There has been several articles about the V1 Smart Controller and charging issues.Has anyone changed or know how to change the Internal Battery in the EVO 2 V1 Controller?
Appreciate the feedback.
Unfortunately, that is not the Smart Controller I'm talking about. It is for the Large Screen Smart Controller and I have spoken to Autel and there is NO Repair available for the LARGE V1, V2 or V3. It is a situation where once the battery is Dead or No longer charges, it becomes useless!It didn't seem like an impossible task. It's been a couple of years since I had the controller opened and it simply looked like dual 18650 cells hard wired to the board and somewhat easy for DIYers with intermediate skills, i.e. comfortable around PCBs. here is a screenshot I have in my notes. I was focused on modding the antenna and don't think I checked to see if the cells were parallel or series wired.
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Thanks, I'll look at it again and see if I can pry it open.To make up for my failed reading comprehension above I sought to probe a little bit more. Photos are from my Evo 2, V1 (large screen) Smart Controller. It's still a daunting task but more from an availability perspective, not mechanical. Happy hunting locating a DT3S1P battery. I may need to go back in and lift the cushion tape to look for more identifying data as DT3S1P pretty much (only) identifies it as 3-series, 1 parallel configuration
After looking at the pictures, got my pry tools out and got the BEAST open. Pain in the BUTT!Thanks, I'll look at it again and see if I can pry it open.
I've been using the Charging cable that came with the Drone and Controller. Let me do some more research and maybe I can get one from WALMART!the caveat which pops up in my head is to be certain that you are using a bona fide USB-C CHARGING cable vs a generic USB-C data cable