K30 battery retaining clip
Posted 14/07/2017 - 21:01
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Yes I have! The spring loaded grey inner clip recently snapped in my K50, fortunately the D-LI 109 battery still makes good enough contact when the battery compartment outer cover is shut. I have considered getting this repaired but haven't bothered as I expect it would cost more than I'd like to pay.
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Mike
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Mike
Posted 14/07/2017 - 21:41
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I've not had it with the Pentax bodies, but it has happened to a Fujifilm body of mine.
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Posted 14/07/2017 - 22:33
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Remember the 2 year warranty
Posted 15/07/2017 - 08:05
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stu62 wrote:
Remember the 2 year warranty
Remember the 2 year warranty
The K30 is probably out of its two year warranty by now Stu. Its a model replaced first by the K50 and then the K70. But its a great little camera (I love mine) and it still gets plenty of use alongside my K5 and K3 so if the piece of thin card works then stick with it Wombat.
David
Posted 15/07/2017 - 08:53
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There should be lots of K-30 cameras available as spares now, given the aperture mechanism failures that plagued that model.
Posted 17/07/2017 - 08:31
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Yep mine snapped as well
Posted 17/07/2017 - 22:06
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Luckily mine's still OK (for now!) after 3+ years - maybe I'm "gentler" when I remove the battery!
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Posted 18/07/2017 - 22:07
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It happened to me when my camera was about 2 years old. I had it repaired and that has lasted longer now.
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Kea828
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Posted 05/09/2017 - 18:17
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It happened to my K30 recently. It seems to work fine without the retainer in place. I expected it to fail so I carried some adhesive foam (draught excluder) with me to stick to the back of the battery door to give extra pressure onto the battery. I didn't need it, but I'm not confident. I think it will fail at some point. I'm going to request an estimate for repair. From experience, I reckon the cost will be outrageous.
Posted 05/09/2017 - 22:30
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Is this part easy to remove/replace yourself if you could obtain a replacement piece?
Posted 06/09/2017 - 19:47
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richandfleur wrote:
Is this part easy to remove/replace yourself if you could obtain a replacement piece?
Is this part easy to remove/replace yourself if you could obtain a replacement piece?
It's not completely accessible from within the battery compartment. It looks like it would involve some dismantling. I won't be going there!
Posted 20/10/2017 - 17:43
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Just got the estimate from Johnson's Photopia.....
"If it is just this part that requires replacement the technician has advised an
approx cost of £80.00 + Vat - partial repair and clean subject to inspection"
I won't be bothering at that price (camera coming up to 3 years old).
It seems to be working fine as it is.
"If it is just this part that requires replacement the technician has advised an
approx cost of £80.00 + Vat - partial repair and clean subject to inspection"
I won't be bothering at that price (camera coming up to 3 years old).
It seems to be working fine as it is.
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