Charging the Smart Controller

nh phantom · Jul 17, 2021

Any one using a charger other than the one supplied with the controller to charge the SC?

PingSpike · Jul 18, 2021

Everyone outside of America I guess? ?‍

Including myself, I'm in the UK and the supplied plug is obviously useless here

It was the same with the drone charger too.

Tom skerke · Jul 18, 2021

My usa is fine I also use the usb c port takes longer but it works

Dave Pitman · Oct 22, 2021

I have not figured out the charging on the SC (v.2). If I use the charger that came with it, and, I use the USBC to USBC ports, it charges without issue. If I use a different USB charger that is also 5v 3A, with a cable into the USBC on the SC, it will not charge? In fact, if I use the USB A on the Autel charger to the USBC on the SC, it will not charge. What are you guys outside the US doing to charge this thing?

Nico Djerba · Oct 28, 2021

I'm French I can't charge my RC since I bought it with the USB cable a from the RC to the USB battery charger a it doesn't work I'm worried

Nico Djerba · Oct 28, 2021

please can you send me a picture of how to hook up

uas_gian · Feb 17, 2022

Dave Pitman said:
In fact, if I use the USB A on the Autel charger to the USBC on the SC, it will not charge.

now this is weird for sure.

Are there differences in the used USB cables a possible cause or culprit to this issue?

Dave Pitman · Feb 17, 2022

uas_gian said:
now this is weird for sure.

Are there differences in the used USB cables a possible cause or culprit to this issue?

That was awhile ago. The SC does charge in that setup, but it is super slow compared to the supplied SC charger.

BJimP · Oct 11, 2022

I'm in the UK and using the supplied SC charger with an adapter and the supplied usb to usb c lead. Charging is still incredibly slow. Is there something I'm missing?

uas_gian · Oct 11, 2022

For my smart controller I am using the US power-unit (65w) with an EU adapter-plug, for example in the Netherlands or Germany. It charges well and quite fast this way. I am using the original USB-C to USB-C cable. It is always plugged into the center socket on the power-unit. I have labeled my USB-C cable to make sure I don't mix this one up with similar cables that came with SSD drives or alike. When I tried a different cable it didn't want to charge at all.

BJimP · Oct 15, 2022

Thanks for that. I've swapped the lead that came with the SC for a high capacity usb c to usb c cable and it's fast charger properly.

uas_gian · May 28, 2023

Related question: did anyone here try to use the new Apple MacBook Pro power adapter that is labeled 85W to charge the SC? I still have a laptop without USB-C charging plug, so I cannot try this at home. Would be nice to know if this is a valid alternative in case the other one is lost or broken.