Broken Spring in Battery Well, and Battery Not Removable: Hello everyone. Just wondering if anyone has seen this happen before and if anybody knows of a solution. After a lot of...

gener202002

Hello everyone.

Just wondering if anyone has seen this happen before and if anybody knows of a solution.

After a lot of consideration I decided to turn my older equipment in as well as my main camera which is a Canon EOS M6 mark ii. As soon as I decided to do that, I noticed the battery in my m6 could not be removed. B&H accepted my older equipment offering a check, but would not take the M6. They said they do not do repairs.

I wonder if a situation like this has a solution. Are there any type of plyers or other tools that can remove the battery, and/or, can a new spring be installed? I was hoping to get either a canon eos r7 or an eos r6 markii. The mark ii is the best camera but much more expensive. Now, I am just out a camera. Again, if anyone knows of a solution to this.

Thanks in advance.

User ID

If the battery is still in there then you cant really know anything about the spring. More typically, the battery is a bit swollen and just needs to be pryed out and trashed. Ive used just a common utility knife and just a bit of care ane patience.

If thaz the situation then acoarst youre not facing any repairs. Give it a go. Youve got nothing to lose. Best of luck with it.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

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Sell on eBay as is.

melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country

Put some thickened epoxy on the bottom of an AA. Drop it in; wait; pull them out.

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Try needle nose pliers.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

User ID wrote:

If the battery is still in there then you cant really know anything about the spring. More typically, the battery is a bit swollen and just needs to be pryed out and trashed. Ive used just a common utility knife and just a bit of care ane patience.

If thaz the situation then acoarst youre not facing any repairs. Give it a go. Youve got nothing to lose. Best of luck with it.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

I'm wondering if s small magnet would pull it out. I've seen a 1/4" very strong magnet on a extendable rod that might work.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

alberio wrote:

I'm wondering if s small magnet would pull it out. I've seen a 1/4" very strong magnet on a extendable rod that might work.

Doubt it. Probably no iron in the battery.

Try a little strip of duct tape (or something with a LOT of sticky) on the bottom of the battery and gently apply tension to pull.
Sounds like a swollen battery. It also depends on how swollen as to how tight it may be.

BebuLamar

Longshadow wrote:

Doubt it.

Batteries are likely made of stainless steel and the magnet won't work.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

Batteries are likely made of stainless steel and the magnet won't work.

Or aluminum.

Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

One of two options
1) glue something on the bottom of the battery gently pull it out
2) drill a small hole in the battery screw a screw in gently pull the battery out
Chances are the battery has swelled up and the spring is not strong enough to push the battery out
Good luck

BebuLamar

Jeffcs wrote:

One of two options
1) glue something on the bottom of the battery gently pull it out
2) drill a small hole in the battery screw a screw in gently pull the battery out
Chances are the battery has swelled up and the spring is not strong enough to push the battery out
Good luck

I would drill into an alkaline battery but I would be very afraid of drilling into a Li-Ion battery. The battery may get shorted and burn.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

I would drill into an alkaline battery but I would be very afraid of drilling into a Li-Ion battery. The battery may get shorted and burn.

It might be very difficult to ONLY go through the plastic case and not hit the battery itself.

Bobby123

Let's assume the battery is trash. Get some really good epoxy and a large wood screw. Turn the screw upside down and epoxy it to the battery. After the glue hardens you can get a good grip on the exposed threads of the screw and give it a tug. It might work and the only damage would be to the battery, which is cheap enough to replace. If the battery comes out you decide if the rest of the camera is damaged or is ready to sell. I hope this helps. I am not in favor of drilling into the battery for the various reasons already mentioned.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bobby123 wrote:

Let's assume the battery is trash. Get some reall... (show quote)