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Discussion in 'MōVI M5' started by Virgil Bunao, Feb 22, 2015.

  1. Virgil Bunao

    Virgil Bunao New Member

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    Hi guys,
    what do you use to discharge your batteries, aside from leaving it on the movi?
    i have 3 batteries. I charged all three before a job. I didn't use all 3 batteries.
    The manual said to discharge them and don't store them fully charged.
    Also, how long do you charge your batteries? The manual said not to leave them unattended but it seems that these batteries take hours to charge.
     
  2. Steve Maller

    Steve Maller UAV Grief Counselor

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  3. Derek Cooper

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    Lots of charging solutions out there - my setup is a Revolectrix PowerLab 6

    http://www.revolectrix.com/pl6_description_tab.htm

    and an eFuel power supply

    http://www.skyrc.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=180

    It's a very powerful combination, and likely way overkill if you're only charge the 4S batteries for your M5. We use it to charge our M10 batteries in addition to our much larger 6S cells for our drones.

    A number of people really like the Hyperion chargers - a few of them are listed on the Quadrocopter website:

    http://www.quadrocopter.com/Battery-Chargers_c_131.html

    Here's a photo of my charging station...

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  4. Gary Haynes

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    Derek the Powerless seem to be solid performers. I have the Powerlab8's and really like the computer control that is available. Helps keep track of battery health.
     
  5. Steve Maller

    Steve Maller UAV Grief Counselor

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    I think our friend may resent being referred to as "Derek the Powerless". :rolleyes:
     
  6. Virgil Bunao

    Virgil Bunao New Member

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    dang. i've never seen any of these before (or heard of it). I don't even know where to begin how to understand . I got my M5 back in November and i have been so frustrated with battery charging and voltage monitoring.

    So to narrow it down, i need a favor. Can someone just post a link what charger to buy on here and i will just click it and buy it? Lol.
     
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    Steve Maller UAV Grief Counselor

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    Virgil, that's 1/2 of the solution. However, these chargers generally take a 12-24V DC input, so if you want to use it in your house or office, you have to get an AC/DC converter. Quadrocopter sells a very nice one from Efuel, but it's overkill if all you're charging is MōVI batteries. This one is a better deal and will easily charge two MōVI batteries at once using the 720i charger.
    http://www.progressiverc.com/prc350-power-supply.html
     
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    sweet. thanks! yeah, all i need it for for now is to charge the movi batteries. i will go ahead and purchase that. thank you again!
     
  10. Derek Cooper

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    Gary - do you find yourself using the battery profiling feature with the Revo's software? I tried it once, but it looked as though it was going to take half a year to profile a 16,000 mAh Pulse 6S and thought, "Really??!!" Is there really a benefit? Curious to hear your powerful thoughts.

    -- signed, Derek the Powerless
     
  11. Derek Cooper

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    Virgil - my hobby shop has old Dell computer server AC/DC converters. They work great as DC power supplies for your charger and have sufficient power to satisfy your Movi battery charging needs.
     
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    No I didn't do any profiling. Took their defaults and made small adjustments for various types/sizes.
     
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