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Phantom 3 advanced controller not charging properly
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Brett3007
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Hi guys, I recently bought a P3A from ebay( magi refurbished)
The first 2 times I charged it it would only charge to 75%( 3 white lights)
Now after charging it a third time it will only charge to 50% (2 white lights)
It worries me what will happen the next time I charge it.
Is it broken? Am I doing something wrong please help, any advice would be great.
2017-11-15
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Mark The Droner
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Make sure the charger plug is all the way in.  You have to push it in deep.  
2017-11-15
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RedHotPoker
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If you look under Battery in the Go app, you can see how many times that inteligent flight pack has been fully charged.
Perhaps this could also be instituted towards the RC battery?
The iOS Go app used to have Battery Life, but it's only available to Android device users now..
We can Check the flight pack charging numbers, to get an idea of how much life is left in that flight pack.
If you have an Android device, or a friends to borrow, that may be helpful.

I suppose we are to keep track of our own RC battery charging history, and use.


RedHotPoker
2017-11-15
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Are you using the original charger? Agree with the post 1#, you should make sure the charger plug is all the way in.
2017-11-15
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Brett3007
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Thanks for the response, I'll have another go when I get home from work.
having looked up the details about how long the controller battery lasts on a full charge I don't think it has been charging at all.
I plug it in and leave it alone thinking that it charges but having sat there watching it. The charging lights only stay on for a short time then stop.
Every time I use it the battery just goes lower.
I've charged it 3 times and used it 3 times.
After the first charge it was at 75% max, after the second charge it was at 65% after last nights charge it's at 56%.
I think every flight takes 10% of the battery away and the charger does nothing.
What worries me is that in 5 more flights I will have nothing more that a nice looking paperweight.
Should I try and send it back to the guy I bought it from or contact DJI or try and swap out the battery?
2017-11-16
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Brett3007
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I bought it as manufacturer refurbished, never flown other than to test it.
Surely this shouldn't be broken already
2017-11-16
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Brett3007
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It is an original Dji charger, I used it until the controller was drained down to about 4% battery.
I plugged the charger in all the way in, it charged for about an hour ( 2 white lights were on) then went off.
I plugged it into the dji go app and the app says it has 36% battery.
I'm going to drain it again and then see how much charge it takes.
It seems that every time it's charged it takes less and less every time.
Any ideas on what else I can do?
Any help is greatly received.
2017-11-16
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