Mini 2 Battery Issues and How To Fix Them
Vložit
- čas přidán 30. 04. 2021
- DJI Mini 2 Drone - amzn.to/2Sr7WPV
Mini 2 Accessories - tinyurl.com/t79x6hym
We’ve had a lot of viewers asking about the Mini 2 issue where the batteries are not auto-discharging like they should when in the drone or in the charging hub. In this clip I explain why this may not be happening and show you a few things you can do to keep your batteries safe. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for watching!
Drone Valley Website - www.dronevalley.com
Drone Valley Amazon Store - www.amazon.com/shop/dronevalley
Drone Valley Twitter - / dronevalley1
Drone Valley Newsletter - www.dronevalley.com/newsletter...
Drone Valley Patreon - / dronevalley - Věda a technologie
Always great information. You did it again!! Thank you, sir.
Love your teaching.... very well explained!
Good point on how they will fix that but didn’t thought about flipping those batteries; thanks so much keep them comming! Fly safe
Rick, I wish you had been my science teacher 50 years ago. Nice job, and I don't even own a drone !
He reminds me a little bit of Mr. Wizard lol
Al, thanks for the post and I'm flattered. I just love tech and investigating these types of details. Stay tuned for more clips posting soon.
@@digital4282 Telvana, I appreciate the post and was glued to the TV every time that guy was on so I guess some of it rubbed off on me. Stay tuned for more content posting soon. Rick
Too hyper.. sounds like a car salesman or a youtuber for younger kids. All that's missing is him shouting.. HI GUYS welcome to my channel don't forget to SMASH that like button...
@@nubie1100 Bob, thanks for the post and I do the best I can with these videos. I get pretty excited talking about tech in general and I'm just trying to pass along useful information to help you with the gear. The real question is - Did you lean anything? If you did then I'm happy and feel like I've done my job. Rick
Excellent and informative video! Knowing why these batteries do this is incredibly important to many of us. Thanks!
I’ve been using LiPo batteries for years and consider myself to have a good grounding on them . Congratulations on an excellent video, very well presented and pitched at a novice to knowledgable person. I think is very helpful for those getting or got the Mini 3 Pro.
this was great info because i was concern i just got my mini 2 combo last week have not used it yet. thank you so much you were great , can't wait to fly !!
Thanks for the technical background. The idea and solution with the "firebox" is great.
Many regards
ANTJE und LUTZ
Thanks for the post and I'm glad that you enjoyed the clip. Consider subscribing to the channel so you won't miss any of the new content I'll be posting this week. Rick
Just bought the DJI mini 2 & it’s my first ever drone I feel overwhelmed with the amount of info coming at me through the videos I’ve been watching! Thought I was just going to buy & go have fun
Same here man but hey these vids help us a lot.
Btw dji already launched their update firmware. The battery problem is now fixed
You need to update using the dji fly app each battery one by one. Hope i helped u. Cheers!
I admire you so much Rick ,you are BRILLIANT .
AWESOME! Thanks for the info. You should be a science teacher. I was just having this discussion with my son a few days ago. Now I know the science behind it. Keep the videos coming.
That is awesome! I love diving into the nerdy details of what makes things tick and can't help but talk about it on the channel. It's great you're sharing that with your son. I do the same with my kids and it's really important in this tech-driven world they'll be living in. Stay tuned for more geeky topics soon. Rick
Thanks for the great info. Does the most current firmware fix this issue or are we still waiting for an update?
You do a amazing job at explaining how it works good job🙂
great tips for storing the battery's ,l like the backwards one in the charger
Great tips and information , especially for a flyer like me. So will it be a practical practice like i store them in safety %, the night before I am going to fly i charge them in the hub (likely overnight), unplug them after wake up and go to fly?
Great explanation!!
Great videos. Really helps me to understand. Is the battery in the controller the same way? Can I leave it fully charged or half way during storage?
Great video I have seen more on this issue. I took mine out of the charger and drone.
Great explanation, you did great.
Thanks for the info Rick, waiting on the mini 2 combo to arrive.
Gary, thanks for the post and you're going to love that quad! I've said from the beginning that the amount of tech DJI was able to cram into that tiny air frame is unbelievable. It really does fly just like the larger quads and can almost fit into your pocket. Have fun and be sure to subscribe to the channel as I have a lot more content posting this week. RIck
Great video Rick, I bought a brand new Phantom 4 Pro that came with a dead battery cause it sat in the box too long and it went into permanent hibernation. Nothing more frustrating than a 150 dollar paperweight 😁
This is the first video of yours that I have seen...I enjoyed it and found it helpful....but please slow it down a little...I subscribed and "liked"...I hope I can keep up with your pace...thanks for the info!
Mark, thanks for the post and I'm glad you found the content helpful. I also appreciate you subscribing and welcome to the family. I'll have a lot more content posting this week so be sure to stay tuned. Rick
Brilliant mate thanks for explaining it 👍
Thank you for the information
Great video, mate. Are the Li-Po batteries for the Mini 2 able to get firmware updates like the drone and the controller?
Thank you for sharing information about battery. I just bought my first drone mini 2 (2nd hand) and did all the firmware updates on both the mini 2 and the controller. Do you know if it is safe now to store the three batteries in its battery hub? Thanks again.
Thank you sir, this is great information.
Thanks for sharing. DJI has advised me to remove batteries from the Drone or Charging Hub when not in use
So how long would it take the MA2 battery to discharge after not using after a couple days? I charge them the night before I use them. Thanks Rick for the information.
Hi Rick. Love your channel because it is so informative. Question: Could you confirm that it is inadvisable to use the Mini original batteries on the Mini 2 ?
I am assuming that you cannot due to the batteries having the 2 different technologies. Thanks a ton.
great video thanks for sharing
i just bought mini 2 fly more combo today, and one of the three battery not charging and blinking three times when charging, when in the charging dock and when charged in the drone. any solution please help
Shorted
Great video so thank you for that. In my own test in the last few weeks as to how the Mini 2 batteries currently behave outside of the unit, it would appear that they go through two phases of auto discharge, first after 24 hours or so down from a full 100% to 96%, but instead of discharging further at around 5 days, it seems to take that bit longer and around day 6-7 is when the 2nd discharge phase begins which sees the charge drop eventually to 72% over a 24 hour, so the manual stating that by day 5 it should have dropped to low 70s is misleading. I did get notification of firmware updates for my batteries last week and then left them in the hub for 3 days but they stayed at 100% so it looks like DJI to date haven't pushed out a firmware to facilitate auto discharge when they are connected. That said I'm not too bothered and happy to keep the batteries unconnected to anything when storing them
Great information as always thank you,can I ask so is it perfectly safe to leave the battery in my air2s drone
Thanks for the post and it's a tricky answer. If you leave the battery in the Air 2S it will auto-discharge normally so no worries about the charge. Where it gets tricky is that the auto-discharge produces some heat and that's never a good thing for the quad. It's small, but over time it worries me that it might unnecessarily fatigue the quad. The other concern is that if a battery does decide to go non-linear and misbehave, if it's out of the quad, you've only lost a battery. if it's inside the quad you've lost everything. To put this into perspective, I have a ton of quads in the shop and literally a hundred or more Lipo cells. I've been flying for years with a lot of other pilots and have never had, or heard of a Lipo fire with any of them. Its a rare issue, but like with home fires, we have to be careful because of the possibility. I hope that helps and my advice is always to fly more and worry less. Rick
@@Dronevalley sound advice thank you again
For an owner of the mini 2 for less than a week, this is good for me. Thank you
Great video! I do have a question. If the mini 2 battery is between 40% and 65% can we leave it in the drone/cahrger?
Thanks Rick great info 👍
Norman, thanks for the post and I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. I'll have a few more this weekend so stay tuned. Rick
Many thanks. Excellent advice to a newcomer like me. I've just subscribed. Cheers.
Amazing info, your channel should have way more subscribers, Count me as a new one.
Your speech/content speed is very much appreciated , we all come here for info and you my good sir deliver with stellar details and easy to understand. Thank you very much! 👍
Thanks for the support and I love flying and talking about the tech. This is a great hobby and anything I can do to help other fliers enjoy it a little more is time well spent for me. I appreciate your post and be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss anything I'll be sharing this week. Rick
Good job, Rick.
Wow this explains more. Good job
Glad it was helpful! I appreciate the post and hope you'll stop back for more content this week. Rick
Hi sir rick Is it ok not to remove the battery from the drone if your not using it?
Now when I've driven my battery into the ground & it won't charge anymore...
Does DIJ have a recycling program?
If not, off to the Lowes battery recycle bin...?
Mine havent discharged in 5 days, I hear DJI have admitted there is a fault and will be issueing a firmware update shortly
Great idea sir..thnk you
What is the firmware ver. Of the mini2 When you had this video? Latest is v1.003 something, did they made corrections on the auto discharge function now?
Thanks Rick saved the day again for me :-)
Dave, I'm glad you found value in the clip and I'll have a few more posting this week so be sure to stop back soon. Rick
Time to FLY!!! Thanks for the information!
Dennis, I couldn't have said it better. Get out there and enjoy this great weather. I always say that the best way of discharging your batteries is by flying them! Rick
Did DJI release a fix already? I recently bought the mini 2 and am flying it almost evey day so I cant leave the batteries for 3-5 days to see if they will auto discharge :D
Hi, if you store the DJI mini 2 batteries out of the drone and either in the pouch or backwards in the hub, as you recomended and let the batts discharge, say down to 40-50%, or maybe less, can you then charge the batteries up to 90-100% just before you fly? Thanks!
Yes, that will work fine. The key thing is not storing the cells at full charge for long periods of time. The latest firmware from DJI for the Mini 2 includes a self-discharge feature to automatically lower the charge after a few days to protect the cells. Be sure to download this firmware to help protect the cells. Thanks for the post! Rick
Thank you for your information great video
Question regarding travelling with drone batteries on plane?? Do they have to be fully discharged?? I'm a Newbie...😉🙏
So how do you wake up a hibernating DJI battery? Do I leave it charging in the hub or drone to wake it up ? When placed in both 3-4 lights just blink and it does not seem to be charging.
A quick fix is to use an elastic band. Place the batteries in the holder the right way around and put an elastic band around the top of them where the terminals are. This stops the batteries falling into place and because it’s elastic when you take one out it holds the other two in place.
Gary, thanks for the post and that's a great suggestion. I have a few other pilots I fly with and they use a heavy-duty rubber band to do a similar thing. Anything that keeps the batteries from falling all the way into the socket is a good thing until we see a firmware update to sort out the logic.
Good one
Thanks for this amazing video. I got a New Dji mini2 (Fly more combo) but, one of the batteries is not charging, it constantly blinks two lights. Solution to this will be very much appreciated. Thank you.
All ways good information rick hope ur doing well ✌️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great to see you stopping by and thanks for the post! I hope you're getting in some great flying with the warmer weather. Rick
If I plan to fly the next day or two, can I charge them up to 100% and how low will they go everyday if left to auto discharge
Thanks for another informative video.
Thanks for posting and I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. I'll have a few more posting this week so consider subscribing to the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
@@Dronevalley Already a subscriber, and have recommended the channel to some friends.
@@malikhaddadi2061 Thanks for the reply and I didn't see your subscriber icon on your username so you might want to subscribe again to be sure. I appreciate you spreading the word with your friends and I'll have more content this week posting on the channel. Rick
Hi, great video. Let me know what is attached to the front legs of your Mini 2?
Rick the strangest thing happen to me with my FPV. It has been flying beautiful so I decided to try it with the joystick controller. I went into connect it etc and the DJI fly app took me to the fly tutorial and it won’t let me out. I’ve deleted the app, reinstalled it. Turned peer off n on. Any ideas?
Also I put a 129 card in goggles and drone. Is there a size limit that you know of.
Thanks Ron.
So can you allow them to auto discharge out of the charging hub then after 4 days of non use put them back In the charging hub the correct way round?
I'm assuming they will stay discharged at around 75%??
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers mate. 🦘🇦🇺
Thanks for the post and the support. I'm glad you enjoyed the clip and I'll have a lot more posting this week so be sure to stop back soon. We'll also be doing a lot of giveaways in a few weeks for the holidays as part of our 12 Days of Drone Valley Christmas.
@@Dronevalley I’m keen to see the Mini 3 or 2S🤔 and what updates and upgrades it will have. DJI are good at not leaking info.
@@tyroneclarke1666 I'll be posting clips on anything new that DJI releases here so be sure to sub the channel and stop back soon. Rick
Hey everyone
I just bought a dji mini 2
But i have problem with the battery it flashing all the 4 led light and is not turning on.
Any suggestions?
Is a brand new drone.
What do I do with the brand new batteries Im not going to use for winter right out of the package for the fly more combo.? Can I do nothing till Im ready to use them?
hI I just recieved my dji battery hub -will the hub charge simultaneously?
Thank you! I'm want to use this for prospecting, so I'm thinking of getting the mini 2 fly-more package, then ordering a spare Mini 1 battery so I can always have one battery that is topped off. I can keep the mini 2 batteries at 50% so as not to damage them, and if I need to get in the air unexpectedly I can use the lithium-ion while I'm topping off the 3 lithium polymer batteries.
Good information Rick.
I have placed the LiPO batteries into the hub, but not clicked them in all the way. After a couple days, I pushed them all the way in and they were all at 3 lights after starting fully charged at 4 lights. I hesitate to put them in the hub backwards for fear of warping the hub. Maybe a problem, maybe not.
Anyway, that's what I found...
Thanks for your great information....
Dennis, as long as they are not fully inserted into the hub and making contact, they will discharge as normal. It's only when they touch those contacts that the battery has to stay "awake" in case the power button is pressed. Thanks for the post and happy flying! Rick
Thank you sir..
Hi Rick. My question is if I fully charge my batteries and have a plan to fly in 2 or 3 days, should I keep them in hub or out of hub?
Thanks for the post and honestly the best plan would be to charge them the night before so they are fresh the next day for flying. If you have to charge them a few days early because you're traveling, you should store them in the hub so the "brains" in there can monitor the batteries and discharge them after 3 days in case you don't get a chance to fly. I hope that helps and consider subscribing to the channel as I'll have a ton of content posting this week. Rick
I recently bought a salt water damaged Mavic mini 2 drone. Then by mistake before cleaning the circuit I connected the battery for a second. Then smoke came out from the drone near the drone legs. I promptly removed the battery.
Does not look like any damage to the battery.
So put the battery in DJI Mavic 2 battery charging slot and it is showing the battery level and charging too.
How can I know that battery is not damaged? Also is it same to insert this battery to another drone?
I have the original Mavic Pro battery. Any suggestions on an easy way to wake up the battery after it has gone to sleep?
One of my mavic mini batteries went into hibernation mode, but I always use it so it never discharges to 0 and isn’t permanently on 100, I also use it as a battery pack to charge my phone. Any idea why it’s in hibernation?
Can you review the Holy Stone H700E GPS Brushless Drone?
Hey Rick what kind of battery's are in the DJI Air 2S ??
Lithium Polymer. They have a switch on the battery as he noted. They will auto discharge. Hope this helps.
Thank you very much for this info I just fly safe and follow the rules just like to video me and wife’s memories thanks so much just a recreational flyer😎🇺🇸👍 those battery’s are not cheap glad I know how to make them last now new subscriber here
I'm just bought Mini 2 single. But as experienced enthusiastic RC Hobbyist, I always charged my battery about 2-3 bars and pulled out & put it outside from the drone as I treated the drone as my other rc, especially common rc LiPO battery. Never experienced a fire but already had swelling lipo experienced. Though I did not stored them on LiPO safety pack or other unflameable storage box tho. Haha
my 3 batteries - all charged in the same charging hub - seem to not be working. They were showing as fully charged. I put them into my drone and they showed as having 96% charge but they simultaneously said 00'00" flight time remaining. One battery wouldn't even get the drone off the ground "unable to take off" and another one forced the drone to emergency land even though it had 48% battery left.
My first thought was that I had put too much voltage through them when charging but now after watching this video I'm less sure. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks team!
Maybe it’d be helpful to edit the title of the video adding the issue has been fixed by DJI.
From the recent comments and the ever more exposure to the drone market, people may find this video confused, but the video still serves as part of the history
That's good. What have they done differently
Hey Rick what if I got a brand new mini 2 that I haven't even opened the box yet? Am I going to be in good shape or do I need to do something???
George, you're going to be fine and it's an incredible machine that you're going to love flying. The only thing you'll need to remember is to never put your batteries away fully charged, especially into the hub. If you have them out of the hub (and drone) they will auto-discharge if needed. My routine is to fly them down to about 30% and put them away. The next time I want to fly I charge them and head out to the lake for some fun. Let me know if you have any other questions and consider subscribing to the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Hey Rick, a side question here. How well do the Yagi Range Extenders really work? I was thinking about getting one for my MM2, are they really worth it?
He has a video on those!
Yes absolutely get one!!! They work!!!
Good reccomendation I have a use for the ammo box I have now
Good info. But my issue is my Mini 2 nor my controller will not turn on. All batteries are charged up. Push the button to turn on and the lights light up and then go out. Nothing will turn on. Any ideas?
Harold, I replied to your other comment with this solution - hold the power buttons until the LED's strobe all the way up and you'll hear a tone to turn the drone and controller on. Try that and let me know if that's the fix. If not, we can try something else.
Very informative! Thank you! Like the other fella said be nice if you spoke a bit slower for those of us who aren’t as speedy ! Otherwise many thanks!
One of the connections in my mini 2 battery is misaligned and now I can’t charge or discharge. Is there a way to fix this?
L P Estrada
I can do the battery out of my 3 pocket storage, but I canot turn them around and and reinsert. My DJI Mini 2 storage has a moulded guide runner that fits each battery and does not allow the battery to seat to the bottom, only half way in. So I will try small block of fire proof stuff inside a metal contatner.
out of 3 batteries, 2 were fully charged but the 3rd was initially charging but somehow it went cranky with only one light blinking. How do I rectify it? Many thanks
Hello kind sir, I finally got the correct video showing how to charge both battery & controller usung the mini hardware. The video I had posted was as you stated charging the controller using a battery to do so. This one is physically increasing the voltage on the battery & the controller at the same time. Sorry for the bad video. Ray C. Florida
If your leave the batteries on the 6 way white charger unplugged the 4 batteries will auto discharge as normal. You can also discharge the batteries it appears with the 6 way charge if you plug them in with it disconnected but have to test further. It appears the pins must be pushed in for the batteries to auto discharge now...
Do you have any guess as to how much more life/time that would provide to your battery?
Rick I don't see the lipo bag any where!! I want to order one?
Aaron, thanks for the post and we have them on the site here - www.dronevalley.com/store/p290/DJI_Mavic_Mini_%2F_Mini_2_-_Custom__Safety_Battery_Bag.html. We normally stock these heavt but are out of the dual and triple until Thursday this week with a new order arriving. We ship the same day they arrive and I appreciate your business!
thank you for your valuable information!
subs!
Thanks for the sub! I'm glad you enjoyed the content and I'll be posting more this week.
You can’t out batteries of the Mini 2 in to the hub backwards on all models I guess because mine won’t do that. There is a tung and grove feature there to prevent the battery from sliding in all the way. So I use a fat rubber band around the contacts of the hub and then slide batteries in normally.
Mine has the line and groove too but with enought force it will go in backwards :D
There are people modifying their batteries to get much more improved flight time for mini 2. Any videos on that?
What kind of batteries are in the controller mini 2 already have had to replace one battery for the Drone
Fast forward 14 months (7/22). I just bought a Mini 2 Fly More. One battery shipped in the drone, the other two in the charging hub. I've read that DJI was working on this "problem", but yet... So I charged all 3 batts, removed them from the hub and I see no discharge after three days. All indicate fully charged. I don't know what to believe.
But how do you know if it’s 30% to 40% charge to keep them up in the winter for storage like in my spark batteries that has a button to check what level of charge they have.
Thanks for the post and you have to slide them back into the drone or the controller to check the charge level. I wish they put an indicator on the batteries as well but they were trying to minimize weight. Stay tuned for more clips posting soon. Rick
If you have a drone with go4 app. And a drone with go fly app. Can they have the same log in.
How do you use the charging Hub to charge your phone/tablet. I plugged mine in and it's not charging my phone's.
Thanks for the question and you can hold down the button on the side when charging to activate the USB-A port. I hope that helps and happy flying!
Thank you~very helpful whew [i knew it wasn't just me'!!
How to put the batteries backwards in the charging hub tho there is a plastic line on the inside which prevents that to happen?
That rib makes it a little tight but they will slide in OK after a few tries. You can also use a rubber band on the top of the batteries to keep them from fully sliding into the holder. The key is to prevent the contact from touching so they can auto-discharge when now in use. The best idea is to pull them out of the charging hub when you get home and pop them into a Lipo bag for storage. Thanks for the post!
@@Dronevalley make sense i guess thanks for the answer
Thanks Rick, I plan to remove my batteries from the charger NOW. I had no idea they needed to be loose to activate the auto-discharge😂
Thanks for the post and if you've updated to the latest firmware on the batteries they should now auto-discharge in the hub. Try updating and testing the feature and you may be alright. Rick
Think he has more coffee then i do ^^ grate info. i keep my battery in drone when there's only 17% or less left in charge.