P3A battery questions

[Scratch]

I have some battery questions for the experts here... Feel free to answer any or all that you know the answer to.
I have a couple other homebuilt quads that use Lipo batteries, and when I'm not going to be using them for a few days, I put them on my charger and get them to a "storage charge" to help extend the life of the battery.

1. On the DJI GO app, I know I can set the TIME TO DISCHARGE to a set amount of days... I'm assuming this discharges the battery to a "storage charge" like a standard Lipo correct?

2. I have mine set to 2 days, what do you guys set yours to?

3. Does the firmware on a brand new battery get upgraded the first time it gets installed into the aircraft, or is there something I need to do?

4. If I borrow a buddy's battery, (assuming we both have the same firmware version) will everything be fine for me, and for him when I give it back?

 

[ukglyn]

I have some battery questions for the experts here... Feel free to answer any or all that you know the answer to.
I have a couple other homebuilt quads that use Lipo batteries, and when I'm not going to be using them for a few days, I put them on my charger and get them to a "storage charge" to help extend the life of the battery.

1. On the DJI GO app, I know I can set the TIME TO DISCHARGE to a set amount of days... I'm assuming this discharges the battery to a "storage charge" like a standard Lipo correct?

2. I have mine set to 2 days, what do you guys set yours to?

3. Does the firmware on a brand new battery get upgraded the first time it gets installed into the aircraft, or is there something I need to do?

4. If I borrow a buddy's battery, (assuming we both have the same firmware version) will everything be fine for me, and for him when I give it back?

I am no expert but here are the answers as I see them from my experience.

1. yes this is the amount of time before the battery starts to discharge to its storage charge. The discharge itself takes around 2 days.

2. Mine is set to 2 days as well.

3. A brand new battery will need the firmware update, to do this download the firmware to your sd card & then with that in your phantom insert the new battery & the update will begin. If you put the battery in the phantom without the update on the sd card it will show a battery error.

4. Yes as long as you & your buddy are on the same firmware, borrowing or lending the battery will pose no threats.

 

[Mark The Droner]

Re 2), there was another thread discussing batteries in great length and the conclusion was, many of the P3s are falling out of the sky because the pilots had their TIME TO DISCHARGE set too low.

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