Higher capacity battery?

[mlees]

Anyone have a favorite higher capacity battery that works with the phantom 1?

I saw someone on youtube recommend a zippy 2800mA battery. Looking for a little longer flight time than the stock battery?

 

[EMCSQUAR]

Mad Dogs are the way to go - fit in stock opening.

 

[OI Photography]

And you're in luck. they happen to be in stock right now: http://www.2dogrc.com/mad-dog-2700-mah- ... -xt60.html

If your P1 has the cross-threaded motors, you might want to try the stock 9" props from the P2, those can bump up your flight time as well (but handle a bit differently than the 8" props from the P1).

 

[mlees]

And you're in luck. they happen to be in stock right now: http://www.2dogrc.com/mad-dog-2700-mah- ... -xt60.html

If your P1 has the cross-threaded motors, you might want to try the stock 9" props from the P2, those can bump up your flight time as well (but handle a bit differently than the 8" props from the P1).

Why would you go with these over the zippy 2700? The zippys are 10 bucks cheaper.

 

[OI Photography]

Why would you go with these over the zippy 2700? The zippys are 10 bucks cheaper.

They perform better than even 3000mAh Zippy's I've used.

 

[mlees]

Why would you go with these over the zippy 2700? The zippys are 10 bucks cheaper.

They perform better than even 3000mAh Zippy's I've used.

alright i'm sold!

 

[amrflyingdude]

Why would you go with these over the zippy 2700? The zippys are 10 bucks cheaper.

They perform better than even 3000mAh Zippy's I've used.

alright i'm sold!

Believe me. You will not regret getting the mad dog 2700. Lighter and more powerful than zippy 2800

 

[Jermz]

What do you need to charge the zippy and maddog batteries? Do you use the stock charger or do I need to buy something else? I know li-po's are crazy about a lot of stuff, so I want to jake sure I'm doing it right.


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[Hawkeye 1]

What do you need to charge the zippy and maddog batteries? Do you use the stock charger or do I need to buy something else? I know li-po's are crazy about a lot of stuff, so I want to jake sure I'm doing it right.


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I use the same batteries and the stock charger works fine for me.

 

[gen3benz]

What do you need to charge the zippy and maddog batteries? Do you use the stock charger or do I need to buy something else? I know li-po's are crazy about a lot of stuff, so I want to jake sure I'm doing it right.


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You can use the stock charger and charge them at 1.1C
If you want to charge faster you would have to upgrade.
Basically 1C = 2.7 on a 2700mah, or 5.4 on a 5400mah. So on and so forth.
My G8 5400mah is capable of 5C charging, 5.4x5=27amps :shock: Supposedly 5mins from 11.3 to 12.6

 

[Jermz]

You can use the stock charger and charge them at 1.1C
If you want to charge faster you would have to upgrade.
Basically 1C = 2.7 on a 2700mah, or 5.4 on a 5400mah. So on and so forth.
My G8 5400mah is capable of 5C charging, 5.4x5=27amps :shock: Supposedly 5mins from 11.3 to 12.6

I may consider a new charger when I get some bigger batteries. I mainly wanted to make sure they wouldn't blow up on me.


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[gen3benz]

I may consider a new charger when I get some bigger batteries. I mainly wanted to make sure they wouldn't blow up on me.

I hear ya, gotta be careful.
Always check the spec sheet on lipos

mad dog 2700's
Weight: 205grams
Size: 103 x 35 x 28 mm
Max Continuous Current: 94.5A (25C)
Charge Current:1C(2.7A)-3C(8.1A)

 

[Jmm_jammy]

i've just received 2x first person view 2700Mah lipo's.
I weighed them in at 201g each, compared to the stock 170g
charging them up now, will do some comparisons with standard

 

[ElGuano]

i've just received 2x first person view 2700Mah lipo's.
I weighed them in at 201g each, compared to the stock 170g
charging them up now, will do some comparisons with standard

Those are good weights for a 2700 (the mad dogs are 202g). You should see an improvement in flight time!

 

[Jmm_jammy]

First flights complete

I flew all 3 lipo (1x standrad 2200, 2x FirstPersonView 2700) within the same hour, same weather conditions & temperature.
All flights included zenmuse, DJI mini osd, GoPro 3 black, Fat Shark 250mw vtx, P2 props

Standard 2200 - Flight time 7:58 14% @ 11.31v
ATTI mode figure of 8 smooth flying. Landed within 20 seconds of first warning

FPV 2700 - Flight time 11:07 14% @ 11.14v
ATTI mode figure of 8 smooth flying. Landed within 20 seconds of first warning

Standard 2200 - Flight time 9:21 14% @ 11.28v
GPS mode, Hard flying - full left to right and full thorttle bursts, moving gimbal a lot


Im surprised i got all 3 flights lipo down to 14%! weird, I need to change the voltage settings in DJI Assistant. I assume take 30-45 seconds of each flight to land within the recommended 20%.

Anyway, overall I'm extremely pleased with the first person view 2700mah lipo, and I'm sure they will improve slightly is this was thier very first flight.

 

[mlees]

Has anyone compared an fpv 2700 to a mad dog 2700 by chance?

 

[amrflyingdude]

First flights complete

I flew all 3 lipo (1x standrad 2200, 2x FirstPersonView 2700) within the same hour, same weather conditions & temperature.
All flights included zenmuse, DJI mini osd, GoPro 3 black, Fat Shark 250mw vtx, P2 props

Standard 2200 - Flight time 7:58 14% @ 11.31v
ATTI mode figure of 8 smooth flying. Landed within 20 seconds of first warning

FPV 2700 - Flight time 11:07 14% @ 11.14v
ATTI mode figure of 8 smooth flying. Landed within 20 seconds of first warning

Standard 2200 - Flight time 9:21 14% @ 11.28v
GPS mode, Hard flying - full left to right and full thorttle bursts, moving gimbal a lot


Im surprised i got all 3 flights lipo down to 14%! weird, I need to change the voltage settings in DJI Assistant. I assume take 30-45 seconds of each flight to land within the recommended 20%.

Anyway, overall I'm extremely pleased with the first person view 2700mah lipo, and I'm sure they will improve slightly is this was thier very first flight.

Do you have a link for these batteries? May buy a couple to try