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Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:10
gartmore wrote:
This is totally insane advice to screw into a Lithium battery, see other current threads on the subject.
Don't worry -- I am not doing anything to risk self-immolation!This is totally insane advice to screw into a Lithium battery, see other current threads on the subject.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:09
kh1234567890 wrote:
Can't you just whack it against your hand to get the battery to slide out ?
Otherwise send it back and play stupid - you put the battery in, camera doesn't work, hence must it be broken ?
A pretty basic design fault, IMHO.
I don't think that would work.Can't you just whack it against your hand to get the battery to slide out ?
Otherwise send it back and play stupid - you put the battery in, camera doesn't work, hence must it be broken ?
A pretty basic design fault, IMHO.
Even though it is a stupid design flaw, and the manual was misleadingly worded, I still did this myself.
I do wish Ricoh would redesign the battery so this cannot happen. It is a seriously flawed piece of engineering.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:09
johnriley wrote:
You should not try to screw anything into the battery. On contact with air, the contents of the cells themselves may ignite or explode. Never dismantle or damage a battery.
If it can't be easily resolved then a repair job I think.
I am with you on this one -- I think it is too risky.You should not try to screw anything into the battery. On contact with air, the contents of the cells themselves may ignite or explode. Never dismantle or damage a battery.
If it can't be easily resolved then a repair job I think.
I have decided, finances or not, to wait until January -- I will be able to afford a repair then (I hope). Let the professionals fix it.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:06
dpm wrote:
Try attaching something to the battery again, but:
don't use"superglue", try an epoxy like Araldite or JB weld
Ensure whatever you're sticking on is as large (surface area nearly as big as the battery).
and *then* slide your shim down to try and release the contacts.
I have decided to wait until next month as I have figured out a way to make it affordable for me to get a repair job done (I hope).Try attaching something to the battery again, but:
don't use"superglue", try an epoxy like Araldite or JB weld
Ensure whatever you're sticking on is as large (surface area nearly as big as the battery).
and *then* slide your shim down to try and release the contacts.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:05
JohnX wrote:
I would be concerned about explosions!bforbes wrote:
Is the battery actually in far enough to allow the lock to come over and close the battery door?
If so I think it's jammed by the solid registration tag to the right of the circled battery terminal.
It's this that should prevent the battery going in the wrong way, by not allowing it to go down far enough for the lock operate.
Just looked at my camera and came to the same conclusion. I'm of the view that it might be down to a self-tapping screw in the end of the battery, a pair of pliers, brute force and luck, (hoping the screw doesn't short out the battery), then a new battery.bforbes wrote:
I take it you have tried sliding the little grey lock back
I've been thinking, (dangerous I know)I take it you have tried sliding the little grey lock back
Is the battery actually in far enough to allow the lock to come over and close the battery door?
If so I think it's jammed by the solid registration tag to the right of the circled battery terminal.
It's this that should prevent the battery going in the wrong way, by not allowing it to go down far enough for the lock operate.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:03
bforbes wrote:
Is the battery actually in far enough to allow the lock to come over and close the battery door?
If so I think it's jammed by the solid registration tag to the right of the circled battery terminal.
It's this that should prevent the battery going in the wrong way, by not allowing it to go down far enough for the lock operate.
That may explain my inability to remove the battery.bforbes wrote:
I take it you have tried sliding the little grey lock back
I've been thinking, (dangerous I know)I take it you have tried sliding the little grey lock back
Is the battery actually in far enough to allow the lock to come over and close the battery door?
If so I think it's jammed by the solid registration tag to the right of the circled battery terminal.
It's this that should prevent the battery going in the wrong way, by not allowing it to go down far enough for the lock operate.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 07:01
bettyswolloks wrote:
Just silly enough to plonk a battery upside down in my brand spanking new and entirely unused K-5 II!Orsolia wrote:
Yes. I am not that silly.
ROFL!! Yes. I am not that silly.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 12/12/2013 - 23:21
gartmore wrote:
I was shooting a film in the middle of the Nevada desert and out of nowhere a guy appears looking like an extra in a Beau Geste film who says 'Any of you guys got keys for a Ford?' He had locked himself out and no we didn't but we did have the black parcel tape and the necessary flat nosed pliers. We opened the Ford in 15 seconds.
I feel like the Beau Geste-y looking bloke...mikeyscope wrote:
Just use the stiff plastic parcel tape found on parcels and used by most courier companies ...very stiff and can be doubled over if too thin...was also great for breaking into cars...
Just the pin Barrie circled in his images near the centre line of the battery.
Mike
Not wishing to go off topic but...Just use the stiff plastic parcel tape found on parcels and used by most courier companies ...very stiff and can be doubled over if too thin...was also great for breaking into cars...
Just the pin Barrie circled in his images near the centre line of the battery.
Mike
I was shooting a film in the middle of the Nevada desert and out of nowhere a guy appears looking like an extra in a Beau Geste film who says 'Any of you guys got keys for a Ford?' He had locked himself out and no we didn't but we did have the black parcel tape and the necessary flat nosed pliers. We opened the Ford in 15 seconds.
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 12/12/2013 - 23:20
JohnX wrote:
Business cards are thinner than credit cards and quite stiff. Good luck!
I have tried business cards -- no good, I'm afraid.Business cards are thinner than credit cards and quite stiff. Good luck!
Thank you!
Comment by Orsolia posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 12/12/2013 - 23:19
A pretty basic design fault, IMHO.
Odd!