You sort of miss the point......... I never said that's what it did........It was my view on how it might work.
Beware of Battery LED indicators
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You sort of miss the point......... I never said that's what it did........It was my view on how it might work.
You sort of miss the point......... I never said that's what it did........It was my view on how it might work.
Guys, it does not work like that, so arguing on how it might/should/could work is a bit pointless, isn't it? Look at the chart posted by @msinger: that's the way DJI decided to go. LEDs can display 9 levels of charge, each indicating a 12.5% range, period.
Guys the permutations of LED's for charge / life indication are more than just a few ... but what does it matter ? There is a chart in the manual if anyone really needs it.
The thread was started to show those who are new to the P3 (and some who should know better !!
) that the LED's should only be read as a general idea of charge and especially at 4 solid LED's not assumed to be 100%
C'mon guys ...
Nigel
The thread was started to show those who are new to the P3 (and some who should know better !!
) that the LED's should only be read as a general idea of charge and especially at 4 solid LED's not assumed to be 100%C'mon guys ...
Nigel
Guys the permutations of LED's for charge / life indication are more than just a few ... but what does it matter ? There is a chart in the manual if anyone really needs it.
The thread was started to show those who are new to the P3 (and some who should know better !!
C'mon guys ...
Nigel
Yep you are correct, I got carried away with the fine detail, not to worry I've got much more interesting things to do now.... just got an email to say my DJI goggles will arrive today, after 6 weeks wait, I wonder what LED's.... NOooooo ! ha ha only joking.
Have a good day
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not THAT unusual.... I do that also so I KNOW up front what I need to do and what to expect... eliminates alot of "surprises"!
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Also.. to stretch the point.. not ALL people that buy Phantoms can count in binary/hex, so I think DJI just tried to make the display as simple as possible.. BUT you STILL need to READ the manual to decipher the flashes.
Unless it was a numeric display where there is NO question, any type of "bar graph" display would need interpretation.
Unless it was a numeric display where there is NO question, any type of "bar graph" display would need interpretation.
I was reacting to a complaint from a fellow member. Also... I don't need unnecessary derogatory comments. If you'd like a short vacation, please continue...
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But it does, exactly as the owners manual chart indicates.
I'm only responding because you are telling people that the LEDs are not to be trusted ("Do not trust the LED's"), which is incorrect and you still don't seem to have owned up to that. For those of us that have read the manual, we see that chart and trust that our batteries will be within well documented ranges.
You're also indicating that DJI is doing something wrong ("DJI is not being completely upfront I'm afraid"). Their range chart, documented in the manual, could hardly be more upfront.
Maybe they should add this to a caption on the chart: "WARNING: 4 SOLID LEDs CAN POSSIBLY INDICATE SOMETHING LESS THAN 100%", but that would be redundant info, since the chart already tells us that.
Chris
Oh dear ...
New owners - I actually had this exact item with a new guy in the field which prompted the original idea to post - are not the best Manual readers and one who then picks up his battery ... presses the button and sees 4 LED ... Oh that's fine - batterys fully charged - I'll go fly.
Guy in the field was adamant that 4 LED's meant battery fully 100% charged.
If you are a reader of manual and understand the chart - fine ... no argument. But many new owners do not the read charts as well as you.
As to DJI - this is one of many items that they 'skid over' ...
Again I say - the LED's are not exact values. You say it yourself - they show a RANGE ... which is my whole point ! FOR NEW OWNERS !!
Nigel
New owners - I actually had this exact item with a new guy in the field which prompted the original idea to post - are not the best Manual readers and one who then picks up his battery ... presses the button and sees 4 LED ... Oh that's fine - batterys fully charged - I'll go fly.
Guy in the field was adamant that 4 LED's meant battery fully 100% charged.
If you are a reader of manual and understand the chart - fine ... no argument. But many new owners do not the read charts as well as you.
As to DJI - this is one of many items that they 'skid over' ...
Again I say - the LED's are not exact values. You say it yourself - they show a RANGE ... which is my whole point ! FOR NEW OWNERS !!
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No, a responsible thing is to tell new owners is to READ THE MANUAL.
In your first post of this thread, you seemed shocked and surprised that 4 solid LEDs did not necessarily mean 100% charge. Did you not read the manual before flying, or did you simply forget this part?
Look, this isn't rocket surgery. Those battery indicators are working the same way on all of my appliances that have just a few LEDS to indicate values between 0-100.
They don't all fly in the sky ("watch out, a beard trimmer is buzzing us at the park!"), but the ALL COME WITH MANY WARNINGS ABOUT READING THE INSTRUCTIONS. They sometimes go so far as to put the QUICK GUIDE with warnings taped to the top of the inside box, which have to remove and ignore before you can get inside to the product.
But just in case a new drone owner hasn't shaved or used a kitchen appliance yet, they still have a brand spanking new owners manual with their new UAV. What the heck are they doing while charging their first battery?
They should. It's nobody else's fault if they don't.
And it's certainly not DJI skidding over any damned thing.
Oh dear indeed.
In your first post of this thread, you seemed shocked and surprised that 4 solid LEDs did not necessarily mean 100% charge. Did you not read the manual before flying, or did you simply forget this part?
Look, this isn't rocket surgery. Those battery indicators are working the same way on all of my appliances that have just a few LEDS to indicate values between 0-100.
They don't all fly in the sky ("watch out, a beard trimmer is buzzing us at the park!"), but the ALL COME WITH MANY WARNINGS ABOUT READING THE INSTRUCTIONS. They sometimes go so far as to put the QUICK GUIDE with warnings taped to the top of the inside box, which have to remove and ignore before you can get inside to the product.
But just in case a new drone owner hasn't shaved or used a kitchen appliance yet, they still have a brand spanking new owners manual with their new UAV. What the heck are they doing while charging their first battery?
They should. It's nobody else's fault if they don't.
And it's certainly not DJI skidding over any damned thing.
Oh dear indeed.
Calm down.........I suppose I started it by suggesting that it might/could/should have been a digital display with 16 states indicated....
And where is that "they still have a brand spanking new owners manual with their new UAV" ....
Sorry but the Manual has NEVER been in the box !!
And I have been flying / using RC for over 50 years ... Multi-Rotors - to give their proper name - for quite a few years .. certainly a lot longer than you and I have been on this forum.
If you cannot accept that even ONE incident saved by my pointing out to new guys - then sorry - not my problem.
World is not perfect and if a post can help prevent an 'event' ...
Nigel
Sorry but the Manual has NEVER been in the box !!
And I have been flying / using RC for over 50 years ... Multi-Rotors - to give their proper name - for quite a few years .. certainly a lot longer than you and I have been on this forum.
If you cannot accept that even ONE incident saved by my pointing out to new guys - then sorry - not my problem.
World is not perfect and if a post can help prevent an 'event' ...
Nigel
Calm down.........I suppose I started it by suggesting that it might/could/should have been a digital display with 16 states indicated....
Phil .. not at all ... just a guy who wants to make a point at my expense.
Nigel
What has that got to do with the LED indicators ?? We are not talking about replacing battery pack !
And "geezzz" ... if that's a sign of discontent at the thread - don't read it ... scroll on past .. especially since it seems you have subject wrong !!
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They don't come in the box anymore? They did for mine. I have a folder full of hard copies to prove it.
To anyone: is there nothing in the box at all these days, not even a quick start guide that gives you a URL for downloading the manual?
Speck.
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