I'm a die hard Q500 4K fan mainly because of it's lift capability. I'd gotten mixed results with their flight time. I finally discovered why. Let me know, if anyone else is still flying Q500s. When I charged a very warm battery, I found out that the factory charger would indicate FULL but not really be full resulting in very short flights of 5 to 10 minutes. Charging same battery but in a cold state would give a normal 25 to 30 minutes. These are the big Lithiums on Q500s. Could it be a factory safety factor or just the nature of the beast? Does this affect other drone types? Thanks!
Lithium batteries & their charging faults...
- Thread starter booboo
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Lithium batteries should always be room temp when charging. Allowing them to cool may affect the internal chemistry of the battery. In any case, your experience is the same that other people have reported. So allow them to cool before charging.
See also these tips about battery recharge...
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LiPo Battery Care
Just another Night Flight The worst thing you can do with a LiPo Battery, is to Fully Charge it, and Store it with your Drone, and expect it to be Ready for the next Flight... Storing a LiPo Fully Charged will Slowly Destroy your Battery. Please Feel Free to give me any additional Information...
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My rules:
- never charge over 4.2V - to avoid fire in the house
- never discharge below 3.3V - to avoid dead battery/cells
- never charge warm batteries - to avoid early aging
- never store full batteries - to avoid swollen battery packs
This is not really exact - these are rules of thumb.
- never charge over 4.2V - to avoid fire in the house
- never discharge below 3.3V - to avoid dead battery/cells
- never charge warm batteries - to avoid early aging
- never store full batteries - to avoid swollen battery packs
This is not really exact - these are rules of thumb.
