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Recent content by JohnC

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    Battery care for long term storage

    Yes it’s safe to store them long term, charge them to 70% then check them each month, when they get below 40% charge them to 70%. This is the sweet spot for LiPo. The intelligence circuits take a tiny amount of power so they will eventually discharge completely, if you find that after 2 months...
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    Battery care for long term storage

    The company I work for make high performance LiPO battery cells, they can be stored for very long periods of time between 40 - 70% SOC, with little degradation. This is based on extensive life cycle testing and chemical analasis of dismantled life tested cells and those that have been in...
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    The Spark in the UK costs $665 and $899 for the Fly More

    All down to the exchange rate, DJI like many others sets the price point is USD, the pound is weak. They set the price to be able to absorb variations in the exchange rate, this is why the Mavic looks good value compared to the Spark, the pound was healthy when they started selling it. You may...
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    Spark & Mavic Carrying Case

    MC Cases offer a customising service, doubt it will be cheap though!
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    Wher did you buy your Spark?

    Spark & Spark Combo - Direct from DJI, day of launch. Roll on the 15th :-)
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    The Final Countdown

    They hit my Goggles delivery date bang on, so here is hoping ☺️
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    Hello from The UK

    Thanks, the other forums have been a great source of information, occasional amusement! If I can contribute to the level of some on here, it will be job well done!
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    Order Timestamp and Shipping

    Spark Combo - Alpine 2017-05-24 16:35 (UTC)
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    Hello from The UK

    Hi, Quick hello from sunny Northumberland, ordered a Spark 24th May, so hoping for a 15th of June delivery, ordered out of crazy curiosity, already own an Inspire 1, Phantom 3 Pro, Mavic Pro & soon a Spark. No doubt there will be the usual round of bugs and firmware glitches, hopefully we can...