Bought my wife an R7 for Christmas. Before I wrapped it, I pulled the battery out of the box, so I can charge it and she can have a ready-to-go camera, when she opens it.
Glad I did.
Stuck it on the charger and got the dreaded blinkblinkblinkblink from the LED. Did some exhaustive internet research (30 seconds on Google) and found that it sometimes takes a few tries before it will take a charge. I did more than “a few tries”. No dice. Got the brain fart to try it in my R5 charger. Nothing. Tried my R5 battery in the R7 charger, it worked fine. Came to the conclusion that the new battery is pooched.
I know they are shipped completely flat, but is it a common occurrence for them not to take a charge, when brand new? Is there any way to “jump start“ the thing? (Preferably without burning my house down).
(Props to B&H - I sent Support an email and within a half hour -on a Sunday night, no less- I got a shipment notification. The new battery showed up yesterday and is blinking away happily in my R5 charger as we “speak”)
Glad I did.
Stuck it on the charger and got the dreaded blinkblinkblinkblink from the LED. Did some exhaustive internet research (30 seconds on Google) and found that it sometimes takes a few tries before it will take a charge. I did more than “a few tries”. No dice. Got the brain fart to try it in my R5 charger. Nothing. Tried my R5 battery in the R7 charger, it worked fine. Came to the conclusion that the new battery is pooched.
I know they are shipped completely flat, but is it a common occurrence for them not to take a charge, when brand new? Is there any way to “jump start“ the thing? (Preferably without burning my house down).
(Props to B&H - I sent Support an email and within a half hour -on a Sunday night, no less- I got a shipment notification. The new battery showed up yesterday and is blinking away happily in my R5 charger as we “speak”)