I managed to get this transmitter off Trade Me for a good price, but am beginning to wonder if I've inherited someone elses problem. I wanted this as part of a McGyver Mod to my AR Drone.
When i first got the unit home I stuck it on the wall charger overnight. It powered up fine but I was surprised to only get less than an hour, while fiddling with the mod programming, before it started beeping and complaining of low battery. A quick check of the 4 Spectrum branded 1500mAh batteries revealed one appeared to be dead reading only .995 V after an overnight charge against the 3 others 1.3?? V.
I replaced these with a set of 2300mAh batteries recommended by Hobby City, overnight charged and went flying a couple of days later with the drone for 2 Drone battery packs (about 20-25 min).
When i returned home I was still bothered by the initial short battery life that I left the transmitter on with the timer going. Not 20 min later the damn Low Battery beeper started going again.
So my questions are these.
1. Other DX6i users, how long do your fully charged transmitter batteries last?
2. Should I shoot this off to Hobby City (from where it was originally purchased) for a check under warranty?
3. Anything thing else the community can suggest?
Many thanks for yor time, and advice in advance.