OK, Chuck, you raised my concern level to the point that I have ordered a
"genuine" Olympus battery. I tried to call the vendor from whom I purchased
the third party batteries, and could find no one to talk to except the
operator. I will keep them for emergency use, but will add the Oly battery
to my usual rotation.
Thanks for your concern.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Patterns
> Since there's no way to tell from the outside whether the battery is
> good or not about all you can do is trust the reputation of the
> manufacturer. If you don't know who the manufacturer is there's no
> reputation available for trust.
>
> "I can't find the ones I purchased in the list..."
>
> I tried.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Thanks for the link, Chuck. I can't find the ones I purchased in the
>> list,
>> but I see that it is about four years old.
>>
>> I purchased from a California supplier who sells through Amazon,
>> apparently
>> with a good reputation. We will see how they work out. The supplier
>> provides a 1-year warranty.
>>
>> I have two chargers, the large, fast one that came with the E-1, and the
>> smaller, slower one that came with the E-510. I used the latter one to
>> charge these batteries, and will continue to do that.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Patterns
>>
>>
>>> Such a review can't tell you anything. The only way to tell is to
>>> destructively open them up. Where you have problems with lithium-ion
>>> batteries is if the charger fails and is overcharging the battery or if
>>> the battery should get short circuited somehow... neither of which is
>>> any part of normal operation. A properly built lithium-ion battery has
>>> internal circuitry to prevent fire and/or explosion in the event of
>>> overheating or short circuit. Lots of cheapie, Chinese made batteries
>>> don't have this vital protection. That's part of why they're able to
>>> sell so cheaply since the protection chip (at least from US sources like
>>> TI) costs about $2.50 in quantities of 10,000.
>>>
>>> Even supposedly well made and QC controlled batteries from Sony and
>>> Apple have had fire problems. The problem with a lithium-ion fire is
>>> that it can't be put out with water. Water will cool it but not
>>> extinguish it. You have to let it burn out.
>>>
>>> Since there's no way to tell from the outside whether the battery is
>>> good or not about all you can do is trust the reputation of the
>>> manufacturer. If you don't know who the manufacturer is there's no
>>> reputation available for trust. This link has been posted here before:
>>> <http://t5r.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/e1/clonetests.htm>
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Chuck. That's why they are going into the E-510, rather than
>>>> my
>>>> E-1. The one review that I found on them indicated he had not had any
>>>> problems with them.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:00 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Patterns
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Nice work. A beautiful image from the ordinary. But watch out for
>>>>> those 3rd party batteries. Some of them can burn you. Literally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>> I purchased a couple of third party batteries for my Olys, so I put
>>>>>> one in the E-510 to see how it worked. Seems to perform fine. This
>>>>>> image was one of several that I made to see that the battery worked
>>>>>> ok.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Patterns.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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