Hah! Well to be fair with modern Li-Ion batteries this sort of thing shouldn't be a problem if the battery is correctly manufactured.
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 12:25 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Dammit I forgot to use reply list again! > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q > Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:23:41 -0400 > From: P. J. Alling <[email protected]> > To: Zos Xavius <[email protected]> > > > > The thing is this issue isn't so much a problem with the battery, but > with storing the camera with the battery in it. Back in the day of film > cameras we were told never to store the camera with the batteries in > it. Why would that advice not pertain to modern digital devices and > rechargeable batteries? > > On 6/5/2017 9:02 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> My k-3 died with a third party battery in it. I have no idea if that >> was the problem or not. Never again though. Never again. >> >> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 6:38 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> One of the contest winners at Grandfather Mountain this weekend was >>> shooting with a borrowed camera because a third party battery had fried >>> the mother board in her camera. I don't think she was a Pentax shooter. >>> >>> >>> On 6/3/2017 05:33, Bipin Gupta wrote: >>>> >>>> I've had a DLI90 battery swell on the flat sides and get jammed inside >>>> the camera. >>>> So I first googled and found out what was inside the plastic shell. >>>> Found it had two Lithium cells >>>> connected to a tiny motherboard sitting on top. >>>> So using a drill without caution would go through the motherboard and >>>> perhaps cause problems. >>>> >>>> So I used a craft drill with a 2 mm drill bit at slow speed. I wrapped >>>> a colored electrical tape 1.5 mm >>>> from the tip which was about the thickness of the battery shell. >>>> >>>> Drilled gently to puncture the shell without touching the motherboard. >>>> >>>> Bent 2 #s 2 mm thick steel strip into L-shape and stuck them on top of >>>> the battery in a T-shape with >>>> Araldite Epoxy - slow curing type. Let it to cure for 24 hours. >>>> >>>> Then drooped just a wee bit of Singer Sewing Machine oil on both the >>>> sides. >>>> >>>> Grabbed the steel strip and slowly pulled out the battery. >>>> >>>> The battery shell was swollen on the camera contact side. >>>> >>>> Before scrapping it I dared to charge it on a cheap ebay charger. Then >>>> checked the voltage. Eureka >>>> 8.4 volts. Checked for heat build up and there was none. >>>> >>>> Peeled the sticker on the swollen contact side and rubbed it down on >>>> an Emery Sheet. Put it inside >>>> the K-5, and voila the camera showed Full Charge and it was working. >>>> >>>> Better sense got hold of me and I scrapped this 3rd Party 3-year old >>>> battery. Had won it on an evil bay >>>> bid for $ 3.99. Lesson learnt - use good quality stuff like DSTE or >>>> Wahabi for $ 6 to 9. >>>> >>>> Note: I have used some (9) #s 3rd Part Batteries on my K-20D, K-5 & >>>> K-5 IIs with just this loss. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Bipin >>>> >>>> Photography focuses you to see things you may not notice otherwise. >>>> >>> -- >>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. -- 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.
