Discharge battery to 0%

[khamees1975]

Hi
do i can Discharge battery to 0% , i mean if i did that it's not healthy for the battery ???
thanks

 

[msinger]

You cannot discharge it to 0% by flying your Phantom. The battery will not allow it -- and, your Phantom will shut off before that point.

 

[khamees1975]

You cannot discharge it to 0% by flying your Phantom. The battery will not allow it -- and, your Phantom will shut off before that point.

No i mean Discharge battery to 0% but not flying just keep it power on
my problem i have 3 batteries all my battery gave me fly and capture video just 15m
it's supposed to give 20-25M ... Discharge battery to 8% but still the same

 

[msinger]

15-18 minutes is pretty standard. You should be able to get 20 minutes if you:

- Fly inside
- Lift off and just let the Phantom hover in place entire time
- Don't take photos or video

That's certainly no fun though. So, get out there and have fun in that 15 minutes

 

[khamees1975]

15-18 minutes is pretty standard. You should be able to get 20 minutes if you:

- Fly inside
- Lift off and just let the Phantom hover in place entire time
- Don't take photos or video

That's certainly no fun though. So, get out there and have fun in that 15 minutes

ok ... so any problem if i Discharge the battery to 0% but not flying just keep it power on ????

 

[msinger]

Nope. DJI recommends doing that every 20 charges.

http://download.dji-innovations.com...us/Smart_Flight_Battery_Safety_Guidelines.pdf

 

[khamees1975]

Nope. DJI recommends doing that every 20 charges.

http://download.dji-innovations.com...us/Smart_Flight_Battery_Safety_Guidelines.pdf

Nooo they said Discharge the battery to 8% not to 0% !!! i am sorry for my bad English

 

[msinger]

Just do as DJI recommends:
"Discharge the battery until there is less than 8% power or until it can no longer be turned on"

 

[khamees1975]

Thank you bro

 

[RoyVa]

Never discharge a lipo battery to 0% or it will ruin it. Stay at 8% or above. Also on the other end don't store it at 100% for more that a few days to extend its life.

 

[msinger]

Never discharge a lipo battery to 0% or it will ruin it

It's not possible to discharge a DJI smart battery to 0% by running it until it shuts off.

 

[RoyVa]

No but some may have dischargers or use light bulbs to bring it down. The key is either way don't drop it to 0 voltages.

 

[msinger]

or use light bulbs

Light bulbs should be perfectly safe to use. The battery will auto shut off before it discharges to an unsafe level.

 

[Gordy Kehler]

The phantom V2+ that I have shuts down the motors at 14%. I have one battery that went from 14% to 0%. Yet checking the battery with the lights, it showed 1 light, so not fully discharged. I haven't been able to get any of my batteries below 14%.

 

[RoyVa]

You don't want to drain a lipo below 14% if it shuts off there or you may damage it and not be able to get it to charge back up. The very lowest you should discharge is 8% or until it automatically shuts off. In your case 14%.

 

[msinger]

The phantom V2+ that I have shuts down the motors at 14%.

That's working as designed. You can turn your Phantom on (with the motors off) and let it run until it shuts itself off. Make sure you do this in a cool location and/or point a fan at your Phantom to help keep it cool as it's running.