spark remote control

[flying cockbird]

My RC will not turn on unless its connected to charger, Any thoughts ?

 

[Grin factpr]

Battery flat?

 

[flying cockbird]

I guess I’ll have to call and send it back, never got to fly it yet.

 

[Pearson]

I guess I’ll have to call and send it back, never got to fly it yet.

So if you press the power button, upper RH corner, the 4 LEDs should blink, indicating the state of charge. Are they all dark? How long did you let it charge?

 

[flying cockbird]

So if you press the power button, upper RH corner, the 4 LEDs should blink, indicating the state of charge. Are they all dark? How long did you let it charge?

 

[flying cockbird]

Yes charge it over night and no lights till hooked up to charger

 

[Andre Levite]

Yes charge it over night and no lights till hooked up to charger

Before sending it in these are worth a try. They are are quick and easy and have worked for others.

1. Power on the RC while hooked up to power as you described in OP. Press and hold power button for 9 seconds. Release when you hear beeps. This is primarily used to reset to default wifi but it also does a hard reboot which may be beneficial.

2. Try a different micro USB cable. Try several. Thicker ones are better

3. Try a different charging brick. Try several

4. Try a different wall outlet (last resort and least likely to help)

5. Download DJI Assistant 2 software and look for firmware update for RC

If none of those work it could be a defective unit. Especially considering it wouldn't charge up from day one.

Good luck. Hope this helps

 

[flying cockbird]

Before sending it in these are worth a try. They are are quick and easy and have worked for others.

1. Power on the RC while hooked up to power as you described in OP. Press and hold power button for 9 seconds. Release when you hear beeps. This is primarily used to reset to default wifi but it also does a hard reboot which may be beneficial.

2. Try a different micro USB cable. Try several. Thicker ones are better

3. Try a different charging brick. Try several

4. Try a different wall outlet (last resort and least likely to help)

5. Download DJI Assistant 2 software and look for firmware update for RC

If none of those work it could be a defective unit. Especially considering it wouldn't charge up from day one.

Good luck. Hope this helps

 

[flying cockbird]

Will try the hard reboot

 

[bunnermike]

All new spark batteries come in a hibernation mode you have to charge it and let it charge takes about 2 hours

 

[flying cockbird]

All new spark batteries come in a hibernation mode you have to charge it and let it charge takes about 2 hours

 

[flying cockbird]

I have charged it over night several times and have no trouble charging the spark but when it’s taken off the charger it will not turn on hook the charger up to it and it turns on it connects to DJI app take the RC off charger it’s disabled

 

[flying cockbird]

I have charged it over night several times and have no trouble charging the spark but when it’s taken off the charger it will not turn on hook the charger up to it and it turns on it connects to DJI app take the RC off charger it’s disabled

 

[flying cockbird]

Technical support tells me the battery is flat or dead

 

[Bob Johnston]

Technical support tells me the battery is flat or dead

As above. Typical of my old laptops.

 

[Locutus40]

My RC will not turn on unless its connected to charger, Any thoughts ?

your battery is dead... replace it.. if you cant afford one then use a old cell phone bat 2000 mah minimum.. then charge and sit by it to make sure the internal lipo charger stops other wise youll burn your house down if you let the batts sit to long anything below 3 volts wont charge on a lipo charger or any lipo charger they think its dead you prolly have 2 volts... ive seen lipos go to .5 volts thats half a volt and you charge it with a hobby charger up to 3.5 volts on nihm mode nickle iron or nicad mode.. then when the voltage is above 3 lith ion mode will charge it just hook up jumper leads... make sure the battery you install can handle hiigh drain you may need a regular lith polymer cell from ebay single cell high drain scratch the cell phone idea...

 

[flying cockbird]

your battery is dead... replace it.. if you cant afford one then use a old cell phone bat 2000 mah minimum.. then charge and sit by it to make sure the internal lipo charger stops other wise youll burn your house down if you let the batts sit to long anything below 3 volts wont charge on a lipo charger or any lipo charger they think its dead you prolly have 2 volts... ive seen lipos go to .5 volts thats half a volt and you charge it with a hobby charger up to 3.5 volts on nihm mode nickle iron or nicad mode.. then when the voltage is above 3 lith ion mode will charge it just hook up jumper leads... make sure the battery you install can handle hiigh drain you may need a regular lith polymer cell from ebay single cell high drain scratch the cell phone idea...

 

[flying cockbird]

Sent it back and they said it’s the battery and their going to send me a new one.Under warranty

 

[Locutus40]

thats great... glad it worked out for you.. now make sure to charge it up and make sure it stops sometimes the internal charger fails and this is why your batt failed that or the batt fails from a short inside from the speration film or you let it sit to long make sure every month to check the batt status .. ive had lipos since they first came out... these things have changed so much i even had the first quadcopter the dragaonflyer freaking 1 grand back in the 2000's yea expensive with thermal only bad stabvalization the stepping stone if you will