My 580II quit on me in the middle of a wedding. When I took the Chinese made Powerizer batteries out they were burning hot. Now my flash wont turn back on. Does anyone know how to fix this 
vinunleaded Senior Member 428 posts Joined Jan 2008 More info | Aug 06, 2010 22:12 | #1 My 580II quit on me in the middle of a wedding. When I took the Chinese made Powerizer batteries out they were burning hot. Now my flash wont turn back on. Does anyone know how to fix this Canon 5DII + 70-200 2.8 IS L + 580EXII
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SylvesterXxX Goldmember  3,508 posts Joined Feb 2008 Location: N.W. London More info | Aug 07, 2010 12:10 | #2 |
Aug 07, 2010 13:09 | #3 Does anyone have any idea how much that cost Canon 5DII + 70-200 2.8 IS L + 580EXII
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photoleif Hatchling 3 posts Joined Jul 2010 More info | Aug 10, 2010 00:40 | #4 I read that a trip to the svc center often hits $200. Hopefully yours, if new batteries aren't the cure, won't be that much. That's almost a 430 EX II.
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 10, 2010 00:41 | #5 I thought the 580EX II had built in thermal shutdown... Dave
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Shenanigans Senior Member 267 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA More info | Aug 10, 2010 01:30 | #6 The thermal shutdown is there to protect the flash tube area. "Burning hot batteries" could damage components in areas not covered by thermal overload protection.
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Aug 10, 2010 10:57 | #7 i shipped the flash out. Its still under warranty for another 3 weeks LOL. Hopefull ythat will help lower the cost a bit Canon 5DII + 70-200 2.8 IS L + 580EXII
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Aug 10, 2010 10:59 | #8 moral of the story: do not be lazy and use regular batteries instead. If you insist on using lithium ion do not use the chinese made kind and rotate your flashes out! Canon 5DII + 70-200 2.8 IS L + 580EXII
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e02937 Goldmember 2,714 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | Aug 10, 2010 11:00 | #9 Eneloops... Canon 7d
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 10, 2010 12:03 | #10 Is the moral of this story - If you spend thousands on cameras and more thousands on lenses, don't save a buck on your batteries? Dave
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aaron.dunlap Goldmember  1,805 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: USA More info | Aug 10, 2010 12:45 | #11 Titus213 wrote in post #10694940  Is the moral of this story - If you spend thousands on cameras and more thousands on lenses, don't save a buck on your batteries? For the most part, yes. Except for those darn overpriced Canon batteries. Aaron
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info | Aug 10, 2010 12:48 | #12 Review of "Powerizer" batteries" Capacity appears to be significantly below the claimed 2000 mAh Since most of the discharge curves now occur in the 1.0V - 1.1V range, it's not surprising that some devices immediately alert the user of a low battery condition even if the batteries came directly from the charger. My Nikon CP950 camera falls into this category. For those devices, these batteries are no longer useful. For this reason, I cannot recommend Powerizer brand NiMH batteries. Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.4 USM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 10, 2010 12:56 | #13 aaron.dunlap wrote in post #10695180 For the most part, yes. Except for those darn overpriced Canon batteries.  Unless you shoot a 7D. Canon seems to have a lock on those batteries..... Dave
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BoneJj Goldmember 1,269 posts Joined Jul 2010 Location: Southwest Florida More info | Aug 10, 2010 13:57 | #14 wow, yeah, batteries are way too important to the functioning of your gear to be buying the cheap versions. --Bone | FSS
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