Battery not charging fully + blinking then not showing any lights

jeremydaly · May 21, 2016

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Hey guys!

while Im charging my battery it will blink on for the two led slots then all the lights will turn off for a few seconds and then it will turn back on and blink to two slots and then off.

It never fully charges, usually after 4 minutes of plugging it in it completely stops blinking and doesn't show any blinking lights.

It never charges full, what should i do?

thanks!

jeremydaly · May 21, 2016

It also doesn't power up my drone when I plug it in, but shows its half way charged when I put it in.

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Northern Light · May 21, 2016

Have you had a crash wiyh that battery? I had the same problem after a crash , the battery has been condemed

TheLightSpeedz · May 21, 2016

Have you tried turning the battery on and then plugging it in? Only out of the bird. Short press and then long press, let blink and then plug it in?

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jeremydaly · May 21, 2016

TheLightSpeedz said:
Have you tried turning the battery on and then plugging it in? Only out of the bird. Short press and then long press, let blink and then plug it in?

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I have many times my friend, not working

I usually always turn the battery on then plug it in anyways..

Erised · May 21, 2016

If led 2 blinks two times per second it's over current detected if it blinks 3 times per second it's a short circuit detected. Check in your manual page 28.

jeremydaly · May 29, 2016

Non of that works

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mdowney58 · May 29, 2016

There was a similar thread a couple months ago, and if I'm not mistaken, the member's charger was bad.

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jeremydaly · Jun 1, 2016

mdowney58 said:
There was a similar thread a couple months ago, and if I'm not mistaken, the member's charger was bad.

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How do you make the charge not bad?

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FliteDoc · Jun 1, 2016

DON'T turn on the battery, and then plug it in ... if nothing else, the arc will pit the contacts ... plug it in first, then turn it on ...

mdowney58 · Jun 1, 2016

jeremydaly said:
How do you make the charge not bad?

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Replace it if it's bad.......

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Not A Speck Of Cereal · Jun 1, 2016

jeremydaly said:
How do you make the charge not bad?

He said "charger", not "charge".

Not A Speck Of Cereal · Jun 1, 2016

jeremydaly said:
It never charges full, what should i do?

You don't say how old it is. If you bought it recently, return it.

If it's older, there are a couple of things you can check. One thing is to look at the cell levels in the Go app to see if they're all about the same voltage. If not, you have a bad cell or more.

There's also a battery life test in the manual. Press the power button on the battery and hold it for 5 seconds. It will then give you a series of sold and/or blinking lights. There's a table in the owners manual that tells you what the lights indicators mean, under the heading Battery Life.

Chris

RodPad · Jun 1, 2016

Is that your only battery?

jeremydaly · Jun 1, 2016

Now it does this

I have one more battery, i didn't turn it on before putting the charger and now it blinks on led

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jeremydaly · Jun 2, 2016

Should I keep charging it or what are my options

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RodPad · Jun 2, 2016

jeremydaly said:
Should I keep charging it or what are my options

Hello, when I asked if that was your only battery, I was thinking if you wasn't, you would tell us if the other battery works fine or not on the charger and the Phantom.