different battery -- WHY??? Very disappointed.

Buttoneer said:

loupiote said:

and you don't risk to be electrocuted when manipulating 7.2V

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Sony Lithium batteries in laptops have been exploding, or are at risk
from exploding. Lithium is a seriously dangerous element.
Electrocution is the least of your concerns.

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i'm not the least afraid of that. batteries only explose when they overheat, and they take some time to overheat.

and by the way, in case you didn't know, regular alcaline batteries (e.g. duracel) can also overheat and explode. that happened to me once, in a shorted-out flash-light. but would you stop using alcaline batteries because that can happen?

i think that there is a good chance that the incompatibility was engineered by sony (using only the form-factor) to sell more batteries. and the worst that can happen is that the camera will not recognize the modified A100 batteries, or will refuse to work with them.

but the chances of causing damage to the camera are close to nil, since the voltage is the same and the bateries are compatible the other way around, i.e. A700 batteries will work in the A100.

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loupiote said:

and by the way, in case you didn't know, regular alcaline batteries
(e.g. duracel) can also overheat and explode. that happened to me
once, in a shorted-out flash-light. but would you stop using alcaline
batteries because that can happen?

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Except you're talking about dismantling or cutting a battery up, not merely using it. If you're not really going to do that, then forget I said anything. If you are thinking about mutiliating a battery, but you're just too manly to be worried, then maybe you'll also be happier pretending that I don't give a sh*t.

Buttoneer said:

Except you're talking about dismantling or cutting a battery up, not
merely using it.

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no, i was talking about just cutting a groove in the plastic casing. not touching the actual cylindrical battery cells in the casing. there are two cells in the casing, so there is way enough room between them to dig a groove so the the protruding bar would not prevent the modified NP-FM55H from entering in the A700.

Buttoneer said:

If you're not really going to do that, then forget
I said anything. If you are thinking about mutiliating a battery,
but you're just too manly to be worried, then maybe you'll also be
happier pretending that I don't give a sh*t.

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i'm certainely not worried about mutilating the plastic case of a cheap battery. this is just plastic, no acid or nothing corosive or dangerous. those batteries have been ripped apart by others, i have seen photos of the inside posted on this forum.

actually, if the batteries end-up being compatible, shaving the protruding bar in the camera's battery case is probably the best solution, since the only needs to be done once, and then each NP-FM55H battery doesn't need to be modifies.

Buttoneer said:

loupiote said:

and by the way, in case you didn't know, regular alcaline batteries
(e.g. duracel) can also overheat and explode. that happened to me
once, in a shorted-out flash-light. but would you stop using alcaline
batteries because that can happen?

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Good luck.

gc2488 said:

I have about 4 NP-FM50 batteries from other Sony devices, and if
these batteries could be used in new Sony SLR cameras, that would be
a very significant attraction and reason for me to get a Sony SLR.
Seriously. As it is, I am so disgusted that I may say "forget it"
and go with another brand of SLR.

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Wouldn't you have to buy different batteries if you went to a different brand?

The NP-FM500H supports the power gauge feature in the A700 and that required a new battery. Design changes often require different power configurations.

I feel a bit of the same remorse about my 5 NP-400 KM batteries, but at least they still work in my 7D and A2.

If they come out with a new battery for the A900...THEN I'll jump on the conspiracy bandwagon! ;-)
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but the second mouse gets the cheese!

DPierce said:

The NP-FM500H supports the power gauge feature in the A700 and that
required a new battery.

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hmmm - they said the same for the A100 battery, but the NP-FM50 (for the R1 and F828) already supports the power gauge (on the R1 and F828). and the NP-FM55H of the A100 also supports the power gauge (on the R1 and F828).

so i find this story of power gauge support to be dubious, to explain battery incompatibility.

loupiote said:

loupiote said:

The NP-FM500H supports the power gauge feature in the A700 and that
required a new battery.

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hmmm - they said the same for the A100 battery, but the NP-FM50 (for
the R1 and F828) already supports the power gauge (on the R1 and
F828). and the NP-FM55H of the A100 also supports the power gauge (on
the R1 and F828).

so i find this story of power gauge support to be dubious, to explain
battery incompatibility.

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They could have changed other things in the NP-FM500H, internal resistance perhaps, who knows, if you were too use an NP-FM55H in an A700 it could overheat and do a mini China syndrome, I for one wouldn't take the chance.
Greg