Ouch. Did you try a pair of needles or pointy blades to its short sides to lever it out? Jostein
Den 2. juni 2017 23.46.47 CEST, skrev Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net>: >Jostein's post motivated me to pull out my Pentax Q, which has been >sitting in the bag for some time. The third party battery that is >installed in it appears to have swollen and is stuck tight. Anybody >know >any tricks to removing a swollen battery? > >The battery is pressed very firmly against the sides of the chamber but > >has a label that wraps around the two large sides and the back. I was >able to get a needle under the label so I have something that will let >me pull on it, but it seems to be wedged in tight and the label is not >so strong. Here is a photo of the battery with needle under the label: > >http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/pentax-q-stuck-battery?blog=9 > >I can tied some fishing line around each end of the needle to get a >straight pull on the battery - its a little difficult to get leverage >while holding the latch in the open position. > >Given how tightly its stuck I'm wondering if there is a way to get it >to >shrink, at least temporarily. I stuck it in the freezer for an hour or >so hoping it would shrink, but so far no luck. I'll leave it in there >overnight. From what I read people freeze laptop batteries on the >belief >that it gives them new life (learn something every day) and it sounds >like freezing the battery is safe. But otherwise litihium batteries >require some caution, so sinking a small screw into it to get enough >leverage to pull it out is not an option. > >A used body would probably cost less than a repair, so going to the >shop >is not an option. > >Any suggestions? > >Mark -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
