DJI Paladin Posted at 11-30 21:24
Hi there. Thank you for reaching out. The operating time of the DJI RC with a fully charged battery is approximately 4 hours. You may use a portable power bank and charged the DJI RC while using as it supports this function to extend the battery life. Should you have other inquiries, feel free to contact us. We appreciate your valued support.

jmb63 Posted at 12-1 06:40
What do you mean by "horrible" ? How many Flights/drone batteries do you go through on a full charge on the RC? Are you constantly screen recording or something?

Dirty Bird Posted at 12-1 12:55
Your RC must have a weak battery.  With the screen set to Max brightness my DJI RC last 4 full Plus battery flights with more to spare.

Dirty Bird Posted at 12-1 15:12
If it is still under warranty & you are only getting 45 minutes runtime you could make a warranty claim request.  If it is out of warranty DJI offers a repair service.  They will charge you the price of the battery plus a service charge, which I believe is $65.  Alternatively you could perform the repair yourself, if you find the proper replacement batteries, & if are competent in your repair skills.  The DJI RC is easier to open than many other DJI RCs.  4 screws, a spudger, & a bit of patience will get you into the shell.  The Mavic Pro/Mavic 2 style RCs were tricky & can be difficult to open with braking tabs or defacing the shell.  The batteries are electronically welded to the power leads, which is another hurdle if you don't have equipment to properly reconnect the replacement cells.  I will attach a video on opening the DJI RC.

Personally I would just send it off to DJI & let them do the repair.  No stress or worries about finding batteries, damaging, or defacing your RC.  Pay the fee & you are good to go.  Be advised you will NOT receive back your original RC.  You will receive back a new or like-new replacement.  Just bind it to your RC & you are up & running.

Potato mini Posted at 12-1 10:37
The battery lasts 45 minutes at most, not screen recording or anything.

Yaros1 Posted at 12-2 05:05
I would send it for replacement to DJI definitely.
Not a good thing that you opened it while it was on warranty.

DAFlys Posted at 12-2 02:17
Thats really not right Potato,   I easily get 4 hours from mine.    Could you have a bad SD card in there?

Potato mini Posted at 12-2 10:03
I have a lexar 128 Gig in my Rc and my mini 3 pro. I found out something really weird though yesterday. Look at post 9.

Potato mini Posted at 12-1 15:24
Thanks for the info. I drained the batterys to 0 %, and the  took apart the RC just to look around, I detached the batterys and then hooked them back up, and the batterys showed 65 %. Im going to take a test flight and make sure I didn't miss anything up, and I haven't charged the batterys since I took it apart.

DAFlys Posted at 12-3 03:52
Sounds like something isn't right,  Id be tempted to return it.

Potato mini Posted at 12-3 09:02
It seems to be working great now, so I guess I'm just going to wait and see if the problem returns

Potato mini Posted at 2023-12-3 09:02
It seems to be working great now, so I guess I'm just going to wait and see if the problem returns

djiuser_9W4iyYyHmp1N Posted at 6-1 13:18
So would you say taking it apart, disconnecting the batteries and reconnecting fixed your battery issue? My RC controller drains way too fast after about 2 flights.

Potato mini Posted at 6-1 14:22
It worked for me but I would be careful. My rc lasts about 4-5 flights

djiuser_9W4iyYyHmp1N Posted at 6-1 15:33
Two flights and I'm down to 1 light flashing. Maybe unseating and reseating the batteries will make a difference. I would like to try before replacing batteries.

Potato mini Posted at 6-3 12:10
I would give it a go and hope for the best. worst case scenario you would only need to buy new batteries. bare in mind if you open the rc it will void any warranty you have on it from dji.