What a great design. It's wonderful how taking just a few minutes to download and print your work gives a very satisfying result that is so practical and useful. Thank you for doing this.
Great idea but as an alternative for those that don't have a 3d printer you can simply turn the battery back-to-front and push it into the charger. There is a little resistance but you won't hurt anything by doing this.
Il ne faut jamais stocker les batteries de drones dans un chargeur, mais dans un sac spécial anti-incendie qui protégera le lieu où elles sont stockées en cas de feu ou d'explosion.
BRILLIANT and will do the job a treat, many thanks for sharing & as someone already mentioned, send it to DJI who should make them in plastic for ALL Mini 2 owners.
Thank you for your feedback. You may try the non 3D-printed version. You could use correlated cardboard or maybe styrene foam from some food packaging from the grocery store.
Thanks. 😀 I’m sure you can make a solution without a 3D printer. There is many good sources of thin cutable plastics, hard foam and cardboard in the food store. Happy flying.
@@valstedmakes Little update, i have used some hard foam and been cutting over and over again till i have 4 of these battery save bumpers. Works great, not as nice as your 3d printed ones but hey...they work. Thank you very much for your idea!
Thank you. DJI is very welcome to have a look. It’s never a good idea to leave batteries connected, so it will also work after they find a software solution
@@valstedmakes Are you sure? I had to update all 3 of my batteries like May 9th before a flight. Feel like these comments were made after that. Edit: Nevermind, they did release an update but it doesn't seem to have done anything (maybe it works when they are inside the drone?). I forgot at this moment, that I was running a test to see if they would discharge while in the charger. And they still seem to be 100% full after 3/4 days. I'm assuming the 4th LED would flash if it was 95% or under. Which they should be by now.
@@Chimera_Photography Yes, as you say they made an update, but I have not experienced any difference in the charging hub. and again, it does not hurt to keep them unconnected anyway. :-) As a reference, my Mavic Pro discharge to two solid LED and one flashing.
Thank you, but if you look the video to the end you will see a solution for you also. 😀 And you don’t have to force your batteries in the wrong way round.
Still this is a bad idea. When they start to discharge they let out heat and need space in a well ventilated area. Discharging in a confined space like in the charging hub is no no my friend. But thanks for the help
Hi Stan. Thank you for your comment, but thats not totally correct. These batteries is made for self discharging, even when stored inside the drone and in the charging hub. I don't know the discharging current, but it's very low compared to the charging current, and there will not be alot of heat. The heat from the batteries and the charger itself will be much higher during charging and during flight. Regarding ventilation, I will agree charging them will be best in a ventilated area for safety reasons, but these lithium batteries don't vent out gasses, except during thermal runaway. Try compare this storage situation with a cellphone where the battery is inside a very confined space, even during charging and heavy use.
Il ne faut jamais stocker des batteries de drone dans un chargeur, connectées ou non. Il faut les stocker dans un sac ignifugé, qui protégera le lieu où elles seront entreposées, limitant le risque d'incendie au bâtiment ou à votre voiture. Les batteries "intelligentes" s'auto déchargent et chauffent alors, c'est prévu par DJI pour les protéger. Le lendemain d'une charge, elles ne seront chargées qu'à 96% environ, quelque temps après elles descendront leur charge vers 72% et ensuite passeront en sommeil. Tout cela si vous ne les chargez pas au moins toutes les 12 semaines. Tout cela est prévu par DJI.
What a great design. It's wonderful how taking just a few minutes to download and print your work gives a very satisfying result that is so practical and useful. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate that. It is a good motivation to share more.
Great idea but as an alternative for those that don't have a 3d printer you can simply turn the battery back-to-front and push it into the charger. There is a little resistance but you won't hurt anything by doing this.
Il ne faut jamais stocker les batteries de drones dans un chargeur, mais dans un sac spécial anti-incendie qui protégera le lieu où elles sont stockées en cas de feu ou d'explosion.
New batteries have a slot on the back (fin on the charger) so you can put them in only halfway reversed. I bought mine at the end of July 2021.
@@2ravenrick I have new batteries and you can push them further in with a little force without damaging anything.
Thank you!
LMAO
BRILLIANT and will do the job a treat, many thanks for sharing & as someone already mentioned, send it to DJI who should make them in plastic for ALL Mini 2 owners.
Thank you. I have now share it in the DJI forum too.
This idea lead to the great inventions. Wish i have a 3D-Printer. Thank you and cheers from Malaysia! 🙂🙏👍
Thank you for your feedback. You may try the non 3D-printed version. You could use correlated cardboard or maybe styrene foam from some food packaging from the grocery store.
EXCELLENT! Thank you so much for this file.
Thank you, `glad to be of help.
Or place a lens cleaning cloth between the battery contacts and the charger contacts.
Thank you for sharing this great idea!
Omg! You're genius. Unfortunately i don't own a 3d printer so I'll have to try it with other matherial. Thank for sharing this great idea 💡
Thanks. 😀 I’m sure you can make a solution without a 3D printer.
There is many good sources of thin cutable plastics, hard foam and cardboard in the food store. Happy flying.
@@valstedmakes
Thanks. I'll give it a try. Happy flying
@@valstedmakes
Little update, i have used some hard foam and been cutting over and over again till i have 4 of these battery save bumpers. Works great, not as nice as your 3d printed ones but hey...they work. Thank you very much for your idea!
Hi @@dbua1979 Thanks for your update. I'm glad the video could inspire you to a solution.
Happy flying, and safe batteries.
Good stuff, thanks.
Thanks, very good idea, I will download the stl file and I did give a like on Thingiverse.
Thank you.
Cool concept and very practical _ Perhaps DJI should have a look if you will...
Thank you. DJI is very welcome to have a look. It’s never a good idea to leave batteries connected, so it will also work after they find a software solution
You have to get this on the market $$$$$
Awesome thanks!
You are welcome. Thanks for commenting.
tq
Even easier: just put a rubber band round the battery below the contacts.
Better than my idea. ua-cam.com/video/4n8bymCiOUM/v-deo.html
Hahaha... Same here its very cheap anf easy to find.
Didn't dji fix the problem with the batteries with firmware update?
Hi. No, DJI haven’t made a solution yet.
@@valstedmakes Are you sure? I had to update all 3 of my batteries like May 9th before a flight. Feel like these comments were made after that. Edit: Nevermind, they did release an update but it doesn't seem to have done anything (maybe it works when they are inside the drone?). I forgot at this moment, that I was running a test to see if they would discharge while in the charger. And they still seem to be 100% full after 3/4 days. I'm assuming the 4th LED would flash if it was 95% or under. Which they should be by now.
@@Chimera_Photography Yes, as you say they made an update, but I have not experienced any difference in the charging hub. and again, it does not hurt to keep them unconnected anyway. :-) As a reference, my Mavic Pro discharge to two solid LED and one flashing.
Good job
Thank you.
You can also just turn them around.
Yeah, but i found this really contorts the charger, and wears down the ridge on the battery, also making it more difficult to remove the batteries.
Just use a rubber band problem solve. 😁
Briliant!
Nice work but you can just do the update and that will take care of it
Very neat solution but for those of us that don't have a 3d printer just put the battery in back to front, slightly tighter fit but works fine :)
Thank you, but if you look the video to the end you will see a solution for you also. 😀 And you don’t have to force your batteries in the wrong way round.
Still this is a bad idea. When they start to discharge they let out heat and need space in a well ventilated area. Discharging in a confined space like in the charging hub is no no my friend. But thanks for the help
Hi Stan.
Thank you for your comment, but thats not totally correct.
These batteries is made for self discharging, even when stored inside the drone and in the charging hub.
I don't know the discharging current, but it's very low compared to the charging current, and there will not be alot of heat. The heat from the batteries and the charger itself will be much higher during charging and during flight.
Regarding ventilation, I will agree charging them will be best in a ventilated area for safety reasons, but these lithium batteries don't vent out gasses, except during thermal runaway. Try compare this storage situation with a cellphone where the battery is inside a very confined space, even during charging and heavy use.
I just use rubber bands hahaha... 😂
Rubber bands will do the job. I’m testing out the new firmware, a video will come sone.
@@valstedmakes i hope the new firmware works perfecly for our batteries.
Just pull the batteries out, turn 180° then put them back in. They only go in half way.
just put your battery on the charger hub but dont click them on the bottom....that its.
I want 2. :-)
African engineering at it's best!!! Some chinese company will be knocking you off by tomorrow!!!!
Il ne faut jamais stocker des batteries de drone dans un chargeur, connectées ou non. Il faut les stocker dans un sac ignifugé, qui protégera le lieu où elles seront entreposées, limitant le risque d'incendie au bâtiment ou à votre voiture. Les batteries "intelligentes" s'auto déchargent et chauffent alors, c'est prévu par DJI pour les protéger. Le lendemain d'une charge, elles ne seront chargées qu'à 96% environ, quelque temps après elles descendront leur charge vers 72% et ensuite passeront en sommeil. Tout cela si vous ne les chargez pas au moins toutes les 12 semaines. Tout cela est prévu par DJI.
they already fix it in last firmware so this isnt truth anymore
Hi Martin. That's correct, I have written a remark. 🙂
Sell it to DJI and make some cash.