senseFly eBee X - Battery Care and Safety; Battery Voltage and Charging Practices

Flying the eBee X
• If your drone is damaged, contact senseFly or a certified eBee X reseller.
Caution: The autopilot, sensors and actuators within the Central
Body of the eBee X are specially calibrated and should only be mod-
ified by your eBee X reseller. Opening the Central Body of the eBee X
will void the warranty.
11.18 Battery care and safety
Proper care of your eBee X’s battery is important to prevent damage to your drone
and to maximise flight time. Frequent altitude changes, presence of wind, use of
old batteries and/or frequent photo acquisition may significantly reduce the flight
endurance. Batteries perform better at medium or high air temperature and it is
normal to observe shorter flight times in cold weather.
The eBee X is powered by a LiHV (High Voltage Lithium Polymer) battery com-
posed of four cells connected in series. It has an empty battery voltage of 15.2 V
and a fully-charged battery voltage of 17.4 V. A well-balanced and healthy bat-
tery should have all cells at a voltage very close to each other. Your battery’s total
voltage is shown in eMotion when the drone is connected.
The charger delivered with your drone automatically checks for healthy voltages
of all cells and only attempts charging if they are within limits. If the cells are out
of balance, the charger will take care of balancing them.
• Always charge eBee X batteries using the supplied cable. Do not use the
eBee X charging cable to charge any other batteries.
• Always connect the battery to the charger with the correct polarity.
• Alwaysconnect both the charging cable and balancing cable to the charger.
• Never leave the charger unattended while charging.
• Use the charger in a well-ventilated area, away from electrically conductive
and flammable materials.
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