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Battery ‘Swell?
May 4, 2024 08:22:57 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Laptop batteries are more likely to swell than camera batteries because you charge them in the laptop.
We had two laptops for about 10 years before we upgraded to new ones. Always plugged in, never swelled.
One would think that the designers would design the charging system to limit the charging rate and not over charge, and they know it's being charged in the device.(Except maybe for the dollar-two-ninety-eight third party chargers.....)
Oh, wait, they probably did.
Maybe bad/questionable battery(s) with a propensity to swell to begin with?
May 4, 2024 08:28:34 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
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.
Makes me wonder if the charger is any good. Nikon charger? The only issue I ever had with a battery swelling was an underwater scooter battery left hooked up to the charger for about a week. Use to leave for 2-3 days on some recharges for a few years with no problems until that happened. Anyway, the longest I leave my camera batteries in the charger now is overnight.
May 4, 2024 08:32:25 #
billnikon wrote:
If the battery was not a OEM battery, that may hav... (show quote)
I agree. Not worth the expense or hassle. My camera shop sold me an aftermarket that swelled. Claimed that they are “just as good.” Never had an OEM that did that.
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May 4, 2024 08:40:24 #
ronpier wrote:
I agree. Not worth the expense or hassle. My camera shop sold me an aftermarket that swelled. Claimed that they are “just as good.” Never had an OEM that did that.
It depends on the quality of manufacture.
Obviously some manufacturers are better quality.
All batteries have the propensity to swell at some point.
I've had two third party batteries (out of six) start to swell after about 6-8 years.
For the price, I can live with that. I simply monitor them.
We all have our individual expectations and tolerance levels, don't we.
May 4, 2024 09:52:05 #
zarathu
Loc: Bar Harbor, MDI, Maine
In 55 years of using Canon, I have never had a battery swell. My head swells sometimes but not the battery.
May 4, 2024 09:52:16 #
larryepage wrote:
RCJets is correct, but he is probably being a litt... (show quote)
Good to know. Next time I have a battery swell a little in my camera and can't pull it out I'll I'll take a rag and put a little amount of Alcohol on and wipe the bottom of the battery to remove any oils etc. and glue something with on the bottom with a very small amount of crazy glue and pull on it.
May 4, 2024 10:09:56 #
I leave batteries in the cameras that I use regularly - not in those that I hardly use. I have had other batteries (in electronic gear) swell/leak and ruin the contacts - lesson learned. Toss that swollen battery (recycle it) and get a new one.
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May 4, 2024 10:20:04 #
When I put my cameras away for the day...all batteries are removed.
I use dry boxes, and batteries are stored elsewhere.
I use dry boxes, and batteries are stored elsewhere.
May 4, 2024 10:58:18 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
hugEDhog wrote:
I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the batt... (show quote)
Throw it away.
It wasn't Original manufacrure I bet.
May 4, 2024 11:19:29 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
tcthome wrote:
Makes me wonder if the charger is any good. Nikon charger? The only issue I ever had with a battery swelling was an underwater scooter battery left hooked up to the charger for about a week. Use to leave for 2-3 days on some recharges for a few years with no problems until that happened. Anyway, the longest I leave my camera batteries in the charger now is overnight.
I have no idea what caused them to swell. I only use Nikon chargers and remove batteries from them shortly after the charging process completes.
May 4, 2024 11:25:59 #
johnblenko
Loc: Pittsburgh
BebuLamar wrote:
Laptop batteries are more likely to swell than camera batteries because you charge them in the laptop.
Why would where the batteries are charged affect their swelling?
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May 4, 2024 11:31:46 #
mwsilvers wrote:
I have no idea what caused them to swell. I only use Nikon chargers and remove batteries from them shortly after the charging process completes.
It was simply their time.....
I bought a pack of AA alkalines one time, after a few months, one of the 40 leaked. Just one.
The rest were fine, and are still fine. All have the same "expiration" date.
It was just its time or a fluke.
Stuff happens, whether we want it to or not.
May 4, 2024 11:34:49 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
I have read several articles in reliable printed sources that indicate that almost all violent failures or premature failures of rechargeable batteries can be traced to contamination in the battery chemistry. Better chemistry comes at a higher price, and buyers who are focused on price may choose less carefully produced chemistry at a significantly lower cost if they choose to do so.
Pretty much all individual battery cells are manufactured under contract in a few "foundries" in China. Some of those are assembled into finished batteries in China and many of the cells are shipped elsewhere for final assembly. Less clear is management of the control/protection chips that become part of the finished battery, especially those that are assembled in China.
The bottom line is that today's batteries are complex, high-energy devices. Not all batteries are equal, no matter how much we might want to try to make ourselves believe that they are. And yes...all batteries carry a risk of failure.
Pretty much all individual battery cells are manufactured under contract in a few "foundries" in China. Some of those are assembled into finished batteries in China and many of the cells are shipped elsewhere for final assembly. Less clear is management of the control/protection chips that become part of the finished battery, especially those that are assembled in China.
The bottom line is that today's batteries are complex, high-energy devices. Not all batteries are equal, no matter how much we might want to try to make ourselves believe that they are. And yes...all batteries carry a risk of failure.
May 4, 2024 11:40:30 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
Longshadow wrote:
It was simply their time.....
I bought a pack of AA alkalines one time, after a few months, one of the 40 leaked. Just one.
The rest were fine, and are still fine. All have the same "expiration" date.
It was just its time or a fluke.
Stuff happens, whether we want it to or not.
I bought a pack of AA alkalines one time, after a few months, one of the 40 leaked. Just one.
The rest were fine, and are still fine. All have the same "expiration" date.
It was just its time or a fluke.
Stuff happens, whether we want it to or not.
If you stored them on a car and it was warm to hot that would cause batteries to go bad
May 4, 2024 11:56:56 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
If you stored them on a car and it was warm to hot that would cause batteries to go bad
Nope. Bought them, brought them home, stored them in the downstairs pantry.
I would have expected more than 1 out of 40 though if it was a "batch" problem.
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