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I have two batteries for my camera, a Canon LP-E6 that came with it, and a third-party Lenviar DLCE6. Both recharge, but the Lenviar recently only charges to about 76%. The charging unit green light comes on and I've even left it for a while longer, but that is the maximum charge I can get. The Canon charges to 100% all the time. Do I need to let the Lenviar fully discharge before recharging, or is this just what I'll need to accept from using a third-party battery?
New to this forum. Will appreciate any help. Thanks.
Bob
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6th May 2013, 02:14 PM #1New Member
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Battery for Canon 5d mach 3 won't fully charge
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6th May 2013, 02:59 PM #2Moderator
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Re: Battery for Canon 5d mach 3 won't fully charge
There is an old saying that you get what you pay form and if you go for off-brand, you are taking your chances. These batteries are Li-ion batteries, so full (deep) discharge is not a great ideas this can damage this type of batteries. It does sound like you have had this battery for some time, because this type of behaviour can occur in new batteries, but tends to disappear after a few charge cycles.
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2nd October 2013, 07:50 PM #3
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Re: Battery for Canon 5d mach 3 won't fully charge
mach 3 is pretty fast for a camera...
about 2100 miles per hour.
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2nd October 2013, 07:51 PM #4
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Re: Battery for Canon 5d mach 3 won't fully charge
mach 3 is pretty fast for a camera...
about 2100 miles per hour.
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2nd October 2013, 08:45 PM #5
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Re: Battery for Canon 5d mach 3 won't fully charge
What Manfred says; if you go third party you run the risk of getting burned ... that can be literal in some cases. I don't joke here.
Originally Posted by rwbass
You have paid good money for a good brand of camera which depends on getting a reliable power source. Yes, some third party brands can be good but at the slightest problem is Canon or the third party manufacturer going to have any interest in your problem? Most likely not.
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