Can I leave my battery below 10% for storage?
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GUSPMETAL
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Hi from Greece everyone! Since I don't know what is the best for my battery health please let me know...I already have 32 flights with my Phantom 4 Pro and after my last flight the current battery status is 7%. It's ok to leave it like that for storage until my next flight or I should charge it about 40% - 50%? I think that we should recalibrate our batteries after 20 flights. On the other hand I don't have any issues with my battery. Thank you in advance for your time! Take care and keep flying!
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Mark The Droner
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I like to keep mine a hair above 50% and I like to check it often.  If it was in "storage", I would check it every few weeks.  I don't like it to drop below 50% unless it's in the air.  
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Labroides
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There is no need to calibrate your batteries.
Storage at a low level is bad for the battery.
Ideal storage level is around 50%.
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GUSPMETAL
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Thanks both of you for taking the time to answer me. I'm going to charge the battery since the first two leds stay green.Take care and keep flying!
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Gilan
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is there any way to bring a battery back???  stored 100% charged but left it for a year and now no lights turn on at all.   New battery only used 3 or 4 times.  Is there any way to bring it back???
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DJI Mindy
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I guess other users have given you the answers. Please charge/discharge the battery to 40%-65% if it will not be used for 10 days and more to extend the battery life.
Please check more details about how to maintain battery here: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/ ... y+Guidelines+En.pdf
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DJI Mindy
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Gilan Posted at 2017-11-12 18:12
is there any way to bring a battery back???  stored 100% charged but left it for a year and now no lights turn on at all.   New battery only used 3 or 4 times.  Is there any way to bring it back???

I'm afraid the battery was over-discharged, the battery must be fully charged and discharged once every 3 months to maintain the health.
You can try to charge the battery over 1 hour to see if there is any response, otherwise, the battery cannot be used anymore. battery storage.png
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