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Subject: [Leica] Good M8/8.2/9 Battery Source
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:41:54 +0000
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I had 2 Hong Kong batteries. They both died the same week, recently. I could 
just about convince myself it coincided with starting to use the new smaller 
charger-on-a-lead, rather than the original M8 plug-directly charger. But I 
couldn't be completely sure.
They had lasted about 2 1/2 years, but have not been as heavily used as the 
standard batteries, which are still fine.
Frank

On 15 Nov, 2009, at 01:31, Ric Carter wrote:

> I tried a Hong Kong battery.
> 
> the first one was swollen enough that it did not fit in the battery 
> compartment, the replacement will not hold a charge.
> 
> ric
> 
> 
> On Nov 14, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Greg Lorenzo wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Henning,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> That's the Seller. Ordered and paid for October 16th, never arrived.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> He did refund my money but no answer wrt Hong Kong Speed Post shipping.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Greg Lorenzo
>> 
>> Calgary, Canada
>> 
>>> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:18:35 -0800
>>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>>> From: henningw at archiphoto.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Good M8/8.2/9 Battery Source
>>> 
>>> Hi Greg,
>>> 
>>> Did you order from the seller I gave you? I've always had excellent
>>> service from him.
>>> 
>>> By the way, when the M8 came out it came with 1700mAh batteries, just
>>> like most of the aftermarket ones. If the M9 now comes with 1900mAh
>>> batteries, that's a new thing.
>>> 
>>> Considering that the 3rd party batteries from Hong Kong are 1/10 the
>>> price, a 10% reduction in capacity isn't going to change the equation
>>> much.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At 3:48 PM -0700 11/14/09, Greg Lorenzo wrote:
>>>> Frank,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Send me the name of your Ebay vendor that didn't ship and I'll send
>>>> you mine. Both off-list would be best.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> BTW, I requested Speedpost shipping (trackable), with me paying the
>>>> for all extra shipping and handling costs, and I didn't even receive
>>>> a reply.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> It is worth noting almost all ebay sourced replacement batteries for
>>>> the digital M's all have a lower mAh rating.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Greg Lorenzo
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> 
>>> * Henning J. Wulff
>>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design
>>> /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com
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>>> 
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