Batteries
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Hello, welcome to the forum.
There are many articles in this forum about batteries and chargers. Prolonged battery life depends very much on how you treat your batteries, so a neat charger helps a lot.
Better batteries is not the right word, the OEM ones are not bad at all.
Aside of the Yuneec brand there are good brands like Gens-Tattu. There are some mixed experiences with Gifi.
Where to buy is of course depending on where you live. In the US the Gens-Tattu ones are (were) pretty cheap.
You will find many articles using the forum's search box near the magnifying glass upper right in your screen.
There are many articles in this forum about batteries and chargers. Prolonged battery life depends very much on how you treat your batteries, so a neat charger helps a lot.
Better batteries is not the right word, the OEM ones are not bad at all.
Aside of the Yuneec brand there are good brands like Gens-Tattu. There are some mixed experiences with Gifi.
Where to buy is of course depending on where you live. In the US the Gens-Tattu ones are (were) pretty cheap.
You will find many articles using the forum's search box near the magnifying glass upper right in your screen.
Hi, I use three https://www.amazon.com/MaximalPower-YUNEEC-8050mAH-Battery-Typhoon/dp/B076XV4L4N and are so far very satisfied. They give me approx. 3-5minutes longer flight time than the stock batteries. I charge and "store discharge" them with a DY3 - Product - EV-PEAK
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These seem to cost double the price from Gens-Tattu (in USA). Or, looking at the prices as advertised, even much more, GIFI $140, Ultrax $ 52 and you get $5 discount if you buy two Ultrax (and free shipping in USA).
Being not much of a mathematician I estimate if you spend 140 on GIFI you get 4 minutes extra flying time. If you spend 140 on Ultrax you get 36 minutes extra flying time.
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Dr Delta, right, they cost a few dollar more when you compare the flight time / $ you' get but the x-tra 3-5 minutes is worth alot when I'm out on an important (profitable) assignment.These seem to cost double the price from Gens-Tattu (in USA). Or even much more, GIFI $140, Ultrax $ 52 and you get $5 discount if you buy two.
Yeh. I can understand that a few minutes more can make a difference while doing some assignment.
But that has nothing to do with $/flight time. See my [edit] on message above.
Well, Dr Delta.. when you can't land to swap batteri, every minute x-tra you can stay in the air to complete the mission is worth every dollar spent on a 8050mAYeh. I can understand that a few minutes more can make a difference while doing some assignment.
But that has nothing to do with $/flight time. See my [edit] on message above.
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I just checked it out but it looks like a European plug... Do they also come with an U.S. version? Or they universal? Also what's the price? Thanks for all y'all help you guys are the best.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GXM1WR/
US plug... same model I own... also available under the Morpilot brand... same charger.
US plug... same model I own... also available under the Morpilot brand... same charger.
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Found this too is this the same https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071W1DBZ...nU&pd_rd_r=N42VZV3EX32057M0M7A2&pd_rd_w=RO9JO
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Its says 3s and then in the description it says 4s... Which is it? I just want to make sure I'm getting the right ones.
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Yes, fly down any unused batteries to around 14.8v so that after landing it will bounce back up to storage level (around 15.2v) or use a third party charger that has the facility to deplete to storage level...do a search on here to decide which one to buy, there are plenty of discussions on this forum about chargers. I generally fly my unused batteries down to achieve storage level it being the quickest way.
When doing a commercial job I always take with me an extra battery over and above the number of batteries that I've planned to use to do the job and most often chuck the aircraft back into the air to deplete it for storage. On occasion, having that extra battery and flying it down for storage has given me the unforeseen opportunity to get a crucial shot missed during the main shoot. Indeed, a couple of weeks ago I was doing a shoot for the local Rotary Club and after the shoot (a set of still pictures) I flew down the spare battery to storage and took some video on automatic settings for my own use. The Rotary club saw my edit and bought it even though it was not part of the commercial brief and wasn't shot with selling it in mind. That was a few extra £££ in my pocket just as a result of battery maintenance.
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