3 Things to Try if Your Parrot Bebop 2 is not Charging

There has been an issue people are having with their parrot bebop 2 where it is not charging. I had this problem about a couple of weeks ago, then I went on google and there was no one explaining what was wrong then I emailed the manufacturer but they didn’t bother to give me a solution, anyways after reading a bunch of forums, hours of frustration, and trying different things, I finally knew what the problem was and I solved mine so I thought I could do the same for others

So why is your parrot bebop 2 not charging, and how do you fix it?

If your parrot bebop 2 is not charging it usually means the battery is dead or you are using a faulty charger. to awaken the dead battery you can try using a charger that has higher power and leave the battery plugged overnight If that doesn’t seem to fix the issue you might have to replace the battery.

By the way, there is no definite way to fix this problem it is trial and error, so let me start by identifying what caused the problem, then I will show you some solutions.

Has the battery been in storage/unused long?
Is the battery swollen
Does the battery have a physical damage
Are you charging from a PC/laptop
Are you using a functioning charging brick and cable
Is charger is minimum of 1A
Ensure USB connectors are firmly inserted
Ensure the USB cable is not too long (over 10′). Voltage drops over distance.

1. Put the battery in a warm place

Batteries don’t like low temperatures, it puts them in a severe stress, which is why the winter season is often a catalyst for car battery replacements.

Anyways to awaken your battery you can try putting it in a warm place, by warm I mean slightly warmer than room temperature and you should never put the battery in direct sunlight you have to cover it with some type of shade

note: excessive temperature may ignite or explode batteries

2. unplug and plug the battery several times

The next thing you can try is plug the charger on the battery and wait for 30 seconds then unplug the charger from the wall, wait for couple of seconds then repate this process several time to trick the charger to charge the battery

And try using different chargers

3. Blue light blinks

If there is a steady blue light blinking but it is not going anywhere it means the battery is charging but it doesn’t have enough power to start up, so in this case, you should swap the charger with a better one.

Parrot recommends using a minimum of 5-volt 2-ampere charger to charge your quad, if you are using a charger that has lower power than that you should swap it.
Try using shorter cables because voltage drops as distance become longer
Try different charging bricks
Invest in a charging hub

However if the battery is flashing red it means the charger couldn’t recognize it as a battery beacuse the voltage is too low

Final choice

If none of the methods fix it, you might have to send it to a professional or you have to buy a new battery.

I don’t know what your take on this or your budget but for the price of parrot I wouldn’t consider sending it to a professional because the cost to get it fixed won’t probably be worth it to the price of the drone and there is a high chance it will have another issue once you get it fixed, which at that point you are better off buying another drone, but that is my opinion.

You can, however, try to fix it by yourself and it would be a great experience.

How to keep your batteries safe for the future

If you are about to store your battery you should not charge it to its full capacity or discharge it fully because that can irreparably damage them, which means that the Battery must always be kept “half-charged” when not in use (3.80 V and 3.85 Volt).

Leaving a discharged battery, or worse charged, for a long time will stress its chemistry, compromising its duration. The advice is to charge the batteries the day before their use or the same day and store them after each flight at 3.80 V. These types of accumulators have a minimum self-discharge and can maintain a charge for a long time.Post navigation