Elios 3 Battery Best Practices

This article highlights essential practices to ensure good performance, reduce risk, and maintain warranty validity of the Elios 3 batteries.

Should you experience any battery-related issues, please consult the Elios 3 Battery Troubleshooting article for structured guidance on identifying and resolving common battery concerns.

Remove batteries from the drone after use

• A battery will continue to discharge slowly and can reach a deep-discharge state, resulting in irreversible damage, when left connected for extended periods.

Store Batteries at a low State of Charge

• Batteries stored empty or near empty can degrade quickly, resulting in irreversible damage,

• After a mission:

  • When a battery is fully charged, manually set to Storage Mode in the battery menu, or allow the battery to set automatically (after 24hrs it will drop to 85%, then after 5 days it will start to discharge to 60%).

  • When a battery is used. Recharge it fully before storing setting storage mode manually, or allow the battery to set automatically (after 24hrs).

Cycle Batteries During Long Periods Without Use

• If batteries stay unused for months their stability drops, causing swelling or voltage issues, requiring a maintenance cycle every 3 months.

• Charge the battery fully, then activate Storage Mode, or allow the battery to set automatically(after 24hrs) to discharge it to 60%.

Extreme Temperatures Can Affect Performance

• Cold environments increase internal resistance and hot environments accelerate chemical aging.

• Before flying, bring the battery back to a moderate temperature (around 20–25°C).

• Avoid long delays between conditioning and flight so the battery stays within a safe temperature range.

Charging Considerations

• Always allow batteries to cool after flight before charging.

• Avoid charging batteries below 12°C or above 45°C.

• Charging should always be supervised in a safe area.

For all detailed recommendations, procedures, and safety information, please consult the official Elios 3 Battery Safety Guidelines