I cannot get my skycontroller 2 to charge. I bought a brand new replacement battery and with the charger that came with it, nothing happens. No lights. Nothing. I got a laptop charging cord and adapter that fits and the charger light next to the adapter turns orange but thats it. I'm new to the bebop. Help!
Skycontroller 2 won't charge
- Thread starter jasoncantfly
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Bonktastic
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Is it new or within it's guarantee period,if so,contact Parrot,if not you need a friendly electrician of some sort with a multi-meter who certainly should be able to find the weak point,could be anything,dry joint,failed circuits/condensers/capacitors(I'm guessing here!).
mikeexplorer
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What is the voltage of the laptop charging cord? The skycontroller requires a 12 volt input for charging. Most laptop cords are usually 18 volts or higher, you may have damaged the charging circuit.
It is an 18 volt. I bought another controller and battery. I actually smelled a little burning where the battery connected to the controller after trying it again. I think its done! Novice i am!!
I got it VERY cheap on ebay and they wouldn't take returns. I think its officially for spare parts now.
Hello Jason,
You didn’t mention if it’s a cylinder or square battery type?
SkyController 2 has different models is it the small cylinder type or square battery type?
If it is the small cylinder type (Lower voltage), I’ve had the same problem of not having a proper charger for this particular Controller. So I charge the cylinder battery from a damaged Anafi SkyController 3, Anafi SkyController 3 uses the same cylinder type battery. Then, Remove battery and reinsert back into SkyController 2.
If it’s the square type battery (higher voltage), I would recommend going on eBay and purchasing another SkyController 2. Make sure it has the white elastic rubber band on antenna housing, this model supports the Square battery.
I get SkyController 2 from eBay all the time, usually can find them between $60 to $80 bucks shipped. Use both models, cylinder type and square battery type.
Please keep us posted, We can help just need more information.
Paul
You didn’t mention if it’s a cylinder or square battery type?
SkyController 2 has different models is it the small cylinder type or square battery type?
If it is the small cylinder type (Lower voltage), I’ve had the same problem of not having a proper charger for this particular Controller. So I charge the cylinder battery from a damaged Anafi SkyController 3, Anafi SkyController 3 uses the same cylinder type battery. Then, Remove battery and reinsert back into SkyController 2.
If it’s the square type battery (higher voltage), I would recommend going on eBay and purchasing another SkyController 2. Make sure it has the white elastic rubber band on antenna housing, this model supports the Square battery.
I get SkyController 2 from eBay all the time, usually can find them between $60 to $80 bucks shipped. Use both models, cylinder type and square battery type.
Please keep us posted, We can help just need more information.
Paul
