Battery ‘Swell? I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the battery from its slot where it pops up because of spring action. The last shoot was only a month ago. How could it expand...

hugEDhog Loc: Bear, Delaware

I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the battery from its slot where it pops up because of spring action. The last shoot was only a month ago. How could it expand that fast. Battery is one recommended by Fujifilm.
I know manuals say to remove batteries when not in use for an EXTENDED PERIOD of time. How long is that?
Can you restore the enlarged battery to its former size? Hoggers here who have several cameras: how sure are you that a battery is not “hulking” in one of them. Do you have a method?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I leave the batteries in the cameras and check them once a month.
If one starts swelling I replace it. It's bad (not recoverable).

It probably started expanding a while ago, you simply didn't notice the change until it got stuck.

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

hugEDhog wrote:

I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the batt... (show quote)

If the battery was not a OEM battery, that may have been the problem even if Fujifilm recommended it. Usually most camera manufactures only recommend there own brand for this very reason. Third party batteries, although many here swear by them, cause problems such as swelling and third party batteries usually only last a fraction of the time an OEM battery would.
Personally, the only batteries I trust are OEM batteries. I believe my $6500.00 camera deserves a $78.00 battery. That battery only costs a little over 1% of the total cost of the camera.
I am very surprised Fuji would recommend a third party battery for their cameras. If I were you I would notify Fuji of your situation because it reflects badly on Fuji to recommend a battery that swells in their cameras. You may just be doing them a big favor by notifying them of this issue.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

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

Longshadow wrote:

I leave the batteries in the cameras and check them once a month.
If one starts swelling I replace it. It's bad (not recoverable).

Interesting, my OEM batteries have NEVER swelled. These batteries you say swell, are they OEM batteries? If so, what brand are they?
My Nikon and Sony batteries have NEVER swelled.
You may be doing every one here a favor by informing every one of the brand of battery that swells.
Thanks in advance. PLEASE.

therwol Loc: USA

hugEDhog wrote:

I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the batt... (show quote)

Get rid of the battery before it blows up. I had one in an iPhone swell to the point that it popped the back off of the phone. I gingerly walked the phone down to the office that issued it (at work) and advised them to deal with it. This is a potentially dangerous situation.

https://www.evlithium.com/Blog/battery-swelling-causes-risks-prevention.html

hugEDhog Loc: Bear, Delaware

billnikon wrote:

If the battery was not a OEM battery, that may hav... (show quote)

It’s annOEM. By Fujifilm mademin Japan

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

hugEDhog wrote:

It’s annOEM. By Fujifilm mademin Japan

Then I would notify Fuji ASAP. This should not have happened.

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

Battery "swelling"...the old Ni-Cad batteries were very prone to this, lithium less o, but still occurs. Rule of thumb, place the battery on a flat surface a spin it...If it doesnt spin, battery is good, if it spins, the battery is towards end of life. Unsure if your camera has a place to check battery in your menu, but my Nikons do & will show not only current charge, but lifer of battery on a grade of 1-4 4 being new or best

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

GLSmith wrote:

Battery "swelling"...the old Ni-Cad batteries were very prone to this, lithium less o, but still occurs. Rule of thumb, place the battery on a flat surface a spin it...If it doesnt spin, battery is good, if it spins, the battery is towards end of life. Unsure if your camera has a place to check battery in your menu, but my Nikons do & will show not only current charge, but lifer of battery on a grade of 1-4 4 being new or best

Or if the battery rocks.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

billnikon wrote:

Interesting, my OEM batteries have NEVER swelled. These batteries you say swell, are they OEM batteries? If so, what brand are they?
My Nikon and Sony batteries have NEVER swelled.
You may be doing every one here a favor by informing every one of the brand of battery that swells.
Thanks in advance. PLEASE.

I never had any problems with battery swelling until recently. I had to ditch a few Nikon branded batteries purchased from B&H purchased 3 years ago and used heavily since then. I started noticing the swelling when the batteries did not smoothly drop out of my Nikon Z body when I released the latch as they had previous done. I at first thought that the release spring had weakened, and only realized the batteries had swollen when I inserted a new one which popped normally when released.

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

mwsilvers wrote:

I never had any problems with battery swelling until recently. I had to ditch a few Nikon branded batteries purchased from B&H purchased 3 years ago and used heavily since then. I started noticing the swelling when the batteries did not smoothly drop out of my Nikon Z body when I released the latch as they had previous done. I at first thought that the release spring had weakened, and only realized the batteries had swollen when I inserted a new one which popped normally when released.

If this were me I would contact Nikon directly at 1-800-645-6687 and make them aware of the issue. It could result in free batteries, you never know.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

billnikon wrote:

If this were me I would contact Nikon directly at 1-800-645-6687 and make them aware of the issue. It could result in free batteries, you never know.

You mean they're not supposed to wear out?

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

Longshadow wrote:

You mean they're not supposed to wear out?

There not supposed to swell.

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

hugEDhog wrote:

I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the batt... (show quote)

I once had a battery swell up in my camera. I found no way even with pliers to remove it. I then drilled a small hole in the exposed end of the battery and screwed a small screw a little ways into the end and with pliers easily removed the battery. I checked the date that I received it and found that it was many months old. I had scribe the date received the new battery and found it to be one of the oldest in my case.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

billnikon wrote:

If this were me I would contact Nikon directly at 1-800-645-6687 and make them aware of the issue. It could result in free batteries, you never know.

Unfortunately, this was a few months ago and I tossed the swollen ones already. But I'll keep your suggestion in mind for the future if the problem reoccurs.