Swelling of a after market Nikon battery
Jan 30, 2017 10:25:30 #
Hi to all UHH's!
I've been reading UHH for years but its is my first post.
Around 2009 I purchased my first DSLR, Nikon D5000 kit. Wasn't enamored with the lens but used it anyway. I purchased a second after market battery (generic, no name but had good reviews on Amazon)as I spend extended days out in the woods during the winter and hadn't had any problems with it. I purchased a Nikon 28-300 and I'm in Austria now. The tempature has been below freezing(Teens to low twenties, I've been in lower) when I'm out. I put the after market battery in the Nikon for the first time today in over a year and it's a little sticky going in and out, and you have to tap the camera a little to get it out.
Has anyone else had this problem before?
Should I not put it in the camera at all?
Should it be replaced?
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I've been reading UHH for years but its is my first post.
Around 2009 I purchased my first DSLR, Nikon D5000 kit. Wasn't enamored with the lens but used it anyway. I purchased a second after market battery (generic, no name but had good reviews on Amazon)as I spend extended days out in the woods during the winter and hadn't had any problems with it. I purchased a Nikon 28-300 and I'm in Austria now. The tempature has been below freezing(Teens to low twenties, I've been in lower) when I'm out. I put the after market battery in the Nikon for the first time today in over a year and it's a little sticky going in and out, and you have to tap the camera a little to get it out.
Has anyone else had this problem before?
Should I not put it in the camera at all?
Should it be replaced?
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Jan 30, 2017 10:36:23 #
How does it compare to the battery that came with your camera? Does the original battery have the same issues?
Jan 30, 2017 10:41:24 #
I would not recommend putting a swollen battery of any brand into any camera.
Jan 30, 2017 10:46:02 #
Bear2
Loc: Southeast,, MI
mountain51 wrote:
Hi to all UHH's! br I've been reading UHH for year... (show quote)
No recommendations, but I had the same problem with a replacement battery from Best Buy? It says EN-EL9 and made in China. Inserting or extracting from the camera is very difficult. It is not really an issue now, while I will still use the camera for occasionally for 'street photography', my D7200 and D7000 are used almost daily.
Duane
Jan 30, 2017 10:48:34 #
mountain51 wrote:
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https://www.tekrevue.com/swollen-battery/
I would replace it, and follow the articles recommendations for disposal, if it punctures or explodes or catches fire you will not be happy. It might not do anything but they are not that expensive to replace. Consequences could be fatal, Samsung lost millions if not billions recalling the note7 due to swelling batteries. If they thought they could get away without the recall...
Jan 30, 2017 11:07:25 #
I had that happen on a couple of after market batteries using their after market charger in my Fuji Xpro-1s, using the Fuji charger no problems, but I have since read reviews
that some chargers overcharge batteries and that it leads to this problem. I quit using the off brand charger, have not had any problems since with batteries, off brand or Fuji.
that some chargers overcharge batteries and that it leads to this problem. I quit using the off brand charger, have not had any problems since with batteries, off brand or Fuji.
Jan 30, 2017 11:24:41 #
I've always felt that if you buy an expensive Nikon camera body, that an expensive no-worry Nikon battery purchase is a carefree investment.
Jan 30, 2017 11:26:19 #
Don't use 3rd party batteries in your camera. It's not worth it. They don't perform as well as OEM
Jan 30, 2017 11:40:31 #
Swelling = abnormal pressure inside the sealed container. This pressure can be due to any factor from uncontrolled chemical reaction* to over charging and heat. Sooner than later the pressure will win, what happens next?
Do you really want a time bomb in your camera? - Because this is what it is.
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* This is likely the case since you mention that you did not use this battery for a long time which is a bad idea for all batteries. In case of long 'idle time' it is best to freeze the battery. I really mean freeze as in the freezer, not in the fridge.
Do you really want a time bomb in your camera? - Because this is what it is.
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* This is likely the case since you mention that you did not use this battery for a long time which is a bad idea for all batteries. In case of long 'idle time' it is best to freeze the battery. I really mean freeze as in the freezer, not in the fridge.
Jan 30, 2017 12:21:36 #
I would suggest that an immediate, safe disposal of the battery be accomplished.t A swollen case indicates that one or more of the cells inside are damaged. Typical result of a thermal runaway is possible fire and/or explosion, which would be detrimental to anything or anyone holding or containing the battery. I wish I had the photos of a battery removed from an USAF F-4E for time change. One of the cells had shorted and had started to melt.
Jan 30, 2017 12:30:26 #
The origonal battery is still good. No probems.
Same code on mine but it did fit better in the past.
I only have the charge that came with the camera.
You make sense. I think I'll recycle it at the landfill.
Thanks fellow UHHers.
Same code on mine but it did fit better in the past.
I only have the charge that came with the camera.
You make sense. I think I'll recycle it at the landfill.
Thanks fellow UHHers.
Jan 30, 2017 13:26:24 #
Please take it to someplace like Interstate Batteries who will dispose of it, at no charge, I believe. Thanks!
Jan 30, 2017 13:40:55 #
WorldTraveler wrote:
Please take it to someplace like Interstate Batteries who will dispose of it, at no charge, I believe. Thanks!
and tell them it is swelling up, you wouldn't want anyone to get hurt.
Jan 30, 2017 13:59:56 #
mountain51 wrote:
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Replace it. It's the equivalent of a puffed out can of Tomatoes, which is frequently caused by botulism. Can be fatal.
Some third party batteries are fine, some are not. Usually it is poor design or manufacturing - like food poisoning - but it can happen to any brand, just much less frequently to OEM products. Samsung learned that lesson very expensively.
Jan 30, 2017 14:20:16 #
Peterff wrote:
Replace it. It's the equivalent of a puffed out can of Tomatoes, which is frequently caused by botulism. Can be fatal.
Some third party batteries are fine, some are not. Usually it is poor design or manufacturing - like food poisoning - but it can happen to any brand, just much less frequently to OEM products. Samsung learned that lesson very expensively.
Some third party batteries are fine, some are not. Usually it is poor design or manufacturing - like food poisoning - but it can happen to any brand, just much less frequently to OEM products. Samsung learned that lesson very expensively.
Actually Samsung suffered from faulty wiring not faulty batteries...
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