Garret another awesome video. We are currently running the M210 V2 and Mavic 2 Enterprise for local government infrastructure inspections while also assessing environmental impacts over here in the SE. Our new Evo 2 6k just turned up so I'm looking forward to seeing how it compares to the DJI drones.
Garret. Thanks for the test it was very informative. Our agency has the M210 and the M2ED and I have a couple questions. First our Mavic was purchased in Oct 2019 and the batteries are starting to bulge, like yours did. Will you pull it out of service? (We are starting a battery purchase cycle - 2 per year.). Any thoughts? Second on the m210, do you keep your batteries paired? In other words, battery A and A or battery B and battery B always are used as a pair or do you mix them when you fly? Thanks in advance.
Hey Donald.I'm very glad to hear that you found some helpful info in this video. Comments like that keep me going. Yes, if the batteries have any swelling at all they should be removed from service. Think of it like a bulge in a tire. You may get to drive on it for 30 miles but the inevitable is coming. This is even more significant in the Mavic series as the design can have a double negative effect. Burst into flames or the swelling can cause the battery to disengage in mid-flight. The pairing of the M210 batteries is just an easy way to maintain a balanced set. Another option is to have a cycle system such that all batteries are charged and discharged equally. This gets complicated when new batteries are introduced though. The main goal is to never have a situation where one battery in the set has 30 cycles and the other has 5. The imbalance won't cause anything catastrophic but it's not a healthy situation.
Excellent comparison video!! Thanks for all the detailed analysis.
Garret another awesome video. We are currently running the M210 V2 and Mavic 2 Enterprise for local government infrastructure inspections while also assessing environmental impacts over here in the SE. Our new Evo 2 6k just turned up so I'm looking forward to seeing how it compares to the DJI drones.
Garret. Thanks for the test it was very informative. Our agency has the M210 and the M2ED and I have a couple questions. First our Mavic was purchased in Oct 2019 and the batteries are starting to bulge, like yours did. Will you pull it out of service? (We are starting a battery purchase cycle - 2 per year.). Any thoughts? Second on the m210, do you keep your batteries paired? In other words, battery A and A or battery B and battery B always are used as a pair or do you mix them when you fly? Thanks in advance.
Hey Donald.I'm very glad to hear that you found some helpful info in this video. Comments like that keep me going. Yes, if the batteries have any swelling at all they should be removed from service. Think of it like a bulge in a tire. You may get to drive on it for 30 miles but the inevitable is coming. This is even more significant in the Mavic series as the design can have a double negative effect. Burst into flames or the swelling can cause the battery to disengage in mid-flight.
The pairing of the M210 batteries is just an easy way to maintain a balanced set. Another option is to have a cycle system such that all batteries are charged and discharged equally. This gets complicated when new batteries are introduced though. The main goal is to never have a situation where one battery in the set has 30 cycles and the other has 5. The imbalance won't cause anything catastrophic but it's not a healthy situation.