Hi guys

Just got my P4p+ in.
I know with previous phantoms you should not charge a battery and the controller at the same time.
This was clearly stated in the manual.
However I dont see that in the new manual, so is it still an issue or can we now charge simultaniously?

Thank you guys for your answers

Safe flight

I would advise against it, because you are essentially splitting power (<15.2v) to charge both of them at the same time.
So if you are not in a Rush, don't do it.

The manual does not state you cant do it, just that doing so will prolong the charging time.

The manual discourages you from doing it, they don't give you at reason why or tell you what could happen if you do. I know its annoying. You cant get a straight answer from them for anything half the time.

I'm not finding the simultaneous charging material in the manual. Can anyone provide a page number?

I charge both at the same time.  I've done that on my Inspire as well.  8 batteries total randomly charged with transmitters.  No problems ever.  I don't know why it would be an issue, it just makes it take longer to charge.

They say it's ok to do it on the Mavic..

Hi ellandro, it's recommended that you only charge one item at a time instead of charging both items using the same charger at the same time.

hallmark007 Posted at 2016-12-16 03:42
They say it's ok to do it on the Mavic..

Correct, for Mavic, it can charge a battery and two other devices simultaneously via USB. However, it will take longer to fully charge the devices.

DJI Natalia Posted at 2016-12-16 03:50
Hi ellandro, it's recommended that you only charge one item at a time instead of charging both items using the same charger at the same time.

why is it recommended, what can happen if you charge both at the same time

And if the intention to have them charged separately why would they make the charger capable of charging both at the same time? Why not have a separate charger?

timbo Posted at 2016-12-17 13:58
why is it recommended, what can happen if you charge both at the same time

Because you risk overloading the power supply, it is not designed to take the load of a flight battery and the controller at the same time.

Geebax Posted at 2016-12-16 23:37
Because you risk overloading the power supply, it is not designed to take the load of a flight battery and the controller at the same time.

That would make sense, but why don't they tell us that. They always seem to side step when asked real questions. Its like they don't want to admit it will overload the power supply.

Has anyone tried the THOR Charger from Drone-World....? Looks like a pretty solid setup that can handle multiple batteries and a controller.

To make my flight kit complete, I made the charging process simple for my four intelligent flight battery packs and RC charging.
I bought a second 100w charger, and now it takes half the time to charge four packs, and it's easy to keep the RC charged too. ;-)

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JMcDonald84 Posted at 2016-12-18 03:39
Has anyone tried the THOR Charger from Drone-World....? Looks like a pretty solid setup that can handle multiple batteries and a controller.

I would not touch the thing, they make all sorts of outrageous claims, and judging by the experience of those who have bought them, and reported back on here, it does not live up to the claims.

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