Does anyone know how the phantom battery charging actually works? The charger seems to put out a constant 17.5V, regardless of the load or charge state of the battery, and it has only 2 pins, so am I right saying it isnt really a charger, but simply a DC power supply and all the charging logic is inside the battery?
Phantom charger or PSU?
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Yes you are correct I think. That is what I measured as well.
It really annoys me - especially with battery drills. That is why the replacement batteries are so expensive. You are in effect throwing away a charger aswell when a battery dies.
Why the hell they don't make the charger intelligent so the batteries are cheaper is beyond me!
It really annoys me - especially with battery drills. That is why the replacement batteries are so expensive. You are in effect throwing away a charger aswell when a battery dies.
Why the hell they don't make the charger intelligent so the batteries are cheaper is beyond me!
Not only that, you carry the weight of the charger in the air, where its absolutely useless.
Anyway, just wanted to make sure, because I just bought this cheap chinese 'charger':
DJI Phantom 3 Battery And Transmitter Charger Plates 110-240V Input 4 In 1
To be able to charge 3 batteries in parallel. If the 'charger' really is just a PSU, then checking voltages and polarity should be enough to be fairly confident no bad things will happen. Voltages do seem fine, and I like the fact there is a tiny variation in voltage between all charge ports, which I interpret as proving they are not just in parallel.
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