Next Question,,,,,,,, Battery Upgrade
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There’s no magic bullet for longer flight times aside from a long extension cord. The best you will obtain from larger, heavier batteries is only a couple of minutes. Consumer drones were not designed to carry any more weight than the associated components already handle. We can remove things to let them fly longer but adding things has little initial benefit and can end up costing flight time, and stability, as weight increases, regardless of battery capacities.
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Morning all, yeah Pat I understand the weight to flight time thing, if there was a battery that was then it would be sold out forever,,,,,,
DM, I saw that one and a few others, same price range, I was wondering about Gifi, I got a pair of them for my Q500, they're a bit better than the OME, not much but it's a fresh battery compared to the swollen ones that came with that purchase.
Steve, I don't think the savings on used batteries are worth the risk of a short life span of a used battery compared to a new one but thank you for the suggestion.
Pretty sure there's a member here that did a review on a battery upgrade on Youtube that did do better than OME, but that one is no longer on the market, I do understand that some of those almost magic bullets have a short life span as well so you don't get a substantial payoff as to speak.
Without being able to see the charge data, IR and cell voltage of a battery while on my charger it's hit & miss,,,,
OK, well I thought I would just ask, never hurts.
Thanks,
DM, I saw that one and a few others, same price range, I was wondering about Gifi, I got a pair of them for my Q500, they're a bit better than the OME, not much but it's a fresh battery compared to the swollen ones that came with that purchase.
Steve, I don't think the savings on used batteries are worth the risk of a short life span of a used battery compared to a new one but thank you for the suggestion.
Pretty sure there's a member here that did a review on a battery upgrade on Youtube that did do better than OME, but that one is no longer on the market, I do understand that some of those almost magic bullets have a short life span as well so you don't get a substantial payoff as to speak.
Without being able to see the charge data, IR and cell voltage of a battery while on my charger it's hit & miss,,,,
OK, well I thought I would just ask, never hurts.
Thanks,
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When people get fed up with chasing batteries they can easily modify the power system to accept commonly available batteries.
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I might pick up two, now that my charger is modified for the H+ battery via a members youtube vid.
Did it early this morning, one small smoke cloud later I had my charger converted to a base unit that plugs directly into my Imax B6 so I have the charge data on screen instead of trusting flashing LED's.
I was searching for balance leads and noticed that most of the "H" leads weren't male spade all the way across, some of the photo's had the push pins like the H+ uses, I figured what the heck for the price and see what I get.
Found this thread with a link to the vid in post #5,
yuneecpilots.com
Did it early this morning, one small smoke cloud later I had my charger converted to a base unit that plugs directly into my Imax B6 so I have the charge data on screen instead of trusting flashing LED's.
I was searching for balance leads and noticed that most of the "H" leads weren't male spade all the way across, some of the photo's had the push pins like the H+ uses, I figured what the heck for the price and see what I get.
Found this thread with a link to the vid in post #5,
Typhoon h plus charger modification
Hi i wanted to share a video I made for modifying a h+ charger for balance charging sorry about that there's no sound in the beginning of the video but it's narrated also its my first ever video lol so hope you guys like it and it's helpful. Here's the link:
yuneecpilots.com
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cause that's the balance harness that's been ordered,,,,,,,
Just this lesson cost me an OME charger thinking that there were no balance harnesses out there for my batteries,,,,,,,
Little hit on the chin but none the less for wear,,,,,,,,,,
Converting the OEM charger is only a plus. Paired with a good charger you can now do a balance charge, storage charge, monitor individual cell voltage and IR and discharge batteries if necessary. If done like in the video, you should still be able to use it normally if needed.
So - if my charger wants to give a blue error message most of the time, and I have to reseat the batteries for .. like ,, 5 minutes to finally get a red charging indicator ... what're my options ? I wouldn't mind investing in a better charger, but .... how to know which one, and this whole "leads" conversation is a bit headspinning. Then, maybe buy 1 more battery. I have a Duramax and an OEM, both complete unknowns. The whole system is new to me used.
If you have the Typhoon H/HPro (H480), you can buy an adapter to use with a 3rd party charger. You can find chargers by Hi Tech, HTRC, and others that will allow charging of several different types of batteries as well as reading cell voltages and IR and putting batteries at storage voltage.
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JD, here's a link to the balance lead for the H480 battery to be used to balance charge your battery with an aftermarket charger
Sometimes it's easier to understand if you see it done, here's a link to a video, only 12min long.
Amazon.com: Venom Typhoon H Drone Battery to Charger Adapter Plug with Balance Leads, in Replacement for Yuneec Drone Battery: Toys & Games
Amazon.com: Venom Typhoon H Drone Battery to Charger Adapter Plug with Balance Leads, in Replacement for Yuneec Drone Battery: Toys & Games
www.amazon.com
Sometimes it's easier to understand if you see it done, here's a link to a video, only 12min long.
I had my lovely bride pick up the last “only 1 left” H Plus battery from our nearest Best Buy. Figure no one would care, least of all my H520, that it is not orange. Not surprised, there is a manufactured date sticker on the box; it reads: 2018-06-04.
Not saying all are or will be as old. Just saying, as has been pointed out by a few, many times... “new” only implies something has not been used previously. Does NOT imply young of age.
By the way, the battery looks pristine; no swelling whatsoever, even though the voltage out of the box reads 13.3v. However, upon further investigation, 3 of the 4 cells are at 3.85v. The first cell is at 1.8v. My DY5 cannot see the first cell.
Oh well. Time to see what Best Buy’s customer support will be as my learnings here and elsewhere tell me a cell lower than 3v is no longer a trustworthy cell.
Jeff
Not a good sign Jeff. They should refund or give a very substantial discount.
