If it were anything other than a lithium battery I'd suggest drilling a
small relief hole in the battery base. That might relieve some pressure
and allow the battery to shrink a bit. However releasing the stuff
inside a lithium battery is probably one of the worst things you could
do for your immediate environment.
On 6/2/2017 5:46 PM, Mark C 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
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