bad battery or just imcompatible?

**todd** · 07-11-2012, 07:14 AM

Bought a D-L190 1800mah "replacement battery" through amazon to have as a backup... It doesn't charge with the charger that came with my K5. It actually came with a charge so I used it for a day until it ran dry. When I try to charge it the light only stays green on the charger for a few seconds. The battery that came with the K5 charges fine.. Think the battery is bad or just incompatible somehow?

thanks,
todd

WightWalker · 07-11-2012, 08:09 AM

Sounds like a dud battery - Amazon returns policy should provide you with a replacement or refund.

I bought an Energiser D-LI90 1860mAh from Jessops (Energizer D-LI90 1860mAh Battery for Pentax - DLI90 - Digital Mains Units, Chargers & Batteries - Jessops) which I recommend as I can't tell the difference between this & the original Pentax; possibly twice as much as other independents BUT half the price of the OEM & well worth it.

gp1806 · 07-11-2012, 08:19 AM

Any new Lion battery should be fully charged before you use it. Do not take a new Lion battery and install it in your camera, always charge it FULLY first.

WightWalker · 07-11-2012, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by gp1806

Any new Lion battery should be fully charged before you use it. Do not take a new Lion battery and install it in your camera, always charge it FULLY first.

Why? There's no memeory effect.

**todd** · 07-11-2012, 11:17 PM

thanks... i just tried it initially because it wouldnt charge but then i saw that it had a full charge in camera so I thought i'd try draining it to see if it would then recharge. Looks like I need to return it.. argh

gp1806 · 07-12-2012, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by WightWalker

Why? There's no memeory effect.

I did that to a Canon battery for the wife's P&S camera. It would not take a charge after the camera drained the battery. When I called Canon service, I was told by them to always charge the battery fully before using. Something about how they are made requires a charge before first use. The manual for my K-5 said to charge the battery before using, just as did the Canon manual. I think there must be something to it.

Zafar Iqbal · 08-03-2012, 06:15 AM

I have 2 somewhat new Sanyo XX batteries I suspect are bad. Is the only way to verify this by recharging and using them a number of times?

**todd** · 08-03-2012, 09:17 AM

I'll leave this to someone more knowledgeable, but without some kind of tester, that's what seems like would be your only option... I do think there are testers out there that I recall seeing online, but I've never owned one..

Zafar Iqbal · 08-05-2012, 11:04 PM

I went through lots and lots of batteries this weekend (shot for 16 hours at a wedding) and didn't notice anything odd - must have been a misplaced suspicion.

07-11-2012, 07:14 AM	#1
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,799	bad battery or just imcompatible? Bought a D-L190 1800mah "replacement battery" through amazon to have as a backup... It doesn't charge with the charger that came with my K5. It actually came with a charge so I used it for a day until it ran dry. When I try to charge it the light only stays green on the charger for a few seconds. The battery that came with the K5 charges fine.. Think the battery is bad or just incompatible somehow? thanks, todd

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07-11-2012, 08:09 AM	#2
WightWalker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IW Posts: 113	Sounds like a dud battery - Amazon returns policy should provide you with a replacement or refund. I bought an Energiser D-LI90 1860mAh from Jessops (Energizer D-LI90 1860mAh Battery for Pentax - DLI90 - Digital Mains Units, Chargers & Batteries - Jessops) which I recommend as I can't tell the difference between this & the original Pentax; possibly twice as much as other independents BUT half the price of the OEM & well worth it.

07-11-2012, 08:19 AM	#3
gp1806 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Photos: Albums Posts: 848	Any new Lion battery should be fully charged before you use it. Do not take a new Lion battery and install it in your camera, always charge it FULLY first.

07-11-2012, 11:19 AM	#4
WightWalker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IW Posts: 113	Originally posted by gp1806 Any new Lion battery should be fully charged before you use it. Do not take a new Lion battery and install it in your camera, always charge it FULLY first. Why? There's no memeory effect.

07-11-2012, 11:17 PM	#5
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,799 Original Poster	thanks... i just tried it initially because it wouldnt charge but then i saw that it had a full charge in camera so I thought i'd try draining it to see if it would then recharge. Looks like I need to return it.. argh

07-12-2012, 08:01 AM	#6
gp1806 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Photos: Albums Posts: 848	Originally posted by WightWalker Why? There's no memeory effect. I did that to a Canon battery for the wife's P&S camera. It would not take a charge after the camera drained the battery. When I called Canon service, I was told by them to always charge the battery fully before using. Something about how they are made requires a charge before first use. The manual for my K-5 said to charge the battery before using, just as did the Canon manual. I think there must be something to it.

08-03-2012, 06:15 AM	#7
Zafar Iqbal Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229	I have 2 somewhat new Sanyo XX batteries I suspect are bad. Is the only way to verify this by recharging and using them a number of times?

08-03-2012, 09:17 AM	#8
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,799 Original Poster	I'll leave this to someone more knowledgeable, but without some kind of tester, that's what seems like would be your only option... I do think there are testers out there that I recall seeing online, but I've never owned one..

08-05-2012, 11:04 PM	#9
Zafar Iqbal Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229	I went through lots and lots of batteries this weekend (shot for 16 hours at a wedding) and didn't notice anything odd - must have been a misplaced suspicion.