DCOY-1 Joined Sep 8, 2015 Messages 3 Reaction score 0 Age 55 Mar 24, 2017 #1 I stop flying when battery was at 30% is it ok to recharge .or let battery drain out to 10% then recharge to pro long battery life???
I stop flying when battery was at 30% is it ok to recharge .or let battery drain out to 10% then recharge to pro long battery life???
Meta4 Premium Pilot Joined Jan 8, 2014 Messages 15,356 Reaction score 9,300 Mar 25, 2017 #2 DCOY-1 said: I stop flying when battery was at 30% is it ok to recharge .or let battery drain out to 10% then recharge to pro long battery life??? Click to expand... There's no need to run it down to 10% It's fine to recharge at any level. Reactions: DCOY-1
DCOY-1 said: I stop flying when battery was at 30% is it ok to recharge .or let battery drain out to 10% then recharge to pro long battery life??? Click to expand... There's no need to run it down to 10% It's fine to recharge at any level.
alokbhargava Premium Pilot Joined Sep 28, 2015 Messages 6,940 Reaction score 2,330 Location San Francisco, CA Mar 25, 2017 #3 DCOY-1 said: I stop flying when battery was at 30% is it ok to recharge .or let battery drain out to 10% then recharge to pro long battery life??? Click to expand... Why do you think discharging further down to 10% will prolong its life? We are not talking about the hysteresis here as that doesn't exist in these Lipo batteries. Reactions: DCOY-1
DCOY-1 said: I stop flying when battery was at 30% is it ok to recharge .or let battery drain out to 10% then recharge to pro long battery life??? Click to expand... Why do you think discharging further down to 10% will prolong its life? We are not talking about the hysteresis here as that doesn't exist in these Lipo batteries.