Battery Drains without use?

[nperic]

Hi guys,

I'm new to the Phantom and I wanted to know if the batteries drain without been used. I charged my batteries on sunday and tried yesterday to use one, before even taking off the red light was already blinking.

I have my doubt's now if I really charged that battery :roll: , is it normal? batteries discharge that fast without been used (3 days)?

How do you manage your batteries? I wish I had a charger that can charge multiple batteries at the same time (not easy to get one of those in Argentina, where I'm from)

Thanks in advance!!

I'm loving the Phantom and this forum !!!

 

[edunwody]

Hi guys,

I'm new to the Phantom and I wanted to know if the batteries drain without been used. I charged my batteries on sunday and tried yesterday to use one, before even taking off the red light was already blinking.

I have my doubt's now if I really charged that battery :roll: , is it normal? batteries discharge that fast without been used (3 days)?

How do you manage your batteries? I wish I had a charger that can charge multiple batteries at the same time (not easy to get one of those in Argentina, where I'm from)

Thanks in advance!!

I'm loving the Phantom and this forum !!!

Hmm. That doesnt seem right. I have not used mine in over a week and they were fully charged. I understand you should take them down to 50% if you dont use them but have had no issues with battery drain.

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[nperic]

Hmm. That doesnt seem right. I have not used mine in over a week and they were fully charged. I understand you should take them down to 50% if you dont use them but have had no issues with battery drain.
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Thanks for your reply, may be I forget to charge that particular battery. Just wanted to know if that could happen.

Now I know that I can charge my batteries during the week and used them in the weekend!!

good luck

 

[cd419]

You shouldn't leave your LiPos charged for more than a few days at most. Otherwise they will degrade quite quickly. Your best bet is to store them at 3.8 volts and charge them less than 24-48 hours before you will be using them. Then after you discharge them bring them back up to 3.8 volts for storage. You'll need a better charger than the stock one. Any LiPo charger that has a storage mode feature should work for this purpose.