Best place to buy batteries?

andydunlop · Mar 12, 2015

Apologies if this is an obvious question, but the search function isn't great when searching for info on common words.

Am I best buying direct from DJI? Are any of the ~£65 batteries from eBay any good? I'm just looking to add a few to my collection.

Thanks

Jacob · Mar 12, 2015

I would not risk the safety of my $2,000 aircraft to save $20. Just my opinion.

jason · Mar 13, 2015

Jacob said:
I would not risk the safety of my $2,000 aircraft to save $20. Just my opinion.

+1

QYV · Mar 13, 2015

agreed. in the US, amazon sells a 2-pack of official batteries for a slight discount. probably UK too

dirkclod · Mar 13, 2015

QYV said:
agreed. in the US, amazon sells a 2-pack of official batteries for a slight discount. probably UK too

They have singles also and are on sale now . $109.00
Added / Just rechecked and now at $99.00 with free shipping

http://www.amazon.com/DJI-Battery-Phant ... +batteries

mohan · Mar 14, 2015

When I first bought my phantom I religiously stuck to original DJI batteries. Would not entertain the idea of using aftermarket batteries.

6 months later I am using a variety of non DJI packs and have had no problems. I can only say that having been very nervous at the start of using non DJI batteries - I now cycle DJI and non DJI batteries during a 'mission' without thinking about it.
My impression is that any battery can go wrong - there is ample evidence that DJI batteries fail too. I have only experience with 8 non DJI batteries vs 9 DJI batteries in constant use across 3 phantoms so I cannot claim that my experience is extensive.. However the latest batch with the built in LCD are nice to use with all the info on the LCD. I have also bought the SPC 4000 charging station to deep discharge and charge 4 batteries at a time.

Hughie · Mar 14, 2015

dirkclod said:
QYV said:

agreed. in the US, amazon sells a 2-pack of official batteries for a slight discount. probably UK too

Click to expand...

They have singles also and are on sale now . $109.00
Added / Just rechecked and now at $99.00 with free shipping http://www.amazon.com/DJI-Battery-Phant ... +batteries

Thanks for posting dirk, although this is probably of no use to the OP as they dont ship to the UK.

The best deal I am aware of in the UK is a European dealer which does free shipping. The euro is at a 7 year low against the pound at the moment and so they are selling at around £77. Check out EpicTV.

Does anybody know anywhere selling real DJI batteries to the UK cheaper than this? Would be great if there was.