Dual Battery Mod

[Kevin M]

Ty not to fly straight up right away. Ideally you should be in a place where it's flat all around you so you can fly further out and flatter (low angle) and not have to climb right away to stay within a direct signal path to the P3.

okay I'm charging my battery now and going to try it it is weird though I never had this problem before , just sounds odd because we modified the video with the amp and the Pinwheel Antenna and what is affecting me is my RC signal not video signal but like you guys say I will try again, thanks Kevin

 

[Thopper]

Its probably in the thread somewhere but I don't see it. When you add the external lipo's how do the three batteries drain (main and two external i parallel)? When the Aux batteries are depleted is it possible to drain them below a safe voltage level?

 

[phantom13flyer]

okay I'm charging my battery now and going to try it it is weird though I never had this problem before , just sounds odd because we modified the video with the amp and the Pinwheel Antenna and what is affecting me is my RC signal not video signal but like you guys say I will try again, thanks Kevin

I think it's probably because of some many strong signals in such a small area. Kind of like 4 or 5 guys with mega phones and you can't make out what any one person is saying . But as you spread out and get some distance it becomes clear.

 

[maxwell smart]

Looks like doable weather out side, But I have come down with some kind of bug. Cr@&.

 

[phantom13flyer]

Looks like doable weather out side, But I have come down with some kind of bug. Cr@&.

Play through the pain

 

[maxwell smart]

Looks like doable weather out side, But I have come down with some kind of bug. Cr@&.

Yea when you increase power with boosters you all so increase noise.

 

[Kevin M]

[Q UOT E=" which ismaxwell smart, post: 684761, member: 21815"]Yea when you increase power with boosters you all so increase noise.[/QUOTE]

okay one more thing guys before I fly, my antenna and amp are hooked up On N2 leg but my antenna is mounted on the RC side. would that make a difference an interference With the radio signal being extremely weak.

 

[Silverwingflinx]

Is this it?
Hyperion G6 HV 60C Max - 2400mah 4S Lipo

Also where are guys getting the dual battery trays from? Thx.

Infinity hobby sells trays I purchased mine from hobby king.

 

[Socal Rich]

Infinity hobby sells trays I purchased mine from hobby king.

I checked Infininty couldn't find it. Found this on Hobbyking, not sure if it fits the P3?
DJI Phantom Carbon Battery Extension Board

 

[Ed209]

OK, more test runs today of the G6 1800s. I like these a lot, not overly heavy and almost 18mins for 50% battery. Here's voltages after 50%. Will be testing G6 2400s sometime too. The battery mod is almost broken in.

 

[Silverwingflinx]

I checked Infininty couldn't find it. Found this on Hobbyking, not sure if it fits the P3?
DJI Phantom Carbon Battery Extension Board

Yes that's the one I ordered.

 

[MVodhanel]

Wow the mailman was just here and I got my shrink wrap and heat gun. I also just got xt60 connectors to put two batters in series.
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I just weighed a genuine DJI P3 battery (storage charge) just to be sure: 366 grams. If that is a good scale, that is a light battery.

 

[MVodhanel]

Holy SH!T...

Just order this. save the hassle.

Phantom 3 Power Mod V3 save 25 % during February.

I like that charging interface! What I am really looking for is that pin-out, without the embedded battery.

 

[dirtybum]

Ty not to fly straight up right away. Ideally you should be in a place where it's flat all around you so you can fly further out and flatter (low angle) and not have to climb right away to stay within a direct signal path to the P3.

Yeah to get the most out my bats in my area its
100' high til 2000'
Then
150'high til 8000'
Then
200' high til 3 miles

300' high 5 miles and on!
U get the point
(1) less wind fighting the lower u can keep it the better ( until return trip )
(2) uses less battery to climb 50' at a time vs 300' all at once

 

[MVodhanel]

After splitting the clone battery pack there is nothing left to solder to.
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I know my camera sucks.

Thanks so much for the pictures! I chimed in cause I wanted to say I am probably going to tear into a P3 (genuine) battery this weekend if I don't get hijacked by family. You guys have been busy this week. I'm not real clear on what the other goals have been on taking the battery apart. But, I simply wanted to remove the cells and bring only power and balance leads out instead. Leave only the weight of the smart chip, which is required to interface with the navigation app for the copter to run and monitor the battery. The goal is to open up the variety of battery selection and not have to include the DJI battery.

P3P Canada did remind me of a few realities such as battery history and other smart battery stuff I have no idea how it can be reconciled from battery to battery. I figure it would be smart enough to reset, but who knows? I guess there is only one way to find out, unless someone else already has the answer..

Also, btw, I have tried running power directly to the power inputs, bypassing the smart battery. Everything goes live, except, as expected, there is nothing under the battery info. And, the copter refuses to take off which is not surprising.

 

[Ed209]

Yeah to get the most out my bats in my area its
100' high til 2000'
Then
150'high til 8000'
Then
200' high til 3 miles

300' high 5 miles and on!
U get the point
(1) less wind fighting the lower u can keep it the better ( until return trip )
(2) uses less battery to climb 50' at a time vs 300' all at once

Funny I am back from more test runs and was just doing this on those runs. Altitude does make a big difference. For my test I was in a hover at 100-400ft.. Flipping to ATTI and measuring drift speed. There is a difference and this is critical in really pushing the limits of a battery.

 

[Socal Rich]

Does anyone here offer the battery mod? You can PM me if you do. Thx.

 

[alokbhargava]

There are so many posts on dual battery mod. Can someone summarize the latest status on the progress made so far? Thanks.

 

[Jeremiah Nelson]

I will try to post pics of my destroyed battery this weekend. I rely wanted that battery to work. I will be ordering another clone battery soon.
I don't think anyone rely knows the life expectancy of the P3 battery. 50 - or- 60 charges??

ive got one with over 90 charges now I feel fine using it with the dual battery mod if it dies.

 

[Silverwingflinx]

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Yes that's the one I ordered.

ive got one with over 90 charges now I feel fine using it with the dual battery mod if it dies.

i have two 160 charges and 153 use them all with battery mod..besides for the price we pay in Canada 216.00 I better get 200 charges buck a flight....