Hot charger

ehcropydoc · Feb 13, 2015

Is anyone else experiencing a hot charger while only charging the i1 battery? I've read some threads and mine gets pretty **** warm even when only charging JUST the battery. I've never tried charging the controller and battery at same time.

Just curious if I should be alarmed.

mem_ny · Feb 13, 2015

normal. Actually very hot to the touch.

ehcropydoc · Feb 13, 2015

mem_ny said:
normal. Actually very hot to the touch.

This makes me feel much better. Thank you

Rig · Feb 13, 2015

Mine gets warm, but I can hold it in my hand without discomfort. Subjective, I know, but it's a data point.

PetePerrim · Feb 13, 2015

ehcropydoc said:
Is anyone else experiencing a hot charger while only charging the i1 battery? I've read some threads and mine gets pretty **** warm even when only charging JUST the battery. I've never tried charging the controller and battery at same time.

Just curious if I should be alarmed.

I'd be very careful about trying to charge the battery and controller at the same time. I've read on here and the DJI website that you should only charge one item at a time. I'd imaging your charger might get VERY hot if you tried to suck too much juice through it.

ehcropydoc · Feb 16, 2015

PetePerrim said:
I'd be very careful about trying to charge the battery and controller at the same time. I've read on here and the DJI website that you should only charge one item at a time. I'd imaging your charger might get VERY hot if you tried to suck too much juice through it.

I have never charged both nor will I ever. I was only asking about the battery only.

Figbar · Feb 16, 2015

I was not aware that you need to do this separately. So I charged the battery and the RC simultaneously maybe 3 times before I found out this was not a good idea. Nothing bad happened, but I do them one by one now.

Rig · Feb 16, 2015

Figbar said:
I was not aware that you need to do this separately. So I charged the battery and the RC simultaneously maybe 3 times before I found out this was not a good idea. Nothing bad happened, but I do them one by one now.

You should read the manual cover to cover. There's a lot of little nuance instructions that are important to follow.