Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante you may, unfortunately, have one bad battery that's fried your chargers. Marty On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 5:01 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >