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sidxms
20-06-2009, 10:37
I'm charging up my Canon NP-e3 battery for the 1dmk2 and the charger (OEM not original) goes from red to green within 5 mins. The battery dies quickly in the camera as well.

Is this battery gone then?

sid
Canon Bob
20-06-2009, 11:16
Is this following a simple charge or are you using the refresh facility. A full charge will take about 6-7 hours IIRC with the Canon supplied charger.

Bob
sidxms
20-06-2009, 11:22
Is this following a simple charge or are you using the refresh facility. A full charge will take about 6-7 hours IIRC with the Canon supplied charger.

Bob

Theres no buttons on the OEM charger. When I plug it in , the charger is red and within 5 mins it goes green.

Battery doesn't seem to last long either.

sid
Canon Bob
20-06-2009, 11:27
Okay, sorry, I can't really help then. The Canon charger has two buttons per side (charges two batteries together) and you get the option to charge or refresh the cells.

Silly question but I've no idea what charger you're using....does the green LED simply mean that it's charging and the red one that it's not? Maybe leave it on for a few hours and see what gives (unless the charger instructions detail otherwise).

Good luck

Bob
sidxms
20-06-2009, 11:36
Nah, it says red when charging and green when finished

I will contact MBP photographic about this. It wasn't in the description that the battery was practically dead.

sid
sidxms
20-06-2009, 16:34
Is it possible for these cells to regenerate? I'm getting better performance now. its certainly not dead within minutes ?

sid
andrewc
20-06-2009, 16:46
how old is the camera / battery. Batteries have a finite life and I must admit if I was buying a secondhand 1d or 1d2 I would be disappointed but not surprised if the battery was not holding charge.

There is different types of battery and some get a memory effect.

Does your current mobile phone hold its charge as well as it did when you first got it?
Byker28i
20-06-2009, 16:48
Does the camera have a battery indicator? Does this say full then nothing after 5 mins or just no charge in the battery?

I'd possibly suspect the charger. Can you let it go until this evening and try again?

I have an oem charger for mine for the car, but hardly use it, prefering to use the original charger as it gives more consistant results.
Chappers
20-06-2009, 17:02
You may need to "condition" the battery. On the Canon charger it will do it for you. Looks like the one you have doesn't have this facility.

You could try and discharge the battery via a low voltage bulb. I made one for my 20D and 5D batteries with a bulb holder and a 12v lamp from Maplins. It's very Heath Robinson, but works.

Try draining the battery completely this way, then see if it charges up. I tun the BP511 through two cycles every so often. Are you sure the charger is working correctly? Any way you can get the battery to a Canon charger to see if i makes any difference?
sidxms
20-06-2009, 17:25
Of firstly, when the battery is placed in the camera, it has full bars. Then it after a bit of use, it suddenly goes to half and dies and starts blinking.

Unfortunately the OEM charger doesn't have a condition button and I don't have a original charger handy or know anyone with one either.

The battery Im using is a original NP-e3. the camera has done 40k clicks. assuming normal usage, this would imply that the battery hasn't been charged often (40times assuming 1k shots per charge)

i've ordered a cheaper OEM replacement battery off the bay, and I will try that later during the week.
Flash In The Pan
20-06-2009, 17:43
Btw OEM means "Original Equipment Manufacturer" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Equipment_Manufacturer), ie it is a genuine (in this case) Canon part.
sidxms
20-06-2009, 17:52
Btw OEM means "Original Equipment Manufacturer" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Equipment_Manufacturer), ie it is a genuine (in this case) Canon part.

Thanks I know what OEM means but I don't think the charger is a genuine canon one. Its certainly not the one shown in reviews.

I don't suppose there is any one in london who can help me with this? long shot I know.
andrewc
20-06-2009, 21:30
Is it made by someone who makes equipment for Canon?
Flash In The Pan
20-06-2009, 21:36
Thanks I know what OEM means but I don't think the charger is a genuine canon one. Its certainly not the one shown in reviews.




I'm charging up my Canon NP-e3 battery for the 1dmk2 and the charger (OEM not original) goes from red to green within 5 mins. The battery dies quickly in the camera as well.




If it's OEM then it is a genuine Canon one. Saying the charger is a non-Canon OEM one is like.....

http://www.reallyfunnypictures.co.uk/funnysigns/pics/08.09.07/genuinefakes.jpg
sidxms
21-06-2009, 11:14
It doesn't make sense why canon would make two chargers (one inferior) for their top spec camera? I'm guessing i'm using the wrong word but I mean third party I reckon or "canon compatible"
sidxms
23-06-2009, 13:00
Anyways my non original replacement battery is here and has been charging for a while now which indicates a fault with the original battery.