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thank You Mark very much for your interest and quick reply as this is my first post and felt great waking up and getting more help and input from your advice than any support over the phone and from place of purchase.from what i can understand if in hib mode shouldnt it show solid red when button depressed??and is there any sure way of checking in one step if this battery is retrievable? rather than exhust days of research and testing only to find out its not.im happy to do all thats needed and actually feel that the knowledge and understanding of the batteries is a necessary and valuable tool that i need if im going to continue this great new way of flying(as im **** scared of heights!)
FWIW, "DJI Susan" is not necessarily the official voice for DJI the company. I'm sure you know this (since you hang out there a lot), but you can find lots of posts from DJI employees on the official DJI forum that contain incorrect information and/or bad advice.According to DJI, you're supposed to give them a routine deep discharge if you store them for a while...
P4 Batteries dead after long term storage
(some people will have other opinions)
Do these things:can someone point me in the direction in some way that is the sure thing absolute best way to maintain good battery life and also recommend the best equipment needed to do so
I like to use the DJI battery charging hub. You can find other commonly used battery chargers here.recommend the best equipment needed to do so
Do these things:
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- Don't charge your batteries unless you're going to fly (or you're trying to maintain the charge level like this).
- When done flying, charge your batteries back up to the storage level (if you're not going to use them again in the next few days) or let them auto discharge down to the storage level (if the current charge level is above that). The batteries are at the optimal level for storage when the 3rd battery light starts blinking while you're charging them.
- Store your batteries indoors (in normal room temperature).
- When not using your batteries, maintain the charge level like this.
- Power up your Phantom with each battery installed and set the "Time to Discharge" setting (see the screenshot below) to the number of days you'd like your batteries to wait before starting to auto discharge down to the storage level. You'll need to reset this setting after new firmware is installed on your batteries.
When your batteries are idle (meaning you don't press the battery button), they will start to auto discharge after that number of days has been reached. It could take a few days for them to auto discharge if fully charged. Pressing the battery button at any time during this process will cancel the auto discharge process and make your batteries wait that number of days before attempting to discharge again.
I like to use the DJI battery charging hub. You can find other commonly used battery chargers here.