Hey Ya'll,
I've read a couple threads here about how to care for the Phantom II batteries. I did so because I'm pretty sure I ruined my batteries through improper storage.
I bought my Phantom II about 5 months ago and when I did I bought extra batteries. Thinking I was going to get the Phantom flying soon, I charged the batteries. But then I left for over four months without ever flying the Phantom so the batteries sat for about five months fully charged.
When I got back the batteries were still fully charged (97-98%) so I took the quad for its first flight. About 5 minutes into the flight the Phantom stopped responding to throttle and self lands/crashes from only a few feet in the air - only two broken props.
After reading about battery care here in these forums it looks like I did exactly the right thing to ruin the batteries - storing them for long periods at full charge. Expensive lesson learned.
I tried one more charge and flight and the quad still starts to land when the battery is at about 50-60%. My question is, can these batteries be resurrected by repeated cycling or are they dead to me now?
Thanks for your help!
gringorio
I've read a couple threads here about how to care for the Phantom II batteries. I did so because I'm pretty sure I ruined my batteries through improper storage.
I bought my Phantom II about 5 months ago and when I did I bought extra batteries. Thinking I was going to get the Phantom flying soon, I charged the batteries. But then I left for over four months without ever flying the Phantom so the batteries sat for about five months fully charged.
When I got back the batteries were still fully charged (97-98%) so I took the quad for its first flight. About 5 minutes into the flight the Phantom stopped responding to throttle and self lands/crashes from only a few feet in the air - only two broken props.
After reading about battery care here in these forums it looks like I did exactly the right thing to ruin the batteries - storing them for long periods at full charge. Expensive lesson learned.
I tried one more charge and flight and the quad still starts to land when the battery is at about 50-60%. My question is, can these batteries be resurrected by repeated cycling or are they dead to me now?
Thanks for your help!
gringorio