Only owned the camera a week, and now the battery is bad

ChopperCharles · 11-28-2012, 06:31 AM

I left the camera plugged into USB overnight by accident. Woke up with a completely dead battery. Put it in the charger, and the LED is blinking. Looked it up in the manual, and that indicates the battery is bad and needs to be replaced. This is the Pentax battery that came with the camera... come on, it should be able to handle one full discharge and still come back to life.

Charles.

ChopperCharles · 11-28-2012, 06:31 AM

This is why I prefer AA's...

Charles

**southlander** · 11-28-2012, 06:34 AM

Did it get a full charge when you first unpacked the camera before it got any use? If not it may have not appreciated a heavy discharge before a few normal charge cycles.

ChopperCharles · 11-28-2012, 06:46 AM

Yes, it got a full charge when I first unpacked the camera.

Charles.

**southlander** · 11-28-2012, 07:12 AM

Time to exercise the warranty then.

**THoog** · 11-28-2012, 07:30 AM

It might be that the charge in the battery is so low (or "clumped" in one part of the battery) that the charger can't detect the battery properly. You could try letting the battery sit for a couple hours before putting it in the charger, just to see if things even out. Just a thought.

RonHendriks1966 · 11-28-2012, 08:04 AM

Maybe just bad luck with the battery. It's in warrenty.

ChopperCharles · 11-28-2012, 08:16 AM

Well, after an hour on the charger, suddenly the light stopped blinking and stays on solid. So, hopefully it's fine, but was so low on charge the charger had no idea what to do with it.

Charles.

**southlander** · 11-28-2012, 04:05 PM

Useful to know for a heavily flattened battery.

DaveHolmes · 12-02-2012, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by ChopperCharles

So, hopefully it's fine, but was so low on charge the charger had no idea what to do with it.

So after a few days whats the current prognosis?

ChopperCharles · 12-04-2012, 08:45 AM

Battery is still working fine. Put it through its paces in the cold this weekend while ~~hunting~~ sitting around doing nothing in the woods.

Charles.

MrSkelter · 12-13-2012, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by ChopperCharles

Battery is still working fine. Put it through its paces in the cold this weekend while ~~hunting~~ sitting around doing nothing in the woods.

Charles.

Glad you fixed it. 'Dead' batteries can often be brought back to life by cycling them. Normally their life increases over the course of the first few cycles.

11-28-2012, 06:31 AM	#1
ChopperCharles Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Durham, nc Photos: Albums Posts: 958	Only owned the camera a week, and now the battery is bad I left the camera plugged into USB overnight by accident. Woke up with a completely dead battery. Put it in the charger, and the LED is blinking. Looked it up in the manual, and that indicates the battery is bad and needs to be replaced. This is the Pentax battery that came with the camera... come on, it should be able to handle one full discharge and still come back to life. Charles.

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11-28-2012, 06:34 AM	#3
southlander Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,364	Did it get a full charge when you first unpacked the camera before it got any use? If not it may have not appreciated a heavy discharge before a few normal charge cycles.

11-28-2012, 06:46 AM	#4
ChopperCharles Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Durham, nc Photos: Albums Posts: 958 Original Poster	Yes, it got a full charge when I first unpacked the camera. Charles.

11-28-2012, 07:12 AM	#5
southlander Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,364	Time to exercise the warranty then.

11-28-2012, 07:30 AM	#6
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	It might be that the charge in the battery is so low (or "clumped" in one part of the battery) that the charger can't detect the battery properly. You could try letting the battery sit for a couple hours before putting it in the charger, just to see if things even out. Just a thought.

11-28-2012, 08:04 AM	#7
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Maybe just bad luck with the battery. It's in warrenty.

11-28-2012, 08:16 AM	#8
ChopperCharles Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Durham, nc Photos: Albums Posts: 958 Original Poster	Well, after an hour on the charger, suddenly the light stopped blinking and stays on solid. So, hopefully it's fine, but was so low on charge the charger had no idea what to do with it. Charles.

11-28-2012, 04:05 PM	#9
southlander Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,364	Useful to know for a heavily flattened battery.

12-02-2012, 01:23 PM	#10
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Originally posted by ChopperCharles So, hopefully it's fine, but was so low on charge the charger had no idea what to do with it. So after a few days whats the current prognosis?

12-04-2012, 08:45 AM	#11
ChopperCharles Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Durham, nc Photos: Albums Posts: 958 Original Poster	Battery is still working fine. Put it through its paces in the cold this weekend while ~~hunting~~ sitting around doing nothing in the woods. Charles.

12-13-2012, 05:38 AM	#12
MrSkelter Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 43	Originally posted by ChopperCharles Battery is still working fine. Put it through its paces in the cold this weekend while ~~hunting~~ sitting around doing nothing in the woods. Charles. Glad you fixed it. 'Dead' batteries can often be brought back to life by cycling them. Normally their life increases over the course of the first few cycles.