My done will be away for a while, now my batteries  will be left with me,  give me some advice on what I can do in order to keep them in a good shape,  I had them scheduled for ten day discharge, but should I discharged them now?

They should discharge over the 10 day period and that should be fine although less is probably better (mine is set to 3 day discharge)- you could discharge them now to 30%  then you will not worry about it further.

Bekaru MP UAV Posted at 2018-4-3 13:37
They should discharge over the 10 day period and that should be fine although less is probably better (mine is set to 3 day discharge)- you could discharge them now to 30%  then you will not worry about it further.

So if I just turn them on that will do the trick.?

Picanoc Jack Posted at 2018-4-3 13:57
So if I just turn them on that will do the trick.?

if they in the drone and turned on - yes that will do the trick

Some information for you in this document https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/ ... tery+Safety+Guides+(EN).pdf

There's no need to attempt to discharge them. Set them aside and let them alone. As long as you don't press the battery button, they will start to discharge down to the storage level after 10 days have passed. It'll take 2-3 days beyond that point to complete the discharge process.

If you're going to have them in storage for longer than 2 months, then press the battery button once per month to check the current charge level. You want the batteries to stay in the red area here:



Once the second battery light starts blinking, charge that battery up until the 3rd light starts blinking while charging the battery. At that point, it'll be ready to put the battery back in storage again. Then, repeat this process.

Hi there, please check the Mavic Pro Intelligent Flight Battery Safety Guidelines from the website: https://www.dji.com/mavic/info#downloads, thanks!

DJI Diana Posted at 2018-4-3 17:41
Hi there, please check the Mavic Pro Intelligent Flight Battery Safety Guidelines from the website: https://www.dji.com/mavic/info#downloads, thanks!
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Diana you must understand that I do not have the drone in my possession, so the only way I can discharge them is manually, how can I tell what percentage they are at?

You need to set the batteries aside and don't touch them for 2 weeks or more.  At 10 days (unless you changed it), it will begin to slowly discharge over a 3 day period.  IF you press that button anytime before it starts to self discharge, it will reset the 10 day timer and will be another 10 days before it starts to discharge.  After the tenth day is over, it will begin to discharge.  You can check it a day or two after that and will see that it is on its way down.  It will continue to discharge to about 65% and then stop.

Picanoc Jack Posted at 2018-4-3 18:09
Diana you must understand that I do not have the drone in my possession, so the only way I can discharge them is manually, how can I tell what percentage they are at?

Hi Jack, sorry for the misunderstood. If so, please follow the floor 6# mentioned, it is the correct method to protect the batteries when you don't have the drone in your possession. The batteries will start to discharge automatically after 10 days no used. However, please do not over discharge it, so you need to check it about 2 months. At the same time, please store it in a dry environment. Thanks!

Picanoc Jack Posted at 2018-4-3 18:09
Diana you must understand that I do not have the drone in my possession, so the only way I can discharge them is manually, how can I tell what percentage they are at?

Just leave them by themselves: they are smart so you do not need to worry about them.
Just two things to keep in mind:
1. Make sure they rest at around 22-28°C (71-82°F)
2. If one of them is lower than 37% (one solid and one blinking LED) charge them till the third LED starts to blink and unplug them.

DJT_MVSP Posted at 2018-4-4 03:11
Just leave them by themselves: they are smart so you do not need to worry about them.
Just two things to keep in mind:
1. Make sure they rest at around 22-28°C (71-82°F)

thank you for the info

DJT_MVSP Posted at 2018-4-4 03:11
Just leave them by themselves: they are smart so you do not need to worry about them.
Just two things to keep in mind:
1. Make sure they rest at around 22-28°C (71-82°F)

I want to thank you all for the info and your inputs

That is quite an interesting thread. Quick question, does it matter much if the discharge days are changed from 10 down to like 2 or 3 days? The process should still be the same and the batteries are kept healthy, correct? Or is there any specific reason why DJI sets it to 10 days?

Marian Posted at 2018-4-4 05:59
That is quite an interesting thread. Quick question, does it matter much if the discharge days are changed from 10 down to like 2 or 3 days? The process should still be the same and the batteries are kept healthy, correct? Or is there any specific reason why DJI sets it to 10 days?

Keeping the batteries within the storage level while not in use (see my screenshot above) will make them last longer. If you don't fly often, then it would be better to decrease the ''Time to Discharge'' setting to a lower number (e.g. 2 days) and then charge them up the day of or day before you plan to fly next.

The only reason you'd really want to keep the default 10 day setting is if you need to keep your batteries fully charged for longer periods of time. For example, you might be in a location where it's not convenient to charge them for a few days or you might work as a first responder and need batteries ready to go at a moment's notice.

Marian Posted at 2018-4-4 05:59
That is quite an interesting thread. Quick question, does it matter much if the discharge days are changed from 10 down to like 2 or 3 days? The process should still be the same and the batteries are kept healthy, correct? Or is there any specific reason why DJI sets it to 10 days?

I had them set at 10 days, the reason is that I was flying the drone everyday, so I figured that was the best setting

Do you have the power bank adaptor that comes with the flymore combo? You can discharge them by using that and utilise the power to charge up your phones and tablets to save on your electricity bill. Stop the discharge when just two LED lights on the battery are sold green then you'll know it's 37.5 - 49.9% charge remaining - optimal for storage. The longer you leave the batteries fully charged the more damage you may cause to the cells. Whilst the MAX count down is ten days I never leave my batteries fully charged for more than 48 hours.

A CW Posted at 2018-4-4 07:46
Do you have the power bank adaptor that comes with the flymore combo? You can discharge them by using that and utilise the power to charge up your phones and tablets to save on your electricity bill. Stop the discharge when just two LED lights on the battery are sold green then you'll know it's 37.5 - 49.9% charge remaining - optimal for storage. The longer you leave the batteries fully charged the more damage you may cause to the cells. Whilst the MAX count down is ten days I never leave my batteries fully charged for more than 48 hours.

thanks for the info, and yes I have all that equipment.

msinger Posted at 2018-4-4 06:09
Keeping the batteries within the storage level while not in use (see my screenshot above) will make them last longer. If you don't fly often, then it would be better to decrease the ''Time to Discharge'' setting to a lower number (e.g. 2 days) and then charge them up the day of or day before you plan to fly next.

The only reason you'd really want to keep the default 10 day setting is if you need to keep your batteries fully charged for longer periods of time. For example, you might be in a location where it's not convenient to charge them for a few days or you might work as a first responder and need batteries ready to go at a moment's notice.

Thank you very much, that is very helpful.

Picanoc Jack Posted at 2018-4-4 09:13
thanks for the info, and yes I have all that equipment.

Cool - thats the best way to discharge your batteries

Bekaru MP UAV Posted at 2018-4-3 13:37
They should discharge over the 10 day period and that should be fine although less is probably better (mine is set to 3 day discharge)- you could discharge them now to 30%  then you will not worry about it further.

How do you change the time of discharge?

Thanks!

That setting can be changed for the current battery in the following section of DJI GO (while your Mavic is connected to DJI GO):

Bokepacha Posted at 2018-4-5 06:36
How do you change the time of discharge?

Thanks!

hi - i do not know if it is a feature that mavic air offers.. if it does then it should be found in your battery settings, it would be on that page somewhere - either scroll down or go to next page 'advanced battery settings'
there are some minor differences between MA and MP this may be one of them. if you dont find it on the battery settings page then post the question in a new thread and someone will be able to help you.

Bekaru MP UAV Posted at 2018-4-5 07:27
hi - i do not know if it is a feature that mavic air offers.. if it does then it should be found in your battery settings, it would be on that page somewhere - either scroll down or go to next page 'advanced battery settings'
there are some minor differences between MA and MP this may be one of them. if you dont find it on the battery settings page then post the question in a new thread and someone will be able to help you.

That setting is only available if flying a Mavic Pro. The Mavic Air batteries default to 10 days and that setting cannot be changed since DJI GO does not show it.

Bekaru MP UAV Posted at 2018-4-5 07:27
hi - i do not know if it is a feature that mavic air offers.. if it does then it should be found in your battery settings, it would be on that page somewhere - either scroll down or go to next page 'advanced battery settings'
there are some minor differences between MA and MP this may be one of them. if you dont find it on the battery settings page then post the question in a new thread and someone will be able to help you.

Thanks

msinger Posted at 2018-4-5 08:07
That  setting is only available if flying a Mavic Pro. The Mavic Air  batteries default to 10 days and that setting cannot be changed since  DJI GO does not show it.

Good to know!

Duplicate post

msinger Posted at 2018-4-5 08:07
That setting is only available if flying a Mavic Pro. The Mavic Air batteries default to 10 days and that setting cannot be changed since DJI GO does not show it.

Same as the Spark discharge then - never knew that.