Leaking batteries in SB-700
Sep 20, 2017 07:13:01 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Pegasus wrote:
Last month, I was up in Ottawa for a competition a... (show quote)
The lesson you should have learned is this, NEVER, AS IN NEVER, PUT A FLASH UNIT ANY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME WITH BATTERIES INSTALLED, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS REMOVE BATTERIES WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THE FLASH. PERIOD.
Sep 20, 2017 07:13:11 #
I stopped using Alkaline batteries in my camera gear because of leakage, prefer Endoloops
Sep 20, 2017 07:26:26 #
Woodworm65
Loc: Lombard, IL
Amazon sells a rechargeable which got great reviews as compared to the eneloope and the price is less and it looks like it is made buy eneloope with Amazons logo on it.
Sep 20, 2017 07:28:21 #
Eneloops and don't look back. The ones I have can be recharged 500 and 1000 times. That is a lot of usage...
WD40 is mostly fish oil....
Best,
Todd Ferguson
WD40 is mostly fish oil....
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Sep 20, 2017 07:31:55 #
--Bob
billnikon wrote:
The lesson you should have learned is this, NEVER, AS IN NEVER, PUT A FLASH UNIT ANY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME WITH BATTERIES INSTALLED, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS REMOVE BATTERIES WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THE FLASH. PERIOD.
Sep 20, 2017 08:37:35 #
Alkaline batteries can and often will leak. Lithium batteries won't. Even though the manual says to not to use non-rechargeable lithium batteries I have for years used Energizer Ultimate Lithium non-rechargeable batteries in my Canon 430EX II flash. Not a single problem. I can't wear the darn things out! Plus, they have a 15 yr shelf life. My current set have been in the flash for about a year now. Never tried Eneloops, but my experience with other rechargeables was that they didn't hold a charge for long. Stopped using them years ago. I imagine things have improved a lot in that regard, but these Energizers do the trick for me.
Sep 20, 2017 08:39:46 #
Sep 20, 2017 08:45:36 #
Good batteries are a must in electronic equipment, I use only Duracell and I'll be damned they leak too. So what I do and my advice us to "REPLACE BATTERIES OFTEN"! NOT when they are low or dead!
Sep 20, 2017 08:47:00 #
TriX wrote:
I have had many batteries leak even when not exposed to heat (mostly Duracells), but I would postulate that by causing expansion and increasing any chemical reaction, the heat was a contributing factor. I do have an answer however - Eneloop rechargeables. Although not sure I'd expose them to extreme heat, I've never had one leak.
Sep 20, 2017 09:10:40 #
Pegasus wrote:
Last month, I was up in Ottawa for a competition a... (show quote)
I posted a note regarding a similar problem I had with Duracell AA batteries in a wireless mic system. Seems to be an issue to be very aware of with our expensive battery operated equipment.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-486000-1.html
Sep 20, 2017 09:14:09 #
One way to avoid this is to take the batteries out of the flash after you use it.
Sep 20, 2017 09:15:13 #
You Were Damn Lucky!
I Have a Sunpack Digiflash 3000 & I Take My Batteries Out at All Times! As the Same with My Flashes For Film Flashes.
You're Damn Lucky You Cleaned Your Battery Compartment out of the Battery Acid, & it's Working Afterwards, if Not You Would Gotten Hosed By Nikon with a Whopping Repair Bill from Nikon to Clean & Repair Any Problems Caused by the Leakage.
A Word of the Wise...
If You're a Amateur in the Middle or a Pro Photographer, Take the Batteries out of Your Flash if You're not Using the Flash from One Day to One Year Because of Possible Leakage.
It Doesn't Matter if the Batteries Are What? Energizer, Regular AA, Alkaline, or Heavy Duty, Take the Batteries out as Much as Possible on Your Digital as well as Film Flash when You're not Using the Detachable Flash so Something Like this Doesn't Happen & Possibly Damage the Circuits to Your Flash from Leakage.
74images
I Have a Sunpack Digiflash 3000 & I Take My Batteries Out at All Times! As the Same with My Flashes For Film Flashes.
You're Damn Lucky You Cleaned Your Battery Compartment out of the Battery Acid, & it's Working Afterwards, if Not You Would Gotten Hosed By Nikon with a Whopping Repair Bill from Nikon to Clean & Repair Any Problems Caused by the Leakage.
A Word of the Wise...
If You're a Amateur in the Middle or a Pro Photographer, Take the Batteries out of Your Flash if You're not Using the Flash from One Day to One Year Because of Possible Leakage.
It Doesn't Matter if the Batteries Are What? Energizer, Regular AA, Alkaline, or Heavy Duty, Take the Batteries out as Much as Possible on Your Digital as well as Film Flash when You're not Using the Detachable Flash so Something Like this Doesn't Happen & Possibly Damage the Circuits to Your Flash from Leakage.
74images
Sep 20, 2017 10:38:58 #
Here's a nice little article from Consumer Reports on the reason alkalines leak and how to best clean up the mess. I add one more step and that is, after I finish cleaning up the mess, I spray the battery compartment and contacts with CRC QD Electronic Cleaner and then dry out the area with a light application of compressed air. In the end, removing the batteries is the best preventive measure. CLR would be a no-no in my book because the label states that it should not be used on brass, copper or aluminum.
Here is the link to the article: https://www.consumerreports.org/batteries/whybatteriesleak/
Here is the link to the article: https://www.consumerreports.org/batteries/whybatteriesleak/
Sep 20, 2017 11:00:05 #
The safest thing to do is to take the batteries out after each use. Same thing happened to me years ago with a flash so I started removing them after every session. The best insurance
Sep 20, 2017 11:00:12 #
I've had a couple of instances where Duracell batteries has ruined my electronic devices. No saving'I just had to discard the devices.
The devices were expensive but nothing could be done with them. I thought this problem ended when we got away from cardboard covered batteries.
Bob
The devices were expensive but nothing could be done with them. I thought this problem ended when we got away from cardboard covered batteries.
Bob
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