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Canon Rebel t1i not charging

Started May 1, 2016 | Questions
PaigeP New Member • Posts: 1
Canon Rebel t1i not charging

I have a Canon Rebel t1i, and it has been working really well.  A few days ago I put my battery into the Canon charger for six-ish hours, and when I took it out and put it back in my camera it still had no charge.  Not sure if this is my battery going bad or if the charger is going bad? Help!

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Re: Canon Rebel t1i not charging

I would test the battery first.  Do you have a battery tester for that?  If not, you could take your camera, charger and battery to a retail store and have them test it for you.  In exchange for their free service, you could consider buying a new battery or charger from them (assuming that they have one for your camera).

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Re: Canon Rebel t1i not charging

PaigeP wrote:

I have a Canon Rebel t1i, and it has been working really well. A few days ago I put my battery into the Canon charger for six-ish hours, and when I took it out and put it back in my camera it still had no charge. Not sure if this is my battery going bad or if the charger is going bad? Help!

How long have you had this battery?

If the charger blinks red and green when charging it's likely the battery is dead.

Try using another battery. (If you don't have a spare you can head out to your nearest camera store and try a replacement)

I've never experienced a charger going bad. That's not to say this isn't the case.

Scott

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Re: Canon Rebel t1i not charging

PaigeP wrote:

I have a Canon Rebel t1i, and it has been working really well. A few days ago I put my battery into the Canon charger for six-ish hours, and when I took it out and put it back in my camera it still had no charge. Not sure if this is my battery going bad or if the charger is going bad? Help!

I've had great luck with Wasabi batteries (if you don't want to shell out for genuine Canon).  Not quite as much capacity, but zero issues...

http://www.amazon.com/Wasabi-Power-Battery-2-Pack-Charger/dp/B004WLMF10/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1462200453&sr=8-4&keywords=wasabi+battery+t1i

Good luck,

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