Battery tabs (press tabs to remove)

Jimph1 · Feb 3, 2016

Anyone have problems with removing battery on the p3 ? One of the tabs you press doesn't move down enough to pull out of the p3. Had to use a tool to remove. Is this common ? Will jessops or dji replace this battery which is 2 days old ?

P.s I have another battery which is fine

Thanks

Jim

New p3 pilot

Mark The Droner · Feb 3, 2016

Do you use the 2-handed method to remove the battery? This lets you pinch each tab with a finger/thumb from each hand at the same time. It allows you to apply twice the pressure you would apply otherwise.

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Jaime Ray Vaughn · Feb 3, 2016

Marknmd said:
Do you use the 2-handed method to remove the battery? This lets you pinch each tab with a finger/thumb from each hand at the same time. It allows you to apply twice the pressure you would apply otherwise.

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That was very helpful for you to post this video. Thank you.

Jimph1 · Feb 3, 2016

Jaime Ray Vaughn said:
That was very helpful for you to post this video. Thank you.

Hi there. Yes the 2 hand method works fine with one of my batteries but one of the tabs on the other is just not pressing in not matter how hard I press it, battery only 2 days old so I will pop into jessops with it tommorow to see if they can replace. Definitely some kind of flaw

Mark The Droner · Feb 3, 2016

New batteries tend to be sticky sometimes. Here are a few more vids which might help:

dji phantom stuck battery - YouTube

Fat City · Feb 3, 2016

Jimph1 said:
Hi there. Yes the 2 hand method works fine with one of my batteries but one of the tabs on the other is just not pressing in not matter how hard I press it, battery only 2 days old so I will pop into jessops with it tommorow to see if they can replace. Definitely some kind of flaw

I got one of these a few months ago - incredibly hard to depress the tab. I returned it to Amazon as defective and got a prompt replacement. I think DJI's quality control on the battery plastics is not that good.