2021 DJI Phantom 4 Battery Flashing/Not Charging FIX
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2021
- In this video, I run through the process of fixing a DJI Phantom 4 battery that has stopped charging or powering up a drone.
Please email me at hyperflite11@gmail.com or leave a comment in the comment section if you have any questions or would need a battery serviced.
Check out our website at hyperflitedrones.com
I'm surprised there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit against DJI for having software that will intentionally brick a battery with no ability to reset it or clear the faults without that software and special module. They'd much rather tell you it's defective and sell you another $200 battery.
Yes, that’s what they try and do.
Can you check this : ua-cam.com/video/9E0vPfjXzbc/v-deo.html it seems to reset the error. What is unbearable from dji is to not have an embedded button which permits to do it or at least have an access to the reset button without breaching the plastic shell.
Yea this is absurd. This just happened to me. Does the Mavic Pro have these issues?
@@HyperFliteDrones
I have a phantom 4 battery, how can it be programmed via a computer?
Hi thanks for a great video! My battery has been sitting idle and isn't charging, plus LED 1 broke in a previous crash. When I plug the charger the power button itself blinks at a 12sec off/9sec on ratio but that isn't documented anywhere. If I try to turn on the battery the other LEDs light up in sequence as they would then everything turns off. Do you think this procedure would help? I did use the battery after the crash so I don't think that was the problem, seems more like idle time
Hello, I really enjoyed the video and your explanation!
I wanted to ask if you happen to know what the white glue that DJI uses is? (On the wires of the drone so they don't move and also in the battery you can see it above) Thanks
Best simple explained video on here yet
Hi thanks for the video. How do you get the Venom charger to charge battery mine keeps saying low voltage?
Great video ... do you have an associated branch in the UK to repair dead DJI Phantom 4, thanks
Do you do dji phantom 3 batteries, I've got the LEDs on now but won't charge 1st led blinks 3 Times and goes off then it does it again. How much is a service if you do the phantom 3 batteries?
Sent my Phantom 4 battery in. Fast service, economical price, good communication, and professional.
Will use again.
Going flying this afternoon after a charge.
Dr J
Thank you !
Envíame tu información tengo el mismo problema
Excelente Wonderful job but if we don’t have all the required tools, can we reset by making contact the negative with the reset spot on the motherboard? I saw another UA-cam tutorial that made the same model battery 🪫 comeback to live
You find out more about this? Got a set of dead batteries I’m trying to bring back to life
can you upload a picture of the press scl and the sda pin?
Hey brotha im in Canada any chance you still do it for $40?
I have one battery that I got to turn back on with nimh charger. and tried to reset it. but it still shows 1 light (Not blinking) when its on. and when I press the button. all four lights flash.
Any idea what I can do?
What does it mean when the DJI phantom 4 battery is showing all 8 lights on but they are really dimmed after I charged it to 15.52V.
Repaired two phantom batteries for me. Very reasonable. Work perfectly thank you
I’d appreciate it if you could leave a review.
Thanks!
g.co/kgs/an1Af7
@@HyperFliteDrones Done
Appreciate it
Hi how I send my batteries to you for repair? Also, how much do you charge per battery? Thanks.
Which software you used?
Bro I’ll be messaging you soon. Got 2 needing this. Tried to check voltage was a pain for me. Ty sir.
Sounds good!
We will get it taken care of for you
Very informative video 👍🏻.
Does this method work for spark and mavic pro batteries?
I have both kinds in hibernation.
Thanks.
I have tried it on the mavic pro battery and it works. It’s not worth the time on the spark battery.
@@HyperFliteDrones many thanks for your reply
Do you still offer batteries repair service?
thanks for your educate vedio - what is module of programmer , used here
Hi, thank you for the video, is there your contact information anywhere so I can send my batteries to repair?
Hey great video, would you have any interest on preforming this if someone was to send you a couple for repair?
Not a problem. Please just message me at hyperflite11@gmail.com. Thanks
@@HyperFliteDrones Im gonna message you as well!
@@HyperFliteDrones still doing this? I have 3 like this.
Great, but you didn't show the lipo balance settings... Could you please confirm your settings. Thank you
Hello thanks for your video I am trying to balance a DJI Phantom 4 Dron smart battery. After watching your video got a Venom PRODUO charger. After opening the battery I found out that the conector or balancing lead of the battery to the BMS Board is a 5 pin JST SH 1.0mm and the 5 pin female conector of the Venom charger adaptor is a JST XH 2.5 mm. I am ready to make a custom conector male JST XH 2.5 mm to a female JST SH 1.0 mm, my only concern is the order of the cables. Can you help please? I just want to know wich pin in the 5 pin female JST XH Adaptor is the ground as I have 5 cables in my battery balancing lead, 4 reds and one black. Thanks for your help
Hola. ¿Pudiste solucionarlo? Tengo la misma duda.
@@alejandroma2333 no, resulta que el conector no es el de 1.0 mm. Lo que le quedó perfectamente fue el Micro JST 1.25mm Pitch Male Female Wire Connector 1.25mm 5P JST Plug Jack Terminal Cable Connectors Length 15CM. Ya venían precrimpiados y seguí el mismo orden. Los compré en AliExpress y funcionó muy bien.
Why are you charging it with NiMH when it is a lithium-ion polymer battery.
Can I use st link or cjmcu 2112 adapter
HyperFlite repaired three of my batteries. Excellent service and after repair, the batteries performed well. Highly recommended.
Hoe much does he charge?
@@DTB2.0 First p4p battery was $75, I live 15 miles from him so no shipping. Second time he repaired two and he gave me a discount, $120 for two.
@@clementlo586 that's not too bad although you can get a brand new one for 25 bucks more. Where are you guys located?
@@DTB2.0 Those batteries were practically brand new, just forgot to charge them. They were DJI hi capacity batteries and cost over $165 each.
Portland Oregon.
@@clementlo586 oh damn. Well I thought mine was doing the same thing yours was earlier but after I initially commented on this video I went and checked and it somehow had charged up. I got lucky I guess
2-3 amps. how many volts? does it matter?
wish you were in Japan to buy your service to fix mine, can't do anything here :(
What is the cost of repairing a P4 Pro battery?
Good day. Are you still repairing Phantom 4 Pro batteries? I have two that need repaired and reprogrammed.
I have a phantom 4 battery, how can it be programmed via a computer?
Thank you I will try this, can you tell me why you are charging in nimh mode and not lipo mode with the crocodile clips?
The charger won’t charge the battery in lipo mode until the correct voltage is achieved. That’s why you have to start in nimh mode.
@@HyperFliteDrones thank you I'm just trying to fix mine now 👍
I got it up to 15.2v in nimh mode but still getting the 16 light flash when I plug in the dji charger, so now I have plugged it back into the rc6-vsr charger on lipo mode. Are we saying 16.8v is a full charge for these 4s phantom 4 batteries?
Why would you not put the venom charger in lipo mode? Seems like that’s asking for trouble
I did for the first part because the battery was so low on voltage that the charger won’t let you charger it in lipo mode. After I boosted the battery I then started charging it in lipo mode. I wouldn’t keep charging in nimh mode.
Hello sir ,where we can get that module box ?
Hello, Do you fix aftermarket batteries to? And how much for fix a batteri?
Sorry I only work on oem batteries.
I want to reprogram my dji phantom 3 battery how much does it cost?
Do you still service Phantom 4 batteries?
I have two Phantom 4 batteries that need to reset, do you still do them? Sent e-mail to you but properly went to your junk mail.
Hello i have two phantom 3 batteries never use not even first charge any way you can save them
Hi can you share the link of software
Hello! how can i get the software ubrt-2300?
Hi does the charger come with the balance plug/wire to fit the connector on the phantom 4 battery?
No, it’s handmade
@@HyperFliteDrones hi would you be able to give me the pin outs of the custom cable to balance the battery, I want to see if that will help me fix my battery. Thanks
Well, after all this, my question is where is your shop or where I can go with my battery’s, I have the same problem and I would like to fly my phantom 4 again
Hello, please email me at hyperflite111@gmail.com for more details.
hello sir i have same battery 5 piece i never use but now i try to charge but nothing i both it before 4 years can you help me please
Hello! Thank you for the super informative video! I have 2 phantom 4 pro batteries that bricked themselves that have just been sitting in a closet for a long time because I didn't want to just toss them. I've tried your method on 1 of them so far and did bring it back from the dead where the lights are working but mine has a weird blinking pattern going on that I can't seem to find any definitive info on what it means. So to this point, I did the NiMH charge to about 15.5V at about 2.5 amps. The lights turned on but when I went to charge the battery it started off with LEDs 1 and 2 blinking as if it was charging but would blink maybe 17 times then stop for about 5 seconds then start over again. After a while it has dropped down to LED 1 only blinking 17 times and repeating the same 5 second cycle. Do you have any idea what that means? I did try to put it in the drone hoping that might give some insight but the drone won't start so can't connect to the app. Any ideas on what to do? Oh yeah, I did try doing the reset that I saw on other videos and it just continued to act the same. Thanks for any help!
Actually, I think I just answered my own question watching your video closer. Looks like this one needs the 2nd part of your repair being rebalanced and reprogrammed maybe unless you have some other idea.
Yes it needs to be reprogrammed.
You can send them in for repair if you would like.
Thanks
I didn't know DJI Phantom had all these problems? I am not the type of person who can just do surgery on a battery, so do I have to just always have my battery charging 24/7 even when I'm not using it to avoid it being damaged? Does the Mavic Pro have this issue?
@@HyperFliteDronesI have 3 phantom 4 batteries that need serviced, if you still offer that. How do I get in contact with you?
Hello, your work is really great, how could I help you to repair my batteries? I am writing to you from Argentina, Buenos Aires. Unfortunately I only speak Spanish, so I am using a translator to communicate with you. Thanks.
Hello, please contact me via email and I can get a repair quote started for you.
hyperflite11@gmail.com
Thank you
now ; here's a thing. I have had one battery apart , and charged it on a NiMh cycle at 1 Amp until 15.2V. Still only got the button light and 1 LED bar lit , which sometimes flashes 16 times and off , sometimes nthing. No joy connecting the DJI charger, either. But , oddly , in my opinion ,last time the button light and 1 bar lit, they stayed lit , will not turn off. Also , on the circuit board, about where the balancer lead attaches, it got hot, and stayed hot. All night. So I put it in a tin with a lid and kept it in the garden in a safe place all night. Still the same in the orning. When I had finished the charge with the NiMH charger, the voltage was 16 and change. In the morning still 15.42. Wonered if the heat was the discharge acility built in the battery nto discharge to storage charge ?
Anyhoo , got worried about a battery runaway , given the level of heat was such that you could not touch it, so gave this batt the saltwater spa treatment. Today , I opened another batt , had no lights, no activity at all . Charged slowly at .01 Amp on the NiMH , up to 14.9V. This after disconnecting the balance lead and unsoldering the + and - from the circuit board. Charged it to 14.9V , reconnected the balancer, and soldered the - to the circuit board, and the LED strip lit showing nearly full charge , and turned off and on again at each attempt. Great , thought I. However, when I resoldered the + to the board, back to square 1 -no power-on , no lights , nothing. And yes , I have done the reset thing at the RST terminal on the board to the batt - . Why does it seem to work fine before the batt + is connected? That seems just odd to me. Any suggestions ? Or another session at the saltwater spa ?
I would have sent them to you for repair, but from the U.K. it would be seriously uneconomical , so can you shed any light on this what I think is odd behaviour ? Just a thought.....if the balance lead is connected ro the circuit board backwards - as the connector fits either way , not appearing to be 'handed' , would this do it ? I only disconnected the balance lead at the ciruit board end, and failed to note which side the black tracer was placed at . I just reconnected it so that the ribbon had no twist in it.
I’m in the same boat, battery did not get hot for me. I was able to u plug the balance cable and plug it back in and use the rst reset to get lights back on but no charging function happening from the stock dji charger
what if the battery in spite of only having about 15 charges got a lil swollen....? I stored perfectly fine 1/2 way discharged and wen I went to fly again about 5 months later I found it swollen and dead (no lights)
If it is heavily swollen I would just get rid of it. I’ve had a few swollen ones that actually went back to normal after a proper charge.
Great video. My late father left me a Phantom 4. It had never been used. Non the less the battery was completely dead. The whole thing had never been unboxed for a number of years. The controller is fine and charging but as l said the battery doesn't charge. Thankyou for the video which has explained why. I live in Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 I think the cost to repair would be quite expensive with shipping costs and of course the repair. I've decided to buy a replacement battery. Would a battery that has a higher MAh be ok. The original is 5380 l think and the replacement is 5800 MAh. Thankyou. It is a dji phantom 4 pro version battery. Thankyou. Harry from Australia.
Yes that battery will work just fine.
I think you can easily bypass the battery charge monitoring system by simply resoldering the positive and negative battery terminals and bypassing the MB . This way it will still safely charge and you will be able to use the battery .
It won’t work.
@@HyperFliteDronesWhy not?
Great video !! I use a EV2400 (knockoff) and NLBA software. Works great !! NLBA is only $129 per/yr unlimited batteries and their support is great.
Do you have a link for the knock-off ev2400 please?
Cracking stuff 👍
VERY INFORMATIVE
I brought my battery out after winter to charge it, battery charged up with all indicator lights on when done charging but when I put in my phantom 4 pro it would not turn the drone on, very confused don’t know if battery went bad or not because it charged up all the way but it won’t turn the drone on after many tries
It could be a issue with the drone.
Thanks for your response, sorry I forgot to mention I tried a different battery and the drone worked fine so I’m thinking the battery I mentioned in my previous message that might be the problem.
I have 3 phantom 4 batteries 2 do the single light flash no charge and one was the same but stopped lighting up completely after trying to charge it. Could you contact me with a price to repair?
Yes I sent you a reply.
Thank you
Same issue. 2 out of 3
How can I charge dead battery without taking it apart also what pins can I check the voltage on from the back of the battery
You will not get any voltage to the pins.
Quiero la
Información donde mandar mi batería te hi el mismo problema
I would like to have your information just in case I need your services for my battery!
Read video description
My info is there
Where can I get software
Hi.i can not find anyway to buy a license for this software.i have ev2300 but no software anywhere.csn you help ? Thank you
Any luck?
Any news on where tu buy the software?
If the chip is set for PermanentFailure, it will not open the FET switch to allow charging or powering up the drone. I haven't noticed that you provided a link to the software, I was interested to get the license, I ended up using a Raspberry board to talk to the battery and reset the chip. Otherwise this a very good info video
how did you do this? Do you have a how to video link?
@@fredo19 now I have a chinese interface that uses the original TI software, I might post a video later.
@@CuriousSoulCanadaDid you post a video? Link please?
I just found a new battery in my closet that I had forgotten about and it will not charge or flash, How can I contact you ?
Please email me. My contact info is in the video description
Going on a boat trip in 4 days. Started to charge my 3 p4p Batts. One of them has no lights at all. Unresponsive. Looks like I'm down to 2 batts.
Yep, I can get it fixed
@@HyperFliteDrones The odd thing is I had charged all three batts 3 weeks ago, but the opportunity to fly didn't come. I noticed a week later, they'd all discharged to 2 LEDs (automatically) and having had that happen a year ago, thought nothing of it.
Then comes today, and I decided to charge the batteries in preparation for Thursday's boat trip. Tried to plug this one into the charger and felt an odd crunch. No LEDs came on, so it wasn't charging. Pulled the battery. One of the terminals looked like there was an extra (but tiny) sliver of brass next to it sandwiched between the actual contact and the plastic partition.
Took the batt into the shop and measured voltage between the pairs of terminals. Most measured 0.09 volts or as much as 0.1 volts.
Tried to take the battery apart, removed the two screws but the top would not come off.
Paid $165 for this battery in May of 2018. Flew it maybe 30 times last time I checked the charge cycle count. The other two batteries show 4 LEDs on the lifespan test (4 seconds holding the button).
I figure the BMS failed. You think you can fix it? But probably not in time for this week's trip.
Hey I was wondering if you service in Canada or USA?
I service both but the cost for Canadian customers is more due to shipping costs.
@@HyperFliteDronesgreat video thanks, where can I purchase the UBRT software license? I got the TI EV 2300 but don't know a reliable web site to purchase the UBRT software. Thanks
i sent you an email but i didn't received any answer, anyway, i would like to recover my ph4 pro battery and TB50 battery, can you please help me? I have the CP2112 but i don't have that software
Ordered cp2112, but don't know the pin layout. Please try to find it and share with me
Hey bud how much do you charge to fix the batteries and where are you located
Yes, 40$ with return shipping included.
Located in the U.S.
@@HyperFliteDrones what state?
hello can i find UBRT 2300 cracked version?
Sorry you have to buy module from Texas Instruments.
how can i sip my battery to you from Nigeria
Any chance of doing something similar to Phantom 3 batteries. Probably a different fuel gauge IC. Symptoms are similar, Battery is bricked after one cell goes too low. Balancing and recovering the cell but the battery becomes useless. Be nice to initialize the memory to zero out any failures that were reported..
I think I can do it. If you want to send your batteries in I can give it a try
I’ll be making a video later this week on that
@@HyperFliteDrones I will be looking forward to the video. Doing second discharge cycle and cells are good enough to fix. I will be sending it to you.
hi can you fix my drone battery ?
Do you still offer this service? Do you work on phantom 3 batteries?
I Would like to know too as I need 2 repairing
I do not service phantom 3 batteries
Why did you not reset the battery. Attach the clip to the negative and then touch it to the reset button. Ive seen this done multiple times on yourube.
I tried, it doesn’t work
I drilled a hole to get to the rest instead of cracking the battery open and after reset it charges for maybe 5 seconds then stops. If you reset it again does the same thing, let's you charge for a few seconds and stops again.
@@BrianNC81 p
I'D LIKE TO GET A PHANTOM 4 BATTERY SERVICED. LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Please email me at hyperflite11@gmail.com
where buy the case battery??
I sell them
Hello brother, can you give me a address to repair battery drone 4 please, thanks
how much to reprogram a p4p battery?having this issue
Current cost is 40$ with return shipping included
@@HyperFliteDrones where you located
@@HyperFliteDrones how can I get it sent in to you?
If you disconnect the balance plug from the main board and plug it back in while connected to the charger it reprograms the battery and the software isn't needed. As long as the cells aren't too dead. It's worked for 2 dead P4 batteries I let sit too long. **EDIT It only worked on 1 battery. The other turned on but did not power the drone**
Serious? Im gonna try this.
@@brodybestluck it worked on 1 battery but not the other. My second battery had a bad main board
@@MistaJingles Very cool, I am in Canada so don't think I can reasonably send them to this chap. Also have been charging up the batteries with a charger / balancer that I picked up on amazon. Got the lights to turn back on. Now I think its an issues with the cells not being balanced.
I tried the hack you mentioned above and the battery did not respond after. So then I reset it using the rst on the board and it came back to life but still showing one solid light and when I press the button. All 4 flash. But that is it. Does not work on regular charger... YET! haha
Need an aditional cord for my charger to balance the phantom 4 battery cells..
My question is if I can balance the cells do you thing this hack you mentioned above will work better? lol or do you think its an issue with my main board? This battery has very few cycles. maybe even less than 20. Also never seen water just sat around too long
are you talking about the venom charger or the origianal dji charger? id like to try your method but i do not have the equipment (venom charger) as in the video
@@Error472Trolls did you try it?
I have three I need repaired.
Message me at hyperflite11@gmail.com
Sent you a msg on your website, p4p white battery with this issue here as well.
Fantastic explanation - but the music isn't necessary and so repetitive! Thanks again.
Will be sending you an email for repair.
Thanks !
the dislike is from that one guy who broke the battery trying to open it
😂
Hello, does the MSP430 controller (EV2400 mini) work?
I do not know.
Where are you located ?
Oregon
Contact me through my email.
Hyperflite Drones
hyperflite11@gmail.com
hello my friend i have EV2300 BUT I DONT HAVE A SOFTWARE ...I THINK URTB SOFTWARE SOMETHING LIKE THAT ...PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME A SOFTWARE SO THAT I CAN REPAIR AND RESET MY PHANTOM 4 BATTERYS THANK YOU SO MUCH I SUB
Any luck?
why are you not using the reset button on the battery? just jumper the reset button and the battery minus.
It will not work.
How you doing. Do you have an Email, i wanto to know if you can help me with something.
I’ll check. Thanks
Hello, i have 3 brand new batteri who wont charge..
Hello would you like to get them repaired ?
@@HyperFliteDrones yes, they are new, they hold voltage just fine so cells are wery good i think, only the dji board screw it
Are you in the U.S.
@@HyperFliteDrones dji arranged retur label for me, maby im lucky this time
That's rhe problem I'm having right now
Jumper charging
Too bad I can't send it, shipping costs would be higher then a new battery... that's just pathetic for something that costs that much money, last time I buy something from dji or the drone market.
If you are in the U.S. there are cost effective methods.
Just reset it
Just sent you an email for repair brother.
Great I will respond. Thanks
I tossed 3 DJI batteries away for my phantom 4 pro because DJI said they were dead. hadnt charged them in almost 1.5 years. 3 batteries tossed with charging issues and it was that easy. Sigh..
Wow, that’s a bummer.
I guess I need to buy a new battery
Its better to Buy a nrw one.
I sent you an email!
Responded
Yeah but we shouldn't have to do this is the point.
seriously. I bought my DJI Phantom 4 a few years ago, but the original battery gave out after 2 years of minimal use. The second battery came dead in the box from a third party vendor. I look at my drone case tucked away in my closet sometimes and heavily regret my decision :(
The method I use to fix these batteries is easier. All you have to do is use an oxyacetylene torch and slowly heat the entire battery up to 2300 degrees Celsius. The trick is not letting any of the plastic melt. If you can get your battery to 2300 degrees Celsius without melting any of the plastic, you're good to go. Also, one wrong step will cause the battery to explode, and you could be hurt. So be careful.
In case it's not obvious, no-one should follow this advice. The melting point of steel is 1,300 degrees Celsius. Not much survives at 2,300 Celsius. At that temperature you will be incinerating an item full of noxious and dangerous chemicals.
@@ShaydeNZ Obviously
Where are you located?
U.S.
@@HyperFliteDrones I sent you an email actually.