Charging Hub charging slow with Anker Chargers
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nosnoop
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Notice the charging hub in my Fly More Kit Plus has slow charging problems with Anker chargers.

Both my 45w and 65w Anker chargers can only charge at 12 to 13w with the charging hub.   Both work fine charging with the drone at 28 to 29w.
I have another brand of 65w charger and it works fine with the charging hub at 28 to 29w.

All the batteries have been updated with the latest firmware (I put in the new batteries one by one to update it manually).

These were the chargers used for testing

Anker 65w charger
Anker 45w charger
65w charger

Anker Charger using Charging Hub

Anker Charger using Charging Hub

Anker Charger with the Drone

Anker Charger with the Drone

65w Charger with Charging Hub.

65w Charger with Charging Hub.
2022-6-24
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Bigplumbs
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What lead are you using that will make a difference. Also remember slow charging is better for your battery than fast charging. Plan ahead and charge over night slowly
2022-6-24
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kazcow
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What device are you using to measure with?
2022-6-24
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DAFlys
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Im using the Anker 30w charger as the drone and one battery in the hub charge at the same rate.
2022-6-25
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onymar
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I have the 65w Nano ii and no issues at all.
2022-6-25
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2022-6-25
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Andre vd Weide
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which power meter you use for this?
2022-6-25
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Andre vd Weide Posted at 6-25 06:17
which power meter you use for this?

ChargerLAB Power-Z KM002C

The same meter used in this compatibility test of various chargers with Mini 3 Pro Drone.
My test result was similar to the one in the video for the drone.



I just got an idea which could explain this.
It looks like the Anker chargers supports 9V and 15V charging but not 12V.
And the drone supports 15V charging, but the charging hub only supports up to 12V (according to the label at the bottom).
I will do more testing and post the results.

2022-6-25
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gnirtS
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My one Anker 65W PD works fine charging in the drone at 28.7w and the hub at 27w without issues.
This is "full power".
2022-6-28
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TheBoy
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Different fast chargers can support different voltage and current options, making this not as straightforward as it should be.  Which I why I believe DJI should have included a 30W charging with the drone.

Anker have never been my preferred make, due to such issues, on top of some frustrating reliability issues I've had with them.
2022-6-28
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Harryscopic
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Ideally, 12v @ 3A would charge at 36W, and that's why I just ordered a PD charger compatible with this power. I'll post my findings when I get it.
2022-6-29
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Harryscopic
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I'm happy to report that today I received the fly more kit and the charger, and the charger does work fast at 36W!

It's the Amazon basics: Amazon Basics 65W
2022-6-30
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