30D Battery

[mberger3]

I just got a new 30d a week ago and along with the Canon battery a Digital Fox BP511a was included. It looks identical to the Canon but when I put it in the Camera and try to eject it it will not eject. I got the battery replaced and the new one does the same thing. The Canon battery works fine and ejects properly. Has anyone else had this problem, or am I missing something.

Thanks

[brucea]

Cheapo third party 511s may not be manufactured to the same dimensions, size tolerances and specs as the original batteries. I saw a similar issue admitted by an online vendor a few years ago -- their replacement 511s were not suitable for use in a grip because they were a bit too big.

Try a different third party battery vendor/mfr. Sterlingtek seems to be a favorite here.

[NAisBEST]

Taken from another thread....

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2214102&postcount=30

The batterys need to be kind of shaved a teeny weeny bit on the end. I took a razorblade to where he said to, and it worked perfect. I just brushed the blade across the plastic surface and skimmed some extra plastice off. Works fantastic now. The batterys are most likely made by sterlingtek, did it come in a small blue box?

If so, i wouldnt worry at all. Ill continue to buy from them, as they sell quality batterys for a damn good price.

[Jackal]

Careful, this happened with sterlingtek's latest batch of BP511. I received two of them and they wouldn't release themselves from the second slot in the battery grip. The fit was too tight. Someone told me to file down this little notch on the side and it fit just fine.

I was bored enough to draw a quick picture:

(Common sense says this would of course void the warranty. It's such a small removal of such small amount of material and can barely be noticed. I doubt anyone at sterlingtek would notice)

[mberger3]

Thanks for the advice I'll try it.

[mberger3]

I Just tried it and it worked perfectly. The battery was branded as a Digital Fox, I don't know if Sterlingtek contracts for them or not. But since the battery was free with the camera ( I bought it through Newegg.com) I didn't care about the warrenty especially since I returned the first one and had the same problem with the replacement. Thanks again for the help!!

[NAisBEST]

Glad to see it worked for ya! If you want very affordable replacements, just head over to WWW.STERLINGTEK.COM , I got a spare for about 17 bucks shipped. 2000mah too.

[cdifoto]

I doubt SterlingTek made the Digital Fox battery. They don't even manufacturer their own. They just sell them.

[joegolf68]

Taken from another thread....

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2214102&postcount=30

The batteries need to be kind of shaved a teeny weeny bit on the end. I took a razor blade to where he said to, and it worked perfect. I just brushed the blade across the plastic surface and skimmed some extra plastic off. Works fantastic now. The batteries are most likely made by sterlingtek, did it come in a small blue box?

If so, i wouldn't worry at all. Ill continue to buy from them, as they sell quality batteries for a damn good price.

I have to fess up, at first, I thought my Sterlingtek battery was a perfect fit, but I had the same problem. I contacted them and the admitted they had a bad batch. I don't have the proper tool yet to shave it down, but when I do, it should work fine. Not a big issue at all, and Sterlingtek batteries have great reviews here. Sterlingtek says they will take a return and replace it, but the shipping and hassle is too much to care about.

[joegolf68]

Careful, this happened with sterlingtek's latest batch of BP511. I received two of them and they wouldn't release themselves from the second slot in the battery grip. The fit was too tight. Someone told me to file down this little notch on the side and it fit just fine.

I was bored enough to draw a quick picture:

(Common sense says this would of course void the warranty. It's such a small removal of such small amount of material and can barely be noticed. I doubt anyone at sterlingtek would notice)


That is a great help, well kind of. Any way I could talk you into posting another picture with more of the battery showing so I could better see where to file? Thanks so much, sorry, I just can't see it well enough, it is too close for me to tell. Sorry for being so lame, but if you could post another pic, I'd certainly appreciate it. I still need to fix mine, and I think I filed the wrong area and don't want to mess it up again. Thanks!!! :oops:

[NAisBEST]

ill go take some pictures now....

[NAisBEST]

Okay, heres exactly what I did to make the battery fit properly into my 30D.

*Disclaimer* - Use this information at your own risk. Its pretty much foolproof and harmless, but I dont want to be blamed if you cut your battery in half somehow and blame me for your acid burns :lol: Be careful, razors are sharp.

Heres the area that I "trimmed"
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0070.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0074.jpg

I took a razorblade and lightly skimmed the surface to sort of shave the plastic.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0071.jpg

Dont go too far. Stop occasionally and check the clearance in the camera. Dust of the shavings, and Voila!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0072.jpg

[joegolf68]

Absolutely awesome, thanks so much, EVEN I can do it now! You are the BEST!

Joe

Now I can send this to Sterlingtek and ask them for a free battery for all my work!!! ;)

Actually, may I suggest you send them the link and they might comp you something. They could do it themselves before they send the batteries out and save themselves some money. If you don't do it, let me know, I will do it for you and suggest they contact you. They OWE you, and so do I. ;)

[NAisBEST]

Glad we can help :)

[canonphotog]

Taken from another thread....

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2214102&postcount=30

The batterys need to be kind of shaved a teeny weeny bit on the end. I took a razorblade to where he said to, and it worked perfect. I just brushed the blade across the plastic surface and skimmed some extra plastice off. Works fantastic now. The batterys are most likely made by sterlingtek, did it come in a small blue box?

If so, i wouldnt worry at all. Ill continue to buy from them, as they sell quality batterys for a damn good price.

I was wondering how you followed my directions and used a razor blade until I saw the photos you just posted. :confused:

I actually filed the small amount of material off the opposite side of the same tab. If you laid the battery on the table contacts down, then it would be the top of that tab.

Appears it is just a thickness issue.
Glad that it worked for you. :)

Ken

[NAisBEST]

lol, im glad that you can file both sides. hahaha. Yes i agree, it seems the tab is too thick for whatever's in the battery slot.

[mberger3]

I'm glad this is helping other people too. I just used an emory (sp?) board. You know like for fingernalils. My wife suggested it and for the soft plastic it works fine. Plus you can do a little at a time, till you know you have it right.

[NAisBEST]

Im going to link this in the "everything you need to know about aftermarket batteries" thread :)

[wakko]

I had to do the same for a couple of spare aftermarkets I got off ebay. I ended up comparing to the two original canon ones I had, and could see the noticable difference.

I hardly use the aftermarkets and are pretty much just there as a spare twin set.

GL with the filing/shaving ;)

[Mike Reynolds]

Okay, heres exactly what I did to make the battery fit properly into my 30D.

*Disclaimer* - Use this information at your own risk. Its pretty much foolproof and harmless, but I dont want to be blamed if you cut your battery in half somehow and blame me for your acid burns :lol: Be careful, razors are sharp.

Heres the area that I "trimmed"
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0070.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0074.jpg

I took a razorblade and lightly skimmed the surface to sort of shave the plastic.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0071.jpg

Dont go too far. Stop occasionally and check the clearance in the camera. Dust of the shavings, and Voila!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/onefivealive/New%20Random/IMG_0072.jpg

you are my hero! all this time I thought my grip was warped or something. I tried your fix on all 3 of my stirlinktek bp511 batteries and my frustrations are now gone! Thanks again...
Merry CHRISTmas

[NAisBEST]

:) Glad myself and others can help :)

[Mitonner]

WooHoo! It worked on my two Sterling Tek batteries. Thanks for posting!
Jennifer