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Charging the battery using the quad contacts?
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<blockquote data-quote="slothead" data-source="post: 21295" data-attributes="member: 4461"><p>Nicholas. The pictures I saw on the DJI website onlhy show the charging contacts in the center bay. What makes you think that it will charge the outboard batts? Am I misunderstanding the image? (Thanks for the link msinger.)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2097[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I stand corrected (and the question mark in the above image should be deleted). The link to the manual (which msinger so graciously provided) answered all my questions. On page four it states "When connected to an external power source, the Charging Station can charge itself, Intelligent Flight Batteries, and other compatible equipment." It goes on to say (on page 6) "When charging, the Charging Station will first charge the battery in the aircraft, and</p><p>then the two spare batteries in accordance with their power levels from high to low."</p><p></p><p>I guess what distracted me was that the batteries in the three bays are in different orientations. The inboard battery (attached to the Spark) is facing up (so the quad contacts are pointing down), and outboard batteries are facing down, hence the different charging contacts.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line of all this (remember my first question?) is that the quad contacts are used by the portable charger to charge the battery attached to the Spark while in the portable charger (and only while in the portable charger).</p><p></p><p>Thanks to all for humoring me in this research/discussion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slothead, post: 21295, member: 4461"] Nicholas. The pictures I saw on the DJI website onlhy show the charging contacts in the center bay. What makes you think that it will charge the outboard batts? Am I misunderstanding the image? (Thanks for the link msinger.) [ATTACH=full]2097[/ATTACH] I stand corrected (and the question mark in the above image should be deleted). The link to the manual (which msinger so graciously provided) answered all my questions. On page four it states "When connected to an external power source, the Charging Station can charge itself, Intelligent Flight Batteries, and other compatible equipment." It goes on to say (on page 6) "When charging, the Charging Station will first charge the battery in the aircraft, and then the two spare batteries in accordance with their power levels from high to low." I guess what distracted me was that the batteries in the three bays are in different orientations. The inboard battery (attached to the Spark) is facing up (so the quad contacts are pointing down), and outboard batteries are facing down, hence the different charging contacts. The bottom line of all this (remember my first question?) is that the quad contacts are used by the portable charger to charge the battery attached to the Spark while in the portable charger (and only while in the portable charger). Thanks to all for humoring me in this research/discussion. [/QUOTE]
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