Don't put the swollen ones on the charger. They could be used as charcoal
starters. :{O
>
>In my response to Rick's question about the C5050 card door switch I
>mentioned that I couldn't test my Samsung P&S because none of the 3
>batteries were charged. That didn't surprise me because it's been a
>very long time since I've used the camera.
>
>What did surprise me is that I had a hard time removing the battery that
>was in the camera. Turns out the battery was not only dead but had
>swollen in the center. It's about 10mm thick and has swollen by about
>1-2mm in the center. The battery slides into the camera such that it's
>fairly tightly enclosed. The swelling was enough that it was now a
>tight fit and the spring that normally pushed it up so you can grip it
>was not up to the task. I had to remove it with a tool. Fortunately,
>the battery had not burst or leaked.
>
>I have three batteries. One is the original Samsung and the other 2 are
>cheap ebay things. It was one of the ebay batteries that was stuck in
>the camera. Checking the other one in its plastic storage bag showed it
>too had swollen. The Samsung brand battery was discharged but looked
>normal and is now on the charger.
>
>I mention this because I have several other cheap ebay batteries for the
>other cameras. The E-M1 batteries get a fair amount of usage and
>rotation. But the Canon batteries hardly get used any more. I think
>it's time to put them on the charger and check them out.
>
>You might want to do the same.
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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