Had low voltage warning with DJI FPV when I put on a brand new battery yesterday (it was first flight with this secondary battery) It was also pretty cold... Seems like that could be something to do with the cold ?!
After doing some research I found out cold conditions effect the battery's chemistry. It seems to help to keep the batterys warm before flight. I haven't tried it yet though.
Good video. I was flying my avata the other day when it was about -3 or -4 C and noticed a lot of power lag, especially against the wind and landed after a few minutes. Normally my batteries are at least room temperature before I fly in cold weather but I think these had been sitting in the cold truck for a while. I won’t try that again lol. I’ve mostly been flying the virtual flight app this past week.
@@_REMIE I live near Niagara Falls on the American side of the border so it gets pretty cold here and I knew the batteries would lag but thought that they’d warm up after a minute and perform fine. Nope. I’d say they were just as cold after five minutes of flying as they were before takeoff. It seems to me that the sweet spot on the Avata battery temperature wise is between 50-70 F. I was getting 14 minute acro flights back before the temps dropped below freezing. And what you said about the leaves… So true. I’ve been bashing through a lot of tree branches lately lol
Maybe it will help to wrap the battery in some kind of thermofoil when flying and warm up like you said. Like they do with car batterys sometimes. But probably will be a hustle to keep it snug during flight. 😅
@@_REMIE No problem, I find near body temperature is the ideal starting point for a flight in winter conditions.. The power draw should keep them warm if they start warm :)
I put a warm jug (that thing you put in bed when you're cold. do I call it like that haha?) In my backpack. Offcourse not boiling hot. Kept everything warm for at least 4 hours.
Yeah I had slightly strange performance in the cold not long before sunset here in the UK yesterday. Today was a tiny amount warmer (+ was middle of the day) and it was less sketchy. But still a little bit odd when doing basic freestyle tricks that it can normally handle just fine.
@@_REMIE It’s the gap between packing them up and using them which is the problem if thats the root cause. They are warmed up whilst flying. Its a common thing with batteries and drone batteries, but I’ve noticed performance drop more on this quad than, lets say, Mavics.
@@ThomasAndersonFPV Haha ja slim! Gebruik je Telegram? Toch fijn om af en toe een Nederlandse vraagbaak te hebben als ik ergens niet uit kom.😅 En altijd opzoek naar mede piloten! Mijn link vind je op de 'about' pagina op mn kanaal.
@@_REMIE I was just flying today my FPV AND avata an they both died with 4:30 mins of flying an the battery was warm , in manual mode , weather outside was 8 mph wind gust 17 mphs an degrees was 27 degrees . But imma see again tomorrow
@@kshawnstv1035 27°F is pretty cold! I put a warm jug in my backpack to keep the battery's warm. When I'm about to fly I quickly install the battery and start the motors asap. Offcourse this doesn't solve everything but it helped!
I found a solution for flying in the cold. Keeping the battery's warm before flight seems to work! But currently it's very busy with work. I'm freelancing and I have to finish most of my projects before the holidays. Next week I will be off work. Hopefully I will be able to fly again! Definitely more coming!!
Note that this is not only an avata problem. Every battery has issues when its cold. Even handys shut down sometimes when its too cold. The avata is meant fpr 10-40 *C. Even the mavic series shouldnt be flown under 0C. Just a few bigger dji drones like the enterprise series, the matrice series have battery warming on board. They can fly up to -30 C . Pretty cracy. In conclusion, cold temperatures slow down the chemical process in the betteries. Thats why you have voltage drop. Great flying 🙃
Thanks Christoph! Since I'm pretty new to the hobby I had to do some research. I found out it is indeed a common thing with batteries. I'm used to pro grade photo cameras that will even go to -40°C or something. So I didn't expect the Avata to struggle with 5°C. Ofcourse the Avata requires a lot more power compared to a camera and the Avata isn't pro grade like you mentioned. I learned something this week!😄
I'm located in Canada and bought the Avata to compliment some of my real estate videos and photos but have been struggling in the cold weather as well. I'm glad that it's not just me and maybe will have to wait until next year before I do some extended flights. Thanks for the information!
Wow -35, cant even imagine how cold it feels like. Any secrets on flying in those temps? I have been able to fly in cold temps now, I keep my batteries warm during transport. It seems to do the trick.
Leuke videos!
Ik ben laatst ook begonnen met fpv en de Avata het is zo mooi gevoel als je aan het vliegen bent. Keep the good work up 💪
He bedankt!😄 Ja tof hé? Ik was meteen verknocht toen ik die bril voor de eerste keer opzette. Veel vliegplezier!!
"And of course i am a pussy" 😂I lost it at that point, nice video mate. Yeah drone season is almost over
Thanks man!😄 I didn't even now there was such thing as a drone season. I have been researching this topic for a few hours, it's definitely a thing!😂
This never stops, drone season 365 day a yeas 😂😂😂
Had low voltage warning with DJI FPV when I put on a brand new battery yesterday (it was first flight with this secondary battery)
It was also pretty cold... Seems like that could be something to do with the cold ?!
After doing some research I found out cold conditions effect the battery's chemistry. It seems to help to keep the batterys warm before flight. I haven't tried it yet though.
Good video. I was flying my avata the other day when it was about -3 or -4 C and noticed a lot of power lag, especially against the wind and landed after a few minutes. Normally my batteries are at least room temperature before I fly in cold weather but I think these had been sitting in the cold truck for a while. I won’t try that again lol. I’ve mostly been flying the virtual flight app this past week.
After some research I found out that battery can have voltage drops when exposed to cold. Faster draining and less power!
@@_REMIE I live near Niagara Falls on the American side of the border so it gets pretty cold here and I knew the batteries would lag but thought that they’d warm up after a minute and perform fine. Nope. I’d say they were just as cold after five minutes of flying as they were before takeoff. It seems to me that the sweet spot on the Avata battery temperature wise is between 50-70 F. I was getting 14 minute acro flights back before the temps dropped below freezing. And what you said about the leaves… So true. I’ve been bashing through a lot of tree branches lately lol
Maybe it will help to wrap the battery in some kind of thermofoil when flying and warm up like you said. Like they do with car batterys sometimes. But probably will be a hustle to keep it snug during flight. 😅
@@_REMIE This does work, keep them on your person, preferably an inside pocket
If you can keep your packs warm before flight it shouldn’t be too much of a problem, I live in Canada and regularly fly in the snow
Hi Alex, thanks for the tip. I actually tried this last week after reading it somewhere. Works like a charm during mild freezing temperatures!😁
@@_REMIE No problem, I find near body temperature is the ideal starting point for a flight in winter conditions.. The power draw should keep them warm if they start warm :)
I put a warm jug (that thing you put in bed when you're cold. do I call it like that haha?) In my backpack. Offcourse not boiling hot. Kept everything warm for at least 4 hours.
@@_REMIE Great idea, i just keep them inside
my jacket on the inside pocket but that gets a little annoying
Yeah I had slightly strange performance in the cold not long before sunset here in the UK yesterday. Today was a tiny amount warmer (+ was middle of the day) and it was less sketchy. But still a little bit odd when doing basic freestyle tricks that it can normally handle just fine.
Hmm very sensitive to temperates, lessons learned! Next time I'll try to keep my batterys warm, but I think they will cool down fast during flight.
@@_REMIE It’s the gap between packing them up and using them which is the problem if thats the root cause. They are warmed up whilst flying. Its a common thing with batteries and drone batteries, but I’ve noticed performance drop more on this quad than, lets say, Mavics.
Good to know, thanks! I also didn't have any problem while flying my Mini 3 Pro the same day. Ofcourse I fly the mini not as rough as the Avata.
7:15 cleeeeeaN
Thanks!😁
Ik doe 3-4 lipos in m’n zak zodat ze warmer zijn. Halve minuut beetje chill hooveren zodat het gas lekker door loopt en dan gewoon full send!
Van de week moest ik snel opname maken tijdens vrieskou. Had toen een kruik in mn tas gedaan. Zolang je dan blijft vliegen gaat idd prima!
@@_REMIE haha ik shoot altijd met spiderman ( leggings onder m'n broek )
@@ThomasAndersonFPV Haha ja slim! Gebruik je Telegram? Toch fijn om af en toe een Nederlandse vraagbaak te hebben als ik ergens niet uit kom.😅 En altijd opzoek naar mede piloten! Mijn link vind je op de 'about' pagina op mn kanaal.
Jolie👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Same yesterday when I was flying the battery was saying it’s was low an throttle output will be reduced
Keeping your batterys a bit warm before flight will solve most of this issue!
@@_REMIE I was just flying today my FPV AND avata an they both died with 4:30 mins of flying an the battery was warm , in manual mode , weather outside was 8 mph wind gust 17 mphs an degrees was 27 degrees . But imma see again tomorrow
@@kshawnstv1035 27°F is pretty cold! I put a warm jug in my backpack to keep the battery's warm. When I'm about to fly I quickly install the battery and start the motors asap. Offcourse this doesn't solve everything but it helped!
@@_REMIE thanks for the information
@@_REMIE what about hand warmers
Still to cold for more vids ?
I found a solution for flying in the cold. Keeping the battery's warm before flight seems to work!
But currently it's very busy with work. I'm freelancing and I have to finish most of my projects before the holidays. Next week I will be off work. Hopefully I will be able to fly again!
Definitely more coming!!
Note that this is not only an avata problem. Every battery has issues when its cold. Even handys shut down sometimes when its too cold.
The avata is meant fpr 10-40 *C. Even the mavic series shouldnt be flown under 0C. Just a few bigger dji drones like the enterprise series, the matrice series have battery warming on board. They can fly up to -30 C . Pretty cracy.
In conclusion, cold temperatures slow down the chemical process in the betteries. Thats why you have voltage drop.
Great flying 🙃
Thanks Christoph! Since I'm pretty new to the hobby I had to do some research. I found out it is indeed a common thing with batteries.
I'm used to pro grade photo cameras that will even go to -40°C or something. So I didn't expect the Avata to struggle with 5°C. Ofcourse the Avata requires a lot more power compared to a camera and the Avata isn't pro grade like you mentioned.
I learned something this week!😄
I'm located in Canada and bought the Avata to compliment some of my real estate videos and photos but have been struggling in the cold weather as well. I'm glad that it's not just me and maybe will have to wait until next year before I do some extended flights. Thanks for the information!
I read keeping your batterys warm during transport/before flight seems to help. Haven't tried this though!
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Watching all the way from Bangladesh, awesome! Yes, because of the goggles the Avata is pretty expensive!😔
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Thanks man! 🙏 Wish you the best, I hope you'll be able to fly the drone one day.
My avata feels great in -35°
Wow -35, cant even imagine how cold it feels like. Any secrets on flying in those temps? I have been able to fly in cold temps now, I keep my batteries warm during transport. It seems to do the trick.
@@_REMIE yes, keep the batteries warm and do not fly into warm location from the cold (condensate appears instantly)
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