Ok , here goes.

I am selling a camera on Ebay and it needs new batteries so i bought a 4 pack to send as part of the deal.

They are the same as the ones that were in the camera that were showing low battery icon. I put 2 new ones in the box and kept the other 2 new for my head torch for work. It takes 3 , so i put one of the low battries in thinking it will even out with the 2 new ones . It didnt even glow up !So i checked the torch with alkiline batteries and its working fine .

I then just got 3 of the new ones together and they didnt work in the torch either. So i tried them in pairs in the camera and all 4 new ones in any combination show the low battery icon.

Any ideas ?

AAA Energizer Ultimate Lithium

 

Mulitmeter.

1.5V and above there good

1.4 or below and there not good


Mart

 

Sounds like you're stuffed ..... take them back to the shop.

 

All read 1.746v DC

No receipt as i didnt think i would have a problem.

 

That 1.746V can drop when under load ........ doesn't really mean they're OK.

Buy some more - 20 for £1 in Poundland.

 

I usually do ! This time i thought i would splash out on good ones . . . . . .shouldnt have worried ! Tgink i paid near £6 too FFS .

 

Is that duracel for £1 if so I need to get down there! We pay £5.80+vat for 20!!

 

Nope , Kodak ! And they are sooooo light it feels like they are empty !


It seems that the icon on my camera isnt a low battery , it blinks when its low (why have a symbol of a broken battery if its fine ?)

So it would seem that maybe my head torch wont take lithium batteries , or maybe the voltage is too high ? Its an SMD type led torch.

 

need lithium (sp?) battery's for most camera's i thought?

 

They are lithium ?

 

must be a duff set then. i used to find that no other battery's used to work apart from lithium Duracell battery's. was a pain.

 

Voltage is not the same as the ability to deliver current.