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<blockquote data-quote="Locutus40" data-source="post: 94925" data-attributes="member: 13216"><p>see the on b oard charger needs 12 volts.. i dont see how any 5 volt source will charge it.. if you look at the back of the charger that plugs in to mains it says 5 volts 9 volts and 12 5 for the remote or 9 and 12 for the craft... so youd need one that outputs 12.. because theres a converter inside the spark that ups it to 13.8.. if there is even one there may not be one it may be inside the mains plug.. the batts need 13 volts min to start charging..see it may well be lieing to you and say its charging when it really isnt what you need to do is place wires on the battery going to the outside from the connector that shows the voltage staying steady or going up it may be that the onboard charger is taking 5 volts it maybe that it thinks its getting 12 volts and falsly reports it to the controller.. and you really arent charging... so some real tests need to be done... for 2 percent id really stop doing it its not worth it once you set up the settings.. all you need to do each flight on a diffrent location is set the compass and thats fast... if you fly the same spot you really dont need to use a charger.... now maybe maybe a way to do it a better way.. is to get a puresing wave inverter.. i have one under my seat 1000 watts.. use the factors wal charger and get a long usb charger to your craft say 20 feet max etc then it would actually work but your really just doing it for the settings i dont go into settings at all once i set it up the first time i just calibrate compass and im done then wait for home by then home is done and take off and hover 30 seconds so teh downward camera can snap a pic for precises landings and take off about 1 min 30 seconds... by then im at 99% so really its not worth it i mean cool you do it but in my eyes not worth it... maybe a extra battery say a 1000 mah one on the side or bottom might give you 5 mint more</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Locutus40, post: 94925, member: 13216"] see the on b oard charger needs 12 volts.. i dont see how any 5 volt source will charge it.. if you look at the back of the charger that plugs in to mains it says 5 volts 9 volts and 12 5 for the remote or 9 and 12 for the craft... so youd need one that outputs 12.. because theres a converter inside the spark that ups it to 13.8.. if there is even one there may not be one it may be inside the mains plug.. the batts need 13 volts min to start charging..see it may well be lieing to you and say its charging when it really isnt what you need to do is place wires on the battery going to the outside from the connector that shows the voltage staying steady or going up it may be that the onboard charger is taking 5 volts it maybe that it thinks its getting 12 volts and falsly reports it to the controller.. and you really arent charging... so some real tests need to be done... for 2 percent id really stop doing it its not worth it once you set up the settings.. all you need to do each flight on a diffrent location is set the compass and thats fast... if you fly the same spot you really dont need to use a charger.... now maybe maybe a way to do it a better way.. is to get a puresing wave inverter.. i have one under my seat 1000 watts.. use the factors wal charger and get a long usb charger to your craft say 20 feet max etc then it would actually work but your really just doing it for the settings i dont go into settings at all once i set it up the first time i just calibrate compass and im done then wait for home by then home is done and take off and hover 30 seconds so teh downward camera can snap a pic for precises landings and take off about 1 min 30 seconds... by then im at 99% so really its not worth it i mean cool you do it but in my eyes not worth it... maybe a extra battery say a 1000 mah one on the side or bottom might give you 5 mint more [/QUOTE]
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