Antonis Triaros Thanks for watching. of I am not mistaken, www.carolinadronz.com has a couple different Q500 batteries marked way down for their Black Friday sale. You might be able to get more bang for your buck today. Thanks again!
Thanks. Info is a bit old. I still fly but TH-cam is flooded with guys doing videos and I'm always traveling so don't get much time to put these things together anymore. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Good Evening Kevin, i just bought the yuneec q500+ and i bought a new battery Gifi and i did everything that it said to do, i pluged it up to charge and it starts out blinking green and then i get a slid red. can you please tell me what i need to do to get my battery charged? Thanks
@@johnnydavis4841 Read this and follow the instructions. There are several things it could be. Start with the first suggestion and work through them. yuneec-forum.com/threads/red-solid-error-light.9601/
+hayabusacustoms I'm not exactly sure what you want me to say. In a sense, I AM advertising. I'm advertising the availability of alternative batteries for the Q500. While you have 100 flights on your battery, you are in the minority. The owners groups are full of people complaining about the stock Yuneec batteries, which I mention in the video. I have 4 stock Yuneec batteries. I was able to get more than 80 flights on two of them without a significant decrease in flight time. The other two, didn't make it past 20. As I mention in the video, the chemical make up of the stock batteries start off with a much higher internal resistance than the two aftermarket batteries which doesn't bode well for longevity. Also, when the aftermarket batteries are under load, they perform better than the stock batteries. Thanks for watching and keep flying!
RYAN.....no way you got 100 full Flights out of a stock Yuneec battery and have flight times of 15Min. Yes you can keep charging and get one to two min flight times but what good is that
I bet a lot of Q500 owners are only using the charger that comes with the quad. If that's the case, you are slowly destroying your batteries. You need to put a storage charge on you batteries if you aren't going to use them for a few days. This will significantly extend the life of the batteries. The Yuneec provided charger will not put a storage charge on the battery.
jwden123 You make a very good point. While I enjoyed flying my Yuneec birds, the batteries were my least favorite thing. I know all about taking care of lipos and was able to extend the life by maintaining them properly. Having said that, manufacturers don't take the time to explain this to new owners. And most owners are casual hobbyists so they don't know about proper lipo maintenance. As much as it pains me to say this, the smart battery is one of the best things to happen to the hobby. It does away with most of the common lipo issues and allows for much longer battery life overall. If everyone were still using standard lipos, there would be a lot more lipo horror stories and a lot less drone sales. Thanks for watching and fly safe.
unfortunately battery's can be as individuals are some will be mighty and seem to always go on and on forever ,i have a few like this and they are magical .but then others seem to just be ok they don't pack a punch they dont last long and they wont hold a charge you can buy 3 battery's all at the same time and the same make use them the same amount BUT however you can not control certain aspects ie the temperature they were charged at or used at or stored at and how long they were stored at and how fully charged they were when they were stored at for any amount of days weeks months as battery's don't like to be stored at 100% full for longer than a couple of weeks with out being used and all of these factors and variables matter and damage the battery's capacity and longevity and power output its a juggling act and temperature is a major factor using a battery on a hot sunny day and then not allowing it to fully cool in a cold place b4 charging it again ,is not good if you can put it in to a zip lock bag with some silica gel in the bag to stop moisture and put it in the fridge for an hour before charging it would be great but its not very practical in my case where i have ninebot minis or one wheels or uniwheels skate boards ect ect etc and disconnecting the battery is a fifteen act opera so ,,,, it dont get done .not to put in the fridge but it would be a great idea . how ever i do leave them to cool for at least an hour in the cool= never in the sun or by heaters b4 charging them ,and leave them to cool after charging them for and hour too i have so many personal transport machines all of which have to be charged up and powered down ,and stored at certain levels and all at cool temperatures too to keep the battery's from going quack it is a full time job i write on bits of paper ,post it notes .all sorts of data to help me maintain my battery's but you still have to replace some of them ,cos some just go pop ,and it don't matter how much you do to look after some of them are just going to fail . its a huge pain and very expensive .and when you buy a new battery you have to follow certain programs too charge them full and use them till there empty 3 times after that never power them down past 20% b4 charging them if your not going to use them for a month or two ,charge them fully and use them so the battery is at 70% full then they are good to store but not for longer than2 months b4 doing this all over again ,, but you know you can never tell you might do all these things and just have a dud or a faulty set of battery's like i say i am so strict with mine and i still have duds and fails bloody battery's are just like that and any moisture in the battery's is a killer to the contacts can fail and rust ,its a huge problem ,some people try to seal their battery's up but some times this can trap moisture that's already in the battery upon delivery in side and make it worst some people think if they have used some thing in the rain to put int near a heater ,no no no never is it a good idea to put any battery's near heat ,if your battery's are wet swab them with paper towels but never put them on a heat source or they will pop never put things being charged near a radiator or heater remember battery's like cool temperatures I hope that this info help every one if you have any questions please ask me konstantin
I would have to agree that the stock battery from Yuneec is garbage. I was only getting about 10 minutes on a full charged battery. Mind you I only had 2 flights since I bought it and I too just hovered. It fell out of the stock when the warning came on didn't have a chance to bring it down. Try to get in touch with Yuneec and you will be very disappointed. The hold time is over 1 1/2 hour. Never get a human, and it will take 1-2 weeks to receive an email response. Thanks for the review certainly will look in to the venom battery.
@@SkylabFlightSystems I was looking on eBay. Then I found one on Amazon that will ship. I tried calling CarolinaDronz and they had a recording saying, sorry we are with other customers and cannot answer the phone, so I hung up!
@@pepperonihead Yeah, they are pretty busy. I personally would go with them over someone at Amazon only because they only sell drone gear. You can always email them. They will ship it to Hawaii and they ship very quickly provided they have it in stock.
@@SkylabFlightSystems Thanks, man. I have ordered stuff from them before when I lived on the mainland. It is a little difficult to get these types of batteries shipped to Hawaii because they have to go by air and there is danger involved. Plus if you can find someone that will ship them, shipping costs are kind of high. But of course, Amazon will ship them for free because I have Prime so it is a bit cheaper.
John Pirrone Understood. One of the many reasons I don’t think I’d like living on an island. There are many great things about it, of course. Hopefully you get good batteries from the Amazon seller. Let me know if I can help with anything else. Always happy to help.
+Kevin McCarthy is Made by Gens Ace Battery. Thanks for your help I saw it at this store www.rcsmart.com.my/products/Ultrax-6300mAh-11,1V-LiPo-Battery-for-Yuneec-Q500-Q500--Q500-4k/13439 Hope it helps
I wonder why this video was made if the Stock Battery was so good. I would say to yuneec keep the two batteries take off 200$ and ship me the quad. I will purchase Batteries elsewhere
Stock Battery's just plain suck I wish they send one good one not two Junk ones. I use to like Yuneec but my next machine will be a DJI Get your act together Yuneec You are way behind DJi now.
am convinced........tattu it is, am ordering within the day..........great video , thanks
Antonis Triaros Thanks for watching. of I am not mistaken, www.carolinadronz.com has a couple different Q500 batteries marked way down for their Black Friday sale. You might be able to get more bang for your buck today.
Thanks again!
Great video. Thanks
Good review on the battery
Thanks. Info is a bit old. I still fly but TH-cam is flooded with guys doing videos and I'm always traveling so don't get much time to put these things together anymore. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Good Evening Kevin, i just bought the yuneec q500+ and i bought a new battery Gifi and i did everything that it said to do, i pluged it up to charge and it starts out blinking green and then i get a slid red. can you please tell me what i need to do to get my battery charged? Thanks
Are you using the stock charger that came with it?
@@SkylabFlightSystems yes
@@johnnydavis4841 Read this and follow the instructions. There are several things it could be. Start with the first suggestion and work through them.
yuneec-forum.com/threads/red-solid-error-light.9601/
@@SkylabFlightSystems Thanks Kevin
im on 100 flights on the stock battery and its still going strong seems like your trying to advertise to me
+hayabusacustoms I'm not exactly sure what you want me to say.
In a sense, I AM advertising. I'm advertising the availability of alternative batteries for the Q500. While you have 100 flights on your battery, you are in the minority. The owners groups are full of people complaining about the stock Yuneec batteries, which I mention in the video.
I have 4 stock Yuneec batteries. I was able to get more than 80 flights on two of them without a significant decrease in flight time. The other two, didn't make it past 20. As I mention in the video, the chemical make up of the stock batteries start off with a much higher internal resistance than the two aftermarket batteries which doesn't bode well for longevity. Also, when the aftermarket batteries are under load, they perform better than the stock batteries.
Thanks for watching and keep flying!
RYAN.....no way you got 100 full Flights out of a stock Yuneec battery and have flight times of 15Min. Yes you can keep charging and get one to two min flight times but what good is that
Gfdf Perte what the fuck
Ryan, you heard me there is no way you are on your 100 flight and still get 15 min of flight time with a stock Q500 Battery.
How is calling you out being a troll ? You are very defensive . Still have not say the flight time on 100 flights on your Batt.
I bet a lot of Q500 owners are only using the charger that comes with the quad. If that's the case, you are slowly destroying your batteries. You need to put a storage charge on you batteries if you aren't going to use them for a few days. This will significantly extend the life of the batteries. The Yuneec provided charger will not put a storage charge on the battery.
jwden123 You make a very good point. While I enjoyed flying my Yuneec birds, the batteries were my least favorite thing. I know all about taking care of lipos and was able to extend the life by maintaining them properly. Having said that, manufacturers don't take the time to explain this to new owners. And most owners are casual hobbyists so they don't know about proper lipo maintenance.
As much as it pains me to say this, the smart battery is one of the best things to happen to the hobby. It does away with most of the common lipo issues and allows for much longer battery life overall. If everyone were still using standard lipos, there would be a lot more lipo horror stories and a lot less drone sales.
Thanks for watching and fly safe.
jwden, you need to take your head out of your ass
unfortunately battery's can be as individuals are
some will be mighty and seem to always go on and on forever ,i have a few like this and they are magical .but then others seem to just be ok they don't pack a punch they dont last long and they wont hold a charge
you can buy 3 battery's all at the same time
and the same make use them the same amount BUT
however you can not control certain aspects
ie the temperature they were charged at or used at or stored at
and how long they were stored at and how fully charged they were when they were stored at for any amount of days weeks months
as battery's don't like to be stored at 100% full for longer than a couple of weeks with out being used
and all of these factors and variables matter
and damage the battery's capacity and longevity and power output
its a juggling act and temperature is a major factor using a battery on a hot sunny day and then not allowing it to fully cool in a cold place b4 charging it again ,is not good
if you can put it in to a zip lock bag with some silica gel in the bag to stop moisture and put it in the fridge for an hour before charging it would be great but its not very practical
in my case where i have ninebot minis or one wheels or uniwheels skate boards ect ect etc and disconnecting the battery is a fifteen act opera so ,,,,
it dont get done .not to put in the fridge but it would be a great idea .
how ever i do leave them to cool for at least an hour in the cool= never in the sun or by heaters b4 charging them ,and leave them to cool after charging them for and hour too
i have so many personal transport machines all of which have to be charged up and powered down ,and stored at certain levels and all at cool temperatures too to keep the battery's from going quack
it is a full time job i write on bits of paper ,post it notes .all sorts of data to help me maintain my battery's but you still have to replace some of them ,cos some just go pop ,and it don't matter how much you do to look after some of them are just going to fail .
its a huge pain and very expensive .and when you buy a new battery you have to follow certain programs too charge them full and use them till there empty 3 times after that never power them down past 20% b4 charging them
if your not going to use them for a month or two ,charge them fully and use them
so the battery is at 70% full then they are good to store but not for longer than2 months b4 doing this all over again ,,
but you know you can never tell you might do all these things and just have a dud
or a faulty set of battery's
like i say i am so strict with mine and i still have duds and fails
bloody battery's are just like that
and any moisture in the battery's is a killer to the contacts can fail and rust ,its a huge problem ,some people try to seal their battery's up but some times this can trap moisture that's already in the battery upon delivery in side and make it worst
some people think if they have used some thing in the rain to put int near a heater ,no no no never is it a good idea to put any battery's near heat ,if your battery's are wet swab them with paper towels but never put them on a heat source or they will pop
never put things being charged near a radiator or heater
remember battery's like cool temperatures
I hope that this info help every one
if you have any questions please ask me
konstantin
I would have to agree that the stock battery from Yuneec is garbage. I was only getting about 10 minutes on a full charged battery. Mind you I only had 2 flights since I bought it and I too just hovered. It fell out of the stock when the warning came on didn't have a chance to bring it down. Try to get in touch with Yuneec and you will be very disappointed. The hold time is over 1 1/2 hour. Never get a human, and it will take 1-2 weeks to receive an email response. Thanks for the review certainly will look in to the venom battery.
Having a hard time getting any batteries shipped to Hawaii.
Have you tried CarolinaDronz?
@@SkylabFlightSystems I was looking on eBay. Then I found one on Amazon that will ship. I tried calling CarolinaDronz and they had a recording saying, sorry we are with other customers and cannot answer the phone, so I hung up!
@@pepperonihead Yeah, they are pretty busy. I personally would go with them over someone at Amazon only because they only sell drone gear. You can always email them. They will ship it to Hawaii and they ship very quickly provided they have it in stock.
@@SkylabFlightSystems Thanks, man. I have ordered stuff from them before when I lived on the mainland. It is a little difficult to get these types of batteries shipped to Hawaii because they have to go by air and there is danger involved. Plus if you can find someone that will ship them, shipping costs are kind of high. But of course, Amazon will ship them for free because I have Prime so it is a bit cheaper.
John Pirrone Understood. One of the many reasons I don’t think I’d like living on an island. There are many great things about it, of course. Hopefully you get good batteries from the Amazon seller. Let me know if I can help with anything else. Always happy to help.
Hey you heard the Ultra 6300mah
+Ng Teck Boon No sir. Who makes it? I'd be happy to take a look.
+Kevin McCarthy is Made by Gens Ace Battery. Thanks for your help
I saw it at this store
www.rcsmart.com.my/products/Ultrax-6300mAh-11,1V-LiPo-Battery-for-Yuneec-Q500-Q500--Q500-4k/13439
Hope it helps
+Ng Teck Boon That is basically the same as the Tattu battery in my review video. All of the specs are the same.
+Kevin McCarthy thanks bro. thanks a lot.
Im an irish fan too....clemson killed us
I wonder why this video was made if the Stock Battery was so good. I would say to yuneec keep the two batteries take off 200$ and ship me the quad. I will purchase Batteries elsewhere
Venom are absolute JUNK....They bloat fast and Venom customer service is CRAP
Stock Battery's just plain suck I wish they send one good one not two Junk ones. I use to like Yuneec but my next machine will be a DJI Get your act together Yuneec You are way behind DJi now.
You're full of crap. I have had no problems with Yuneec batteries. You sound like a DJI fan boy.
jwden, then please purchase the batteries that yuneec sent me.
I will sell them to you at half price. I donot own a DJI so the crap is in your ass