A common misconception a lot of new pilots have is that this method allows you to charge your batteries at the same time. If the battery is damaged, you should immediately dispose it of as using it is a fire/explosion hazard. Faulty power button This isn't the first time DJI has experienced customer outcry with its LiPo batteries. While issues for the Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S haven't been reported yet, the Mavic 2 Pro has had a history of battery issues. ' I’ve now had seven M2Pro batteries go puffy on me, over the years. Normal use, set to discharge after 10 days, never too hot or cold,' says Tony Rappa, a remote pilot at Capture Video and Photo. 'DJI did right by me and replaced 5 of them with no hesitation. I just had to send them photos of the serial numbers and videos showing how puffy they were,' he adds. Neither drone has a world-beating camera. They’re both great, and do a more than adequate job of adjusting their white balance and exposure in automatic mode, but both also benefit from a little bit of planning on the part of the operator: keep the light behind you, do take advantage of manual exposure when you’re doing something the camera’s programming doesn’t seem to understand.

The DJI Mini 2 SE uses the Mini 2 Intelligent Flight Battery. As the name suggests, DJI created this battery for the original Mini 2, released in late 2020. One of the many features of the Intelligent Battery Management System built into each battery is that it protects the battery from all kinds of risks that can damage the battery’s health and reduce its life. You may be wondering why the drone’s weight increases from a simple battery switch. After all, it does seem unlikely.

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Apart from these smart features, the BMS also communicates with the aircraft to share critical battery stats for accurate flight management like calculating remaining flight time or battery health warnings. How to store your DJI mini 2 battery properly? The battery capacity starts decreasing with each cycle and you will see a reduced flight time as time goes on. If you’ll forgive a brief history lesson, the product DJI had put out for that market before was the DJI Spark. That drone went to what might be seen in retrospect as a little too much effort to flag itself as an entry level, ‘easy-to-use’ and ‘fun-to-fly’ product, but at 300g came along when it was starting to become clear that it’d be overweight for regulators who were looking to make pilots register drones weighing over 0.55lbs or 250g. Users were also less excited by the ‘Jedi mode’ gesture controls which YouTube influencers discussed at length than they were irritated by the fact that the remote control was an optional paid-for extra.

Counting from the left side, if the first LED is flashing, your battery has less than 25% charge. If the first LED is solid and the 2nd LED is flashing, your battery has between 25% – 50% charge and so on. Fortunately, you don’t have to do anything special as the Intelligent Flight Battery takes care of this issue for you. MORE: Drone Batteries (In-Depth Information) My battery blinks fast when charging (Battery protection mechanism) The lights should gradually illuminate to represent your charging progress, but that may not be the case in some instances. To fix this, you can use a Can of compressed air to blow out the dirt. Angle the compressed air at 45° and blow all around the button. It should remove any and all dust particles.

If you find any twisted terminal or misalignment, you have to fix it yourself (if you are a DIY person) or get help from a professional repair shop. Battery is not correctly inserted The table below runs you through the main features of both batteries. DJI Mini 2 Intelligent Flight Battery To do this, just take your battery off the drone and leave it on your table overnight. The capacitors will drain and the drone will be empty of any residue charge.