Super power camera battery?? I got it on eBay!!

[theo1000]

I just want to share something, I brought a battery on eBay for $1.00 w/ 7.99 shipping, total of 8.99. It's seen like a bargain, but a bargain is not cheap if the item didn't work!

After I fully charge the battery the first time and turn on the camera, it showed the battery almost run out! Hi!!! I just charge my battery, right?

I ignored it, keep taking pictures with shown empty battery. I took about 50 pics w/ flash. The battery finally run out. I turn on my camera again, the battery shown fully charged!!! Oh my god!! Did the battery just run out?? I can still take about 50 pics, before it run out again. I turn it on again, the battery is fully charge again........

Look like I got a battery w/ infinity POWER!!!!

Did any one get their second battery on eBay? Anything funny happaned?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I'll be very curious to find out just how long it lasts. Don't charge it!!!

[deadpass]

i really thought this was going to be spam.

[csm328]

I'm not sure that it isn't spam.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Well, unless you broke physics, you probably just have a poor battery with a very weak set of cells. The camera full/empty meter simply measures the voltage given off by the battery, and is set to turn the camera off when a certain voltage is reached so as not to over-drain the batteries.

On a good battery, the decay is linear enough, so it's a pretty good indicator. On a bad battery, the cells can't hold their voltage for very long, and it begins to drop in output. The stored power of the battery is still there, but the voltage isn't being consistent enough.

So, the voltage drops from the "fully charged" stage to the "almost dead" stage, but exhausts very little current (50 shots worth). When you turn the camera off, there is no longer a voltage drain, allowing the battery to rebuild some of it's lost potential (I'm assuming through internal capacitance?). Then, you turn the camera back on, and the voltage is back at the "fully charged" level... for a little bit. However, a few shots later, the battery has weakened to the "almost empty" cycle, the camera shuts off, rinse and repeat.

[theo1000]

I confused people, again. I'm just sharing my expenience. I'm not selling anything here.

The battery I got is a bad bad very bad battery. Eveyone should aviod buying it for that e-bayer. Also, if you recommand a good battery on ebay, please PM me :), thank!!

On the other hand, if you want to know who sold that bad battery to me, you can PM me.

[koalawalla]

Im afraid to get aftermarket li-ion batteries for fear that they might leak and/or blow up. Lol :) I'd stay with oem batteries just to alleviate unexpected issues.

[lakiluno]

I confused people, again. I'm just sharing my expenience. I'm not selling anything here.

The battery I got is a bad bad very bad battery. Eveyone should aviod buying it for that e-bayer. Also, if you recommand a good battery on ebay, please PM me :), thank!!

On the other hand, if you want to know who sold that bad battery to me, you can PM me.

How can we avoid someone if we don't know their name?

[deadpass]

Im afraid to get aftermarket li-ion batteries for fear that they might leak and/or blow up. Lol :) I'd stay with oem batteries just to alleviate unexpected issues.


sterlingtek is the only 3rd party company i'll get batteries from.

[steved110]

I've no problem with Stirlingtek, they are well recommended here and I am still using 2 of there batteries that are now 2 years old! they are as good now as when brand new.