Why are the spark batteries 3 times more expensive than your standard lipo?? i know they are "smart/intelligent" batteries but 3 times as much....?

I normally pay from £12-16 for a 1300 3s on any hobby site and these set you back a popping 60-70 quid depending on supplier :/

Feeling robbed :/

DJI -> premium product -> higher cost
Standard lipo's require a decent lipo charger, probably costing from £40 for a cheap one to hundreds for a good quality one. DJI have built all the charging protection into the battery so you can charge them safely, on your drone or in the charging block. I have personally seen what a lipo can do when they are charged badly or ruptured. I would happily pay the extra money for a DJI battery, knowing I'm walking around with five potentially explosive devices in my bag that are designed to be safe to carry.

I think they're cheap if compare to Phantom batteries)

They have built in circuit board which controls the batteries charging, information to and from the drone .. etc

Being smart AND being DJI. That combination is worth more than your average battery.

Thanks for the support and the good reviews.

If you want cheap..... get a hubsan or other crap.
You get what you pay for!

fatshark is the same way with their "smart" batteries.  it just comes with the territory.  it's a proprietary accessory.  expect to pay a premium.

Aeromirage Posted at 2017-9-14 08:37
If you want cheap..... get a hubsan or other crap.
You get what you pay for!

You forget everything DJi make is mass produced in china/asia it costs peanuts to them. Its probably costing them 10-15 bucks to get one of these done

NukeSpark Posted at 2017-9-14 23:05
You forget everything DJi make is mass produced in china/asia it costs peanuts to them. Its probably costing them 10-15 bucks to get one of these done

Thats how it works for a premium product. For example the iPhone probably costs £100-£200 to actually manufacture. This will include the parts and labour. You then have to factor in all the money apple spent on research and development to make a premium phone. Sure, you can go get a cheapy phone for about £20-£100 but think about what you are actually getting, a cheap nasty throwaway phone. A phone that probably cost £5-£10 to manufacture but very little or no money being spent on research and development.

NukeSpark Posted at 2017-9-14 23:05
You forget everything DJi make is mass produced in china/asia it costs peanuts to them. Its probably costing them 10-15 bucks to get one of these done

well the other thing is all the regulations and certifications, testing, failsafes, and so on.. i trust the batteries Dji makes over generic flatpack cells.. and yes i have used "quality" flat pack cells like turnigy LIpo-HV 4S cells and have had a case of cell failure and bloated pack.  yet to have that issue with DJi packs even pushing them as hard as i can

be thankful you don't fly an Inspire 2 with two $300 worth of batteries per flight or Matric 600 with 6 $150 batteries... Spark batteries are cheap.

PinpointMapping Posted at 2017-9-15 09:09
be thankful you don't fly an Inspire 2 with two $300 worth of batteries per flight or Matric 600 with 6 $150 batteries... Spark batteries are cheap.

heh.   i was considering getting an inspire 2 pro once...  then i realized the amount of compromises will have to be made are not for me..  maybe if i was back in the game doing pro video work.. but yea.. and you cannot fly with a single pack i heard, have to run them in redundancy mode basically, pair of batteries per flight.  and still only get about 30 minutes..   the size is huge, too big for me when i can just fold a mavic up..  

but yea talk about expensive batteries, every flight requires $300 battery set on the inspire 2 drones.. still only pulling ~30 minutes in ideal conditions and way less in the cold thanks to the heater pulling 10% of the power..

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Don't buy them if it is too much for your opinion.

The cost of a proprietary battery can be a bit hard to swallow in the same way that inkjet cartridges can cost more than the printer itself. At least with printers there are plenty of quality third party manufacturers.  Shortly after DJI released the Phantom 2 range with its proprietary battery some third party alternatives started appearing on the market. Exhaustive testing by some owners demonstrated that these third party batteries were just as good as the originals. DJI’s answer to this was to release a compulsory FW upgrade for the Phantom so that these third party batteries would no longer be recognised by the Phantom 2.

The other major downside to the manufacturer having a monopoly over their batteries is that they have a further grip on determining the artificial lifespan of their product. The Spark maybe discontinued but this fact alone should not render it to the landfill site. My Pentax K1000 was discontinued 30yrs ago but I still use it. However because DJI discontinued the Spark they have also ceased manufacture of the batteries, which are a consumable item, and hence have chosen to stop supporting the owners UNLESS they purchase another current DJI product, which no doubt will have the same artificially reduced lifespan.

Time to start self building again, guys.

Nidge.

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The link does not work. Spark batteries are not available. It will take a lot of luck to find one...
Unfortunately DJI does not consider it important to provide spare batteries for the Spark.
The Spark didn't do well: battery died, flew off due to compass failure and crashed, took off bouncing, then landed and crashed.
The best way to make these go away is for DJI to stop making batteries for it, so people stop flying the Spark.
(except the DIY people...see above)

You actually tied that link?? You know how to ask for trouble don't you.  That is, unless you enjoy viruses.

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