Better way to charge DJI batteries

    Ever wonder how you could achieve the perfect storage voltage on your DJI battery? Here is a simple, cost-effective solution to charge your DJI batteries perfectly to storage voltage: Better Way to Charge Your DJI Batteries! [4K] Watch this video on YouTube. Note: Warning I have done my best to ensure there are no mistakes made on this page. Please use common sense and verify settings before testing this out. I always test the charge leads once I get them with my multimeter to ensure I am seeing the voltage that I expect. Sure the charger has some built-in safety features, but I want to make sure I’m seeing the expected voltage. This means that the pins are correct on the cable. The charger in the video is the Imax B6 V2 AC. It has a charge limit of 50W and a discharge limit of 5W. I picked up the Hota D6+ (not the D6 or D6pro, look for the important difference before buying) for my LiPo/LiHV crazed life, and it will charge up to 300W on AC and 700W on DC!!! It does require XT60 battery plugs so keep that in mind. The same rules apply as mentioned in the video. The dischargers mentioned were the ISDT FD-100 and ISDT FD-200. The 200 has Bluetooth so you can change the storage voltage setting for example. Here’s the settings you will need: Mavic 2 Pro & Zoom Chemistry: LiHV Number of cells: 4 (select 4S – 15.2V) Max Charge rate: 3.8A (you would need a charger that does 60Watt to charge at this rate) Charge Lead Links: Mavic 2 Pro & Zoom Charge Lead Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Adv & Pro & Pro+ Chemistry: LiHV Number of cells: 4 (select 4S – 15.2V) Max Charge rate: 5.8A (you would need a charger that does 90Watt to charge at this rate) Charge Lead Links: Phantom 4 Charge Lead Mavic Pro Chemistry: LiHV Number of cells: 3 (select 3S – 11.4V) Max Charge rate: 3.8A (achieved with a 50Watt charger!) Charge Lead Links: Mavic Pro Charge Lead Mavic Air Chemistry: LiHV Number of cells: 3 (select 3S – 11.4V) Max Charge rate: 2.4A (achieved with a 50Watt charger!) Charge Lead Link: Mavic Air Charge Lead Mavic Mini Chemistry: LiIon (Different!!) Number of cells: 2 LiIo (select 2S – 7.2V) Max Charge rate: 2.4A (achieved with a 50Watt charger!) Charge Lead Link: Cables are still coming to market, just not yet out at the time of writing Phantom 3 Pro, Adv, Std, 4K Chemistry: LiHV Number of cells: 4 (select 4S – 15.2V) Max Charge rate: 5.8A (you would need a charger...

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    How to test your microSD memory card’s Integrity
    Apr24

    How to test your microSD memory card’s Integrity

        How sure are you that your memory card is genuine and also up to the task of saving all files without corruption? Was that crazy deal on the name brand card too good to be true? It is essential for our microSD memory cards to perform when it’s time to get the footage we want. Today we detail how to test your memory card to ensure it’s up to the task. We stumbled onto this topic while using our old GoPro Hero 3 black on a project and got the dreaded bicycle icon on the GoPro’s display. After a quick search, we found out that this was the file repair icon. Since we make it a point to purchase genuine name brand cards from Sandisk or Lexar through authorized dealers it was a little frustrating at the time to get the error. The error can occur when the GoPro has issues or the memory card is having problems. In our case the file was intact and only the last few seconds of the clip weren’t captured, but not wanting this to occur in the future we made our way to find a tool which could test the integrity of the microSD memory card, or any memory card really. There seem to be quite a few tools for windows such as H2testw which is a german tool available here (English translation here). It was developed by a german computer magazine to check for physical errors on memory cards. For mac users, the App F3X is available. It is a command line tool with an available GUI called F3X. To download the app without having to compile etc., scroll to the end of this page here and find the latest version for download. Here is F3X in action: F3X first writes files to the available space on the card selected and then reads them back to check for issues. It is always important to backup any important data from your memory cards before starting any kinds of tests and then erasing or formatting the card to ensure all available space is being tested. When the checks are complete you will be informed if your memory card is up to snuff or if there were issues found. Note however that the controller on the microSD card itself can block out bad sectors of memory when it runs across them. We still find it useful to run a check when first getting a new card or to ensure that an older card is still fit for duty. In our case of our GoPro 3 Problem, the card checked out fine, it is a genuine card....

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