geoffbennett
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Hi Adela,
Thank you for your answer.
I have to say it seems like an odd design decision. Surely there are more P2 owners out there than new P4 owners, and they are more likely to have spare batteries available. So it might have been better to design the battery extender for the P2 battery format in the first place.
I also can't understand why an electronic circuit could not just convert the power input, and support multiple battery types (P1, P2, P3, P4, Inspire). It's just a DC voltage.
Hopefully there will be third party solutions that allow P2 batteries to be used. There are already several home made solutions using low cost LiPo batteries.
It's a pity that DJI does not have more focus on protecting the investment that your customers make in your products. That would be a good way to promote brand loyalty. Your engineers will tell you that "customers can either have rapid innovation cycles or investment protection - not both!". But these engineers are probably in their early twenties and have no experience of long term business evolution :-)
For example, I am now looking to purchase a new drone. I have an investment in Phantom 2 technology, but that does not work with the P4 (or the OSMO). So I can easily consider buying a different brand of drone without any cost penalty. If my P2 batteries could be used with a newer DJI product that would be a big reason to stay with DJI. Tell that to the engineers!
Cheers,
Geoff |
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