You might be able to attach a handle of sorts with two/part epoxy. I would rough up the battery surface a bit first.
Paul via phone > On Jun 2, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
