Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The magic way is to embed an id chip in the battery. On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > I would be willing to make a substantial bet that there is no magic way > that Leica can tell if you are using an aftermarket battery. After getting > a DOA aftermarket battery, I bit the bullet and bought a Leica battery as > my spare. When I tried to install the update, it told me that there was not > enough battery juice, and I had to replace this genuine battery by another > genuine one that had a full charge. Obviously they are going by battery > voltage under load and objecting if there is a chance of failure during the > firmware update process. > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > On Aug 6, 2012, at 10:15 PM, John McMaster wrote: > > > The only non-Leica battery I bought (and its replacement) were both DOA > on > > earlier firmware ;-) I think it is just a warning on remaining power > rather > > than hunting non-genuine batteries.......... > > > > john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > My understanding is that you may get a warning, but that they will still > > work. If they're DOA, I'm screwed. > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> > wrote: > > > >> This no aftermarket battery thing is a real pain. If they hadn't > >> charged so much for something that is obviously available for much > >> less, they could have saved money on writing special firmware. Not > >> something that makes me feel good about the manufacturers. > >> > >> > >> > >> Can anyone report from the field if the update will reject my > >> non-Leica batteries? Not looking forward to replacing them. Also, will > >> the Leica only battery injunction be enforced on the MM and M10? > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- -Lew Schwartz