Help! New bee drone Problems

[APilot]

Help! I have a NewBeeDrone Hummingbird F4 V3 bnf drone and I am having a major problem. The drone does not turn on when I put the battery in, but turns on when I plug it into the usb port. Additionally when I am connected to betaflight via usb and I plug in the battery it registers the voltage but does not power the drone. I have tried with many different batteries all CHARGED.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Help! I have a NewBeeDrone Hummingbird F4 V3 bnf drone and I am having a major problem. The drone does not turn on when I put the battery in, but turns on when I plug it into the usb port. Additionally when I am connected to betaflight via usb and I plug in the battery it registers the voltage but does not power the drone. I have tried with many different batteries all CHARGED.

Have you double checked that the polarities are correct? Did you build this yourself?

 

[APilot]

No, It was prebuilt. Here Is the link https://newbeedrone.com/collections/hummingbird/products/hummingbird-v3

 

[Tench745]

I don't know a lot about drones, only played with two of my own, but I'll try to help.
What behavior do you see when plugging the battery in? Do any lights or anything come on?
Sounds like maybe something is not right with your battery connector or power distribution board.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Bricks]

I would contact NewwBeeDrone, they hvae excellent customer service.

 

[APilot]

Nothing turns on when I plug in the battery, but power gets to the whole drone and everthing works on betaflight when i plug it in via usb. Power distributer??
I have contacted NBD.

 

[Tench745]

Nothing turns on when I plug in the battery, but power gets to the whole drone and everthing works on betaflight when i plug it in via usb. Power distributer??
I have contacted NBD.

I'm showing my age... the power distribution board used to be a separate part, now it's part of the all-in-one board.
If you're getting power when plugged into the usb, that means you're getting the 5v from the USB drive.
The batteries are 1s, they're only supplying 3.4 - 4.2 volts. Looking at a picture of the board (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1126/9610/files/Hummingbird_F4V3.1-_v1.0__1_4.jpg?v=1710260794) , it seems there is a chip (b6283y) that steps battery voltage up to the 5v to run the board. If I had to guess, I'd say either that chip is bad, or the solder joints are bad.

Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am surmising based solely on the behaviors you describe and a picture of the flight control board.

 

[APilot]

Thanks, I think you are right. I am talking to support.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Thanks, I think you are right. I am talking to support.

Hope you get it figured out!