{"id":22513,"date":"2019-01-07T19:18:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T19:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/can-i-split-the-power-from-a-movi-battery"},"modified":"2023-02-08T00:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:31:20","slug":"can-i-split-the-power-from-a-movi-battery","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/knowledge-base\/can-i-split-the-power-from-a-movi-battery","title":{"rendered":"Can I split the Power from a M\u014dvi battery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We do not recommend splitting the power from the main M\u014dvi battery.<\/p>\n<p>The M\u014dvi has an operating voltage of 14.8V-16.8V. Average current, depending on usage, is around 1A. Peak current is 10A.<\/p>\n<p>If the M\u014dvi experiences a high power draw due to a heavier load or more extreme movements (like running down stairs, etc&#8230;.) or an accessory is using additional power, it could cause a low voltage shutdown of the system.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend using a second battery to run your accessories. The power from this 2nd battery can be split to power multiple devices. Be sure to monitor the battery level using a lipo alarm or lipo checker.\u00a0As the battery is built to be as lightweight as possible, it does not have built in safety circuitry and users must be careful to observe correct handling procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-22513","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","support_category-m-series-movi-m5-m10-and-m15-functionality","support_category-m-series","support_tag-battery","support_tag-lipo","support_tag-power"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can I split the Power from a M\u014dvi battery? - Freefly Systems<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/knowledge-base\/can-i-split-the-power-from-a-movi-battery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I split the Power from a M\u014dvi battery?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We do not recommend splitting the power from the main M\u014dvi battery. 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