Recent content by PrivatePilot

I can't believe that given the increasing realities of regulations and restrictions in the world of drones that some people are so vehemently flipping out about the realities of a CYA safety test (that takes literally minutes to complete) but shows some effort on behalf of a major drone...

No, honestly, I still think you don't really understand it. You are replacing an Apple (The DJI brick) with a fan cooled Apple (Your LiPo charger) in the end, that's it. Your LiPo charger is doing absolutely nothing more than DJI brick does - supplies voltage and amperage. The DJI battery...

I'm not sure you fully understand how the DJI batteries charge. The only difference between using the DJI charger and your own LiPo charger is that your lipo charger will stay cooler. Aside from that, the battery makes all the decisions, not the charger. In the end you're not really any...

From what I understand of the Phantom charging system, the included charger is simply a glorified power supply. The work that would normally be done by a Lipo charger is done all internally inside the P3 battery, so using a fancy LiPo charger really offers no particular advantage.

So, the seller very honestly refunded my purchase price. It's unclear if he wants me to return the battery or not, still sorting that out. If he just tells me to keep it, I'm planning to open up the battery as a last ditch effort to get it fixed. Based on what I've seen online there IS a...

Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I didn't check the voltage/status before charging it the first time. It arrived in the mail, I didn't anticipate any problems, so I just plugged it into the charger and went to bed. It wasn't until the next morning that I woke up to the flashing code...

Greets all. New P3A owner but I have been into RC for about 3 decades including lots of past heli experience so the P3 was super easy to adjust to. Compared to a full 3D heli, the Phantom is childs play - I'm still amazed at the level of automation and the fact that I can simply take my eyes...