Greetings all... Just got a Dromida Ominus FPV. Aside from the transmitter being broken right out of the box (bad on off switch...just touching it after you turn it on is enough to disconnect it...hence I have tested the resilience of this quad falling out of the sky quite a few times). Anyway, I digress......When I charge the batter it indicates it's charged in about 20 minutes, but I can only get about 4 minutes flight time...even without using the FPV function. Dromida "claims" 12 - 15 minutes, so realistically I figure I should get ab0ut 8 - 10. Anyone got any thoughts as to weather the charger or the battery (or both) are bad and an easy way to test them to figure out what the problem is?? Thanks in advance for any help. : )
Everyone should have an inexpensive (that's all we need) multimeter. You need to check the battery's voltage when it comes off the charger. It should be at least 4.15V and less than 4.22V. Something like this is fine, just treat it gently. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Ohmmeter-Multimeter-Volt-AC-DC-Tester-Meter-US-Seller-/271496690158?hash=item3f3676b9ee:g:qgUAAOSwHnFVkYPk
RG... Thanks for the response. I do have a multimeter and I'll give that a try. It has been my experience that when a batter comes off a charger you're dealing with a "surface charge" and that it is not really representative of the true condition of the battery. Maybe that is not as significant with these little batteries that are not capable of a high current discharge?? Thak you for taking the time and effort to respond.
Doesn't matter, this will tell you if the charger is charging fully and terminating properly, it may just be faulty
