NEW Phantom 2 battery with 5400mah

GhostMaster · Apr 8, 2014

Anyone saw this knock off battery for the Phantom 2 with 5400mah...

Link: http://j.mp/1lOzGpt

KG4MXV · Apr 8, 2014

I wouldn't trust it.

PhilAnderson · Apr 8, 2014

KG4MXV said:
I wouldn't trust it.

I wouldn't either...

68gtconv · Apr 8, 2014

I'm not sure what the issue would be, I'm sure DJI buys there batteries from a third party.

Ksc · Apr 8, 2014

firmware updates prevent 3rd party batteries.

GhostMaster · Apr 17, 2014

Now 10% cheaper with this cupon code: ba1404

Madwak · Apr 17, 2014

GhostMaster said:
Now 10% cheaper with this cupon code: ba1404

Have you not got the point yet (obviously not as you've spammed the forums again) this battery would have to be significantly cheaper i.e. at least 50-60% I reckon before anyone is likely to risk it.

KG4MXV · Apr 17, 2014

In reality if the battery was free I wouldn't trust it with my $1200.00 investment.

akonisiya · Apr 17, 2014

Ksc said:
firmware updates prevent 3rd party batteries.

is this confirmed?

11.1v 3S lipo , maybe we can remove the lipo cables and attached a fully charged lipo on its orig casing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOmQbSZ_Rk

Mori55 · Apr 17, 2014

Why ???

jkramer5 · Apr 17, 2014

akonisiya said:
Ksc said:

firmware updates prevent 3rd party batteries.

Click to expand...

is this confirmed?

11.1v 3S lipo , maybe we can remove the lipo cables and attached a fully charged lipo on its orig casing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOmQbSZ_Rk

In my experience there is nothing in V2 or V3 that "blocks" the use of this battery

Interested parties may want to read here http://www.phantompilots.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=12680&p=114571#p114571

downwardspiral · Apr 17, 2014

68gtconv said:
I'm not sure what the issue would be, I'm sure DJI buys there batteries from a third party.

Sure, and they spec and test them. That's not 3rd party, and certainly doesn't mean that all other batteries are good. I've seen plenty of 3rd party batteries for other devices that print pretty much whatever number they want on the label. Then they cheap out on the internals and it provides a fraction of the claimed battery life. Does this one _actually_ provide 5400mAh? Does a Phantom accurately estimate remaining juice on this battery, so it doesn't die in the air? I see little mention of this company online. It's not worth the risk.