Again, go read my post in this forum. I got 24 on one flight with a very little to spare on a battery that was on like its third flight, in the cold way high up in a valley, surrounded by wind and electricity.
Of course they did!!! They are in the business of making money and you most certainly can hover at 10% and not let it land. I've once put it like a half inch off the ground and let the battery fully discharge for a landing.The battery cannot be flown to 0% because the aircraft is programmed by DJI to autoland at 10%. Surely, you are not suggesting that DJI based their 28+ minutes of flight time claim upon overriding their built-in 10% Autolanding function (which is designed to protect the battery from damage caused by depleting it below 10%) and running the battery all the way down to to 0%!
I will see if I can find it. I actually followed their recommedations and flew only about 15-18 minutes until battery was no lower than 50 %.
The proper way to take care of a lipo is pretty simple. Store it around 50% and never store if fully changed for more than a day or so. Also, do a full discharge at about 15-20 flights maybe.
Most lipos have a lifetime limit of some 300-500 full discharge cycles. Whether you turn that into 600-1000 cycles by only discharging each time to 50%, or 1200-2000 cycles by only discharging to 75% remaining, the total battery life is the same, as long as you don't abuse the battery. Your battery is most likely going to outlive your aircraft, no matter how you treat it.
I know it's hard to believe, but not everything you read on the internet is true, even if you used google to find it.
That's because there isn't any break-in period on DJI batteries. It's an urban myth, perpetuated by people who remember it from early lithium batteries. It certainly won't hurt, but it also won't help, either. Those that still perform the break in battery ritual are like those that calibrate their compass before every flight, which actually can hurt!
Most Li-ions charge to 4.20V/cell(DJI 4.3V/Cell), and every reduction in peak charge voltage of 0.10V/cell is said to double the cycle life. For example, a lithium-ion cell charged to 4.20V/cell typically delivers 300–500 cycles. If charged to only 4.10V/cell, the life can be prolonged to 600–1,000 cycles; 4.0V/cell should deliver 1,200–2,000 and 3.90V/cell should provide 2,400–4,000 cycles. So by charging it by 10% less you get over 100% more cycles and usable total time out of your battery, in exchange to 10% less usable time per charge...Most lipos have a lifetime limit of some 300-500 full discharge cycles. Whether you turn that into 600-1000 cycles by only discharging each time to 50%, or 1200-2000 cycles by only discharging to 75% remaining, the total battery life is the same, as long as you don't abuse the battery. Your battery is most likely going to outlive your aircraft, no matter how you treat it.
And, since none of the Phantoms can actually determine Altitude over Ground (AGL) you can easily be in a situation where you are 1500 feet above the transmitter and 100 feet off the ... ground. Perfectly safe from crazed Cessna pilots trying to clip trees.
You mis understood.I know it's hard to believe, but not everything you read on the internet is true, even if you used google to find it.
The DJI manual has given us all that we need to know as the quoted post above summarises. Has anyone got a damaged Lipo from flying their Phantom below 20% power?! Just do what the manual says!!! I do. If your Lipo explodes in a nuclear cloud, then DJI will have to replace it under misinformation! Can't go wrong! [emoji41]
Give this man the trophy!Most lipos have a lifetime limit of some 300-500 full discharge cycles. Whether you turn that into 600-1000 cycles by only discharging each time to 50%, or 1200-2000 cycles by only discharging to 75% remaining, the total battery life is the same, as long as you don't abuse the battery. Your battery is most likely going to outlive your aircraft, no matter how you treat it.
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