Hey gang, Ok Phantom 4.. Standard I guess. I charged my battery last Sunday. Before I went out to fly today I put my battery on the charger to see if it would charge any, like I said it has been a week. I plugged it in and the lights didn't start scrolling so I figured it was still fully charged. So I went out to fly. I flew for a while and landed when it got down to like 15%. So I figured I would just let it sit and idle with the props on and drain it down to 8% but when it hit 9% it shut down on its own. Just sitting, not flying. Now, my question is did this happen due to the battery sitting for a week and then when I flew maybe the calibration of the battery was off? I have the auto discharge set at ten days. Thanks for the help
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- Thread starter schlepprock
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Not sure if you checked the battery by pressing the button once to give you an idea of the charge status prior to flying but I only use the percentage indication as a guide only and always have the actual voltage display up on the app when I fly. As for running the battery down to 8%, I never go below 20% when I land (usually keep it at around 30%). Much has been written about managing batteries on this forum and With The Birds has some great advice. Your battery percentage may have said 9% but the actual voltage may have reached the critical threshold and simply shut the drone down to protect the battery.
Thanks. Yeah I landed earlier at I think 15% but when it reached 20% I kept it really low and only a few feet away. But when I drained it lower it was just sitting on the hood of my truck idling, with the props on. And yes I had the controller in hand just in case.
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Sorry I meant that I only use %s as a guide and eyeball the battery voltage and the timeline at the top of the app as well. Find that more accurate when I'm out at a distance when trying to better my PB.
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