Proper battery usage

[DeniseBrun]

What is the proper way to charge and store the batteries. I thought I heard you should never store a fully charged battery, that it shorten its life????

 

[Phantom Newbie]

What is the proper way to charge and store the batteries. I thought I heard you should never store a fully charged battery, that it shorten its life????

I been reading stuff all night as im new and need to learn. I've read with the battery's they should be stored at 50%.

 

[RoyVa]

First off alway fly with a fully charged battery. If your not going to use the batteries for anwhilemthen discharge them to 50% for storage. After using the battery at each 20 cycles, discharge the battery to 8 % or until the battery can no longer be turned on. Then charge to 100%. This help to extend the life of the battery. The user manual has a lot of good info on the battery. Hope this helps

 

[IflyinWY]

First off alway fly with a fully charged battery. If your not going to use the batteries for anwhilemthen discharge them to 50% for storage. After using the battery at each 20 cycles, discharge the battery to 8 % or until the battery can no longer be turned on. Then charge to 100%. This help to extend the life of the battery. The user manual has a lot of good info on the battery. Hope this helps

We have different batteries than the P2.
I do not believe the 20 cycle discharge applies to us. We also do not have an On/Off switch.

But I do agree, fly at 100%, store at 50%. In other words, if you usually fly for 10 minutes, fly for 5 when you know it's going into storage.

New batteries should only be flown to the same 50% mark. It will extend the life of the battery if you do this for the first 10 uses. There is an enormous amount of info out there. I just gave you the basics


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[Sebastian]

Can i charge the battery immediately after using the phantom ?, it's too hot, so should let it cool?

 

[snerd]

The charger won't let it start charging until it has cooled. You can plug it in, but it will not start charging until it has cooled down.