Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My interpretation is that nothing happens when you plug in the batteries into the chargers.... nothing. No change in lights, nada. ( and of course, no battery charging...) It may be that the pins on the batteries have slightly misshapen themselves, making contact with the charger pins not very good..... Try fussing with the battery pins....and see if that gets the desired results.... OTOH, if you are getting a change in the charger lights when the batteries are inserted, then the most likely problem is dead batteries.... replace.... with aftermarket ones for about $20 each..... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Dante Stella Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 8:47 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] M8/9 Battery Help! -DAS Ok... I can't get any of my batteries (Leica or aftermarket) to charge at all. On the Delkin dual, I get red lights on both wells. On my M8 charger, I get an orange light, but an hour will go by with a charge that (if it even happened) is not detectable to the camera. Since I have both types of batteries and both types of chargers, I have already controlled for the most obvious variables. Ideas? Is it possible that the batteries have fallen below some charge threshold in a month of storage? If so, how do I bring them up/down to charge? The camera doesn't see any of them - except two charged aftermarket batteries that will be dead at the end of today's festivities. I'm not on any intended investment path with digital M, so I would be most interested in a solution that keeps what I have working in working order. Thanks! Dante ____________ Dante Stella http://www.dantestella.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information