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<blockquote data-quote="Mako79" data-source="post: 507" data-attributes="member: 151"><p>This isn't the correct way of measuring.</p><p>You should be looking at the number of cycles.</p><p>The Phantom 2 Batteries was atrocious. $199 AUD for OEM intelligent batteries and 40 cycles before it puffed up. DJI promised 300 cycles but only gave 3 months warranty. </p><p>$200/40 cycles = $5 per 15minute flight. So an hour would cost you $20.</p><p></p><p>The P3 onwards had better discharge capabilities and firmware to prevent voltage sagging when the motors maxed out. The batteries were designed with better cell monitoring. Most users reported 100-200 cycles. You need to remember that each time you let self discharge from full to 50-60%, you are losing half a cycle. But losing that half cycle was better than binning your entire battery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mako79, post: 507, member: 151"] This isn't the correct way of measuring. You should be looking at the number of cycles. The Phantom 2 Batteries was atrocious. $199 AUD for OEM intelligent batteries and 40 cycles before it puffed up. DJI promised 300 cycles but only gave 3 months warranty. $200/40 cycles = $5 per 15minute flight. So an hour would cost you $20. The P3 onwards had better discharge capabilities and firmware to prevent voltage sagging when the motors maxed out. The batteries were designed with better cell monitoring. Most users reported 100-200 cycles. You need to remember that each time you let self discharge from full to 50-60%, you are losing half a cycle. But losing that half cycle was better than binning your entire battery. [/QUOTE]
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