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Counterfeit Olympus BLN-1 batteries beware

Started Jun 27, 2014 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
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Re: Charging Question
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AdamT wrote:

Really?

Yep, they even warn that a 3rd party charger is needed

The reason being that genuine E-M5/E-M1/E-P5 batteries use later technology and charge to a cutoff of 8.7 volts, all the rest of the Olys and clones and most other 2 cell batteries charge to the usual 8.4 volts.

So someone (not me) would have to monitor the charge voltage as it approaches cutoff with a clone battery in a genuine charger to see if it tries to charge to 8.7 volts (unsafe, might catch fire) or somehow detect it is a clone and cutoff at the regular 8.4 volts. Potentially unsafe maybe.

The reverse situation is safe where a genuine battery would only charge to 8.4 volts when in a clone charger. Lower capacity but battery total life would be longer as it is stressed less.

Regards....... Guy

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