HS175D transmitter or app and battery

[Gpd461]

This is my second HS175D after getting a replacement. I followed the instructions, no Bluetooth, airplane mode, etc. and did a flight on a full battery. At about 40 feet, app showed 3 bars of battery. 300 feet it was hovering between 1-2 bars. I kept flying and 4-5 minutes later, the app said the battery was low and was doing the automatic return to home. I took over, landed the drone and the drone showed 2 indicator lights on the battery. The app still showed 0 bars and low battery. I took out the spare that I hadn’t charged yet and same thing. Showed two bars in the app, got about 40 feet away and the app said low battery returning home. I’ve also tried having my phone off to the side and installing the app on a tablet and putting it on a bench about 15 feet to my left. Same issue. Any ideas/fixes/whatever? I like the drone well enough, but if I keep getting less than 10 minutes on a full battery because the app is screwing me over, I’m going to just refund it and save up for something else. That’s a last resort thing and am looking for any fix and still talking to support, who haven’t really helped much so far.

 

[Purple gorilla]

I’m having the same problem in my drone too. I can’t figure it out.

 

[dandor13]

Similar problem. Can fly ok but battery condition is not present on screen on phone. Shows dead battery all the time. Battery is actually good. Camera and controls work fine. No help from Holy Stone. They say my HS100G is discontinued with no support.

 

[dandor13]

On another note, I'm finding my batteries swelling so much they don't fit in the slot. There doesn't seem to be anyway to "storage condition" the batteries. Have Viper charger but no micro usb cables, which Holy Stone elected to use for their charging port. Has anyone found any way of conditioning batteries?

 

[phph001]

On another note, I'm finding my batteries swelling so much they don't fit in the slot. There doesn't seem to be anyway to "storage condition" the batteries. Have Viper charger but no micro usb cables, which Holy Stone elected to use for their charging port. Has anyone found any way of conditioning batteries?

If your batteries are swelling then they will shortly be lost. If you try to use them further they will catch fire.

 

[dandor13]

I realize that. What I'm trying to find out is when lipo's are to be stored, we must ready the battery for storage, right? well, how do we do it with just a micro usb port on the battery. Is there an adapter that I can use my Viper charger on? Thanks for the response by the way. Also, no idea on battery condition on phone screen?

 

[phph001]

First, never store a fully discharged battery for any length of time. There is a story that you shouldn't store a fully charged battery either, but I am not convinced of that. A sensible compromise is to store it 70% or so charged. Keep it in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. To measure the voltage and current on the USB socket you need a "USB power meter" - there are lots on Amazon