookySharif]

Has this held up for you? Is the charger still working? Some of the Amazon reviews make me a little nervous.

[@mikeshevlin]

Would this work for the power battery. I out power batteries on another balanced charger and the minute I took off it went from 100% to 80 instantly. I heard there is a different charger for power battery. Thankd

[@MALNTV]

mike shevlin I’ve seen charging cables sold on eBay that you can use to power up the Bebop 2 batteries using a hobby grade charger. That is an option versus the DP2.

[@MALNTV]

mike shevlin I subscribed to your channel

[@mikeshevlin]

Have you charged the B2 power on this unit yet?

[@MALNTV]

mike shevlin B2 and B2 power batteries are interchangeable. I regularly charge my GIFI 4000mah batteries on this unit. I believe the B2 power batteries are 3750?

[@garry1220able]

hello Fly Bar... i just hit like button and subbed... what happened to the stock bebop 2 battery you were waiting for 'storaging'? the bottom greens did get equal with the rest? thanks!

[@MALNTV]

garry1220able that Parrot battery is toast. I tested it again after doing this review. Once it reached 50% it quickly drains. Now I have to figure out how to properly dispose of it. However, to be honest, I rarely fly on Parrot batteries. My 2 batteries of choice have been my 4000mah GIFI’s for sometime. Whenever you see one of my flight videos or review videos, this is the batteries I’m flying.

[@MALNTV]

garry1220able I take it you own the Bebop 2? If so, if you are interested in turning yours into a Power Edition lookalike, Parrot sells the black nose cone and black gimbal rubber dampeners and an inexpensive price.

[@garry1220able]

yes, Fly Bar... i'm planning to get black nose and black rubber gimbal rubbers maybe next month... BTW, what's the age of your stock battery? and how much do you use them until they got toast? i just have for 5 months already and been flying my BB2 about 2 or 3 times a week... i'm just worried it might die sooner now... LOL

[@MALNTV]

garry1220able I bought my Bebop last May or June as a refurbished item. So no idea what the age of the battery was when I received the drone. Toasting the battery was my own stupidity. Before buying the DP charger and before I fully comprehended you cannot fly lipos under 20%...well I did just that. One day I was trying to descend from 200ft with about 45% left and the indicator looked like a stopwatch running backwards. I almost didn’t make it down. At that point I realized I had a fried battery and soon after started studying anything I could find lipo related.

[@garry1220able]

Thanks for your time and tips... will watch your other posts and in the future... keep flying!

[@jackdog4578]

After the battery is at 50% for storage, do you just take it off the charger and leave it off?

[@MALNTV]

Just be patient. The system with automatically shut down and will flash the word “End”. The storage process does take longer when discharging from a full battery vs. a battery that has already been discharged after a flight.

[@KittensgiveMorbogas]

I definitely need this, thank you for sharing! Been looking for one.

[@MALNTV]

This charger is amazing! Plus storage mode!

[@MALNTV]

Just a regular dude. Go find Rolex0071, tell him I sent you and subscribe and like. He will do the same for you. He’s bored . Hasn’t been able to fly this winter. The Irish weather has not been cooperating with him.

[@thebestsoccer2063]

my battery 10 minutes with firmware 4.7.1 this bad?

[@paullaviolette2610]

I found this on line but they won’t ship to Canada. I want the one for the Bebop 1 batteries (DP1) Do you know a place that might ship to Canada ? I already ordered a balance charger for my Bebop2 otherwise I would have went for this. It looks a lot neater !

[@MALNTV]

Paul Laviolette This I don’t know. I have another subscriber who has the same issues of getting items shipped to Canada

[@geraldltardif8443]

You made a coment on here that you should return your drone at 40%. Does that mean you should never fly at a lower percentage than that? You can't get over 20 minutes of flying time if you return it that early can you? I see lots of videos of people flying till they get the low batt warning. My new battery goes to just under 40% then drops to 0% within minutes. Do you think that is an indication of a bad cell?

[@MALNTV]

gerald tardif really it’s the voltage. You can turn a LiPi into toast if you drain these down to far. Now FreeFlight Pro, unlike some of the other drone apps, doesn’t have a voltage meter, just % remaining power. When storing these batteries, balance chargers that have this mode will charge the battery to around 48% at 3.8v. For this reason, I generally land between 30-40%. I aim for 40% since Parrot and their wise engineers decided to not give us a micro sd slot and only...what is it? 7-8gb of memory? Ya...at 40% memory is pretty full, so the extra battery juice helps for transferring files.

[@MALNTV]

...also extreme voltage drop is an indicator of a bad battery. I have two Parrot batteries...one I know is bad..and the other, I think is having issues. For this reason will never waste more money on a Parrot battery.

[@steveo9952]

Do you find it puts off a bit of a smell while charging?

[@MALNTV]

Steve O No..does yours?

[@steveo9952]

It seems to work perfectly fine, but ya, there is a smell. It's not a burning smell. It's hard to describe. Mine is brand new, only the second time using it. How many times have you used yours? Maybe it needs to break-in?

[@MALNTV]

Steve O now that you mentioned this...I will pay closer attention the next time I charge a battery on it.

[@steveo9952]

Sounds good, let me know if you happen to notice something. Thanks.

[@geraldltardif8443]

Thanks for the explanation. What kind of flight time are you getting when you return yours with 35 to 40% left?

[@MALNTV]

gerald tardif guess I need to Time it’s. I realize this isn’t an answer, but long enough where I get bored and sometimes reckless....4000mah batteries around 18-20 in camera mode. I usually don’t fly it in sport...for this reason I have a Bugs 3

[@MALNTV]

Main purpose of my B2 is to shoot video

[@daddyog93]

Very informative video . I really do need to get one of these.

[@MALNTV]

dronedaddyog Thank you sir!

[@X4hunterx4]

How much flying time do you get with the gifi 4000

[@MALNTV]

X4hunterx4 I can pull 25-27 minutes depending on the wind conditions.

[@MALNTV]

X4hunterx4 I gave you my support to your channel

[@johnnycahill41]

I have this charger and I get about 26 minutes from a 4000 giffi battery

[@geraldltardif8443]

Thanks again. I'm currently looking for a balance charger. This one is awesome but pricey especially here in canada. There is one I found on ebay that can charge 3 Batts at once and ballances for around 30$. Not sure if i want to take the chance on that one though. Love the convenience of yours. No cables.

[@jen33sen]

Hello Folks, Just got my DP2 Balance Charger yesterday, Put my three Bebop 2 POWER batteries(3350mah) in storage mode.(I'm in Ohio) So far-so good. "Great how to video - by the way" !!. QUESTION - On the GIFI 4000mah battery can you use them on the Bebop 2 POWER Drone?. Plus any Info: from anybody - comparison to bebop 2 Power stock batteries, any problems, experiences etc. etc. on the GIFI 4000mah Battery I would appreciate. Thanks so much

[@MALNTV]

jen33sen Fantastic..the only negative is you have to mess around with the buttons until it’ll kick into storage mode...would help if there was and actual manual. However, this is a really really good charger.

[@jen33sen]

Thanks Fly Bar, Thanks for all the help with the DP2. Ya it is strange that theirs not much on how to precisely operate the buttons for the different modes, more experience will fix that. Yes the DP2 so far seems to be great. NOW FLY BAR tell me all you know about the following QUESTION - On the GiFi 4000mah battery can you use them on the Bebop 2 POWER Drone?. Plus any Info: from anybody - comparison to bebop 2 Power stock batteries, any problems, experiences etc. etc. on the GiFi 4000mah Battery I would appreciate it. If you don't know please find out then reply back to me, I'll keep looking to. you the man! Thanks again

[@MALNTV]

jen33sen yes the GiFi battery for Bebop 2 fit perfectly and look like an exact match to the standard Parrot battery’s. In fact I flew twice today on a pair of GiFis and once on a Parrot. Shot a bunch of footage of forestry service lands, approx 100 acres harvested, then again on a friends property. Today was a wonderful day to fly and record. To be honest, not a whole lot of comparison videos out there...hmmm it’s time you do one for KZbin.

[@MALNTV]

jen33sen one more thing. Once you start using this charger on a regular basis you will forever worry about charging your batteries with that Parrot charger. Keep me posted on your progress. Especially enjoy those GiFi batteries. GiFi’s will likely become your battery of choice.

[@MALNTV]

Also, I subscribed to your channel. I already really really like your video “review”...do I need to hit the like button? Don’t tell the Mrs.

[@jackdog4578]

Nevermind, lol. I see you can take it off to store. Would you recommend adding accidental protection to this charger?

[@MALNTV]

Zionic484 by the way I subscribed to you to. I live life on the edge...I didn’t add accidental protection.

[@HaveFaithInGod]

What is "accidental protection" ?

[@bobct9455]

Great video, just bought one off of Amazon b/c of your review. Didn’t trust the parrot wall charger which likes to flash a red light

[@MALNTV]

Bob CT Thank you for the reply! BTW I subscribed to your channel. You will like the charger. You will be able to visually see the health of your three cells. An added bonus is you will be able to purchase GiFi 4000mah batteries and have confidence, much because of this balance charger, that they will perform well. GiFi’s are the only batteries I fly on thanks to his balance charger.

[@bobct9455]

Fly Bar You were reading my mind. I was looking at the Gifi 4000 mah battery on Amazon. Is this what you use? Does it still “snap” into the drone securely? Btw, subscribed to your channel too, keep up the good work. Amazon link: 4000mAh 11.1V Lipo Battery for Parrot Bebop 2 Drone www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYH8NY2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_BsxwAbDG7HS3S

[@MALNTV]

Bob CT absolutely! I didn’t buy mine from Amazon, I got mine from a supplier from eBay. You might get speedier shipping from Amazon. 40000mah! Plus they are soooo much cheaper than the stock ParrotBebop2’s. BUT 40000! Indeed..these are the ones I fly. Now...any lipo battery, no matter the manufacturer are finicky things, much is because of their chemical make up. Be certain to have your Bebop on the ground and shut down on 40%. You can destroy a lipo if under voltage if you drain it too far. Give the battery about a 15 minute rest period before re charge or storage.

[@MALNTV]

Bob CT these snap in place and fit perfectly

[@MALNTV]

Bob CT One other thing. If you find a $60-70 Bugs 3 buy it! You will find it is a lot of fun to fly.

[@igadget7982]

Nice job, thanks. Have ordered one 😀

[@MALNTV]

Igadget 79 Thank you! This means a lot! Whenever you get your channel together look me up. I will be your first subscriber!!

[@jackdog4578]

I purchased this as well, and someone asked if the 3.5A is adjustable. I said no, they said " That's one of the same problems with the original stock charger. It stresses the cells using the maximum rate all of the time. It speeds up charge time..but includes a reduction in the battery's useful lifespan as it adds to internal resistance over time. Stock B2 packs will last longer and perform better with a 1C charge rate. 2700mAh...2.7A charge rate." I told him that Storage is 1.0A ("1"), and he said " That "1" for storage might be the discharge rate until it reduces the charge down to its storage voltage. 1A charging up to storage levels is a handicap. The fact that it may take a long time to charge is that it may have some trouble balancing properly and settling packs at 4.20v per cell to top-off each cell with the others. Some packs have problems that inhibit them from being perfectly balanced and chargers run on..trying." Thoughts?

[@ev-peak476]

3.5A is not adjustable,but charging current is automatically adjusted according to the real time battery voltage

[@BDrones]

Great job bud

[@MALNTV]

B Drones Thank you

[@hanss.607]

Great! I would buy it. So far I am ok with my solution to use a balanced charger, but this requires soldering. For easy use without soldering this DP2 is great. I highly recommend to buy this if you want to have a longer lifetime of your batteries. Imho it is a big fail from Parrot to give us a crappy charger that will destroy the batteries.

[@MALNTV]

Hans S. Absolutely...a hobby balance charger is another alternative. You see, I suck when it comes to soldering, so I didn’t want to take a chance on a modded charging wire.

[@MrBombom25]

Thanks for sharing👍

[@MALNTV]

Old School R/C Thank you brother!

[@chrisricotta7063]

great video so was thinking about getting that charger . just got the bebop 2 and happy with it but the gps not the best . i have bugs 3 pro and i think the gps is much better .

[@MALNTV]

Chris Ricotta I think it does a great job.