So I was having a look at the serial numbers etc on the battery, as you do( ;) ), and noticed something interesting. It's reported as a BL-5C. Being a bit of a geek, I realised that this is the same as that used by Nokia for some of their phones. I haven't tried it yet, as haven't found my old phone which has that battery, but in theory this may provide an easy way to get spare batteries before Twenty20 offer them..... Would love to hear if anyone has success with this - will report as and when I give it a go.
King_tut,
I have used them and they do work, their one of the same and cost less..
The 6030 ser Nokia use's them ......
Victory
I gave a guy the finger once, but he only wanted the fist..
Available on eBay for $4.73 - shipping included. OEM Nokia BL-5C. Also there is a recall on some of the Nokia BL-5C batteries. Check their website and enter the serial # on your battery to see if is to be replaced by Nokia.
How do you get the old one out? Is there a leash on it that maybe I stuffed (by accident) down the slot?
I finally got my battery out with some stout tweezers, I put a REAL thin piece of cloth around to use as a pull. That seems to bandaid the problem for now.
Damned if I can get mine out. No reply from the moderators, either.
i have 8 batteries off of ebay that i use in the camera and they work fine, just take the labels off so they dont get caught, use a sharpie to label them 1,2,3,4 etc so you know which batteries are dead.
HOW TO GET BATTERIES OUT THAT ARE STUCK:
Super glue string ends to both sides (top & bottom) of the battery, be careful not to get any on the camera, use masking tape to prevent this.
Batteries get stuck because the labels start to peel off inside the camera and get caught on the edge. Just remove the labels and problem solved. Also you may want to shave the rubber endcaps down on the edges so they do not get caught as well.
***THE ENDCAPS CAN & WILL COME OFF IF PULLED ON TO HARD!!***
I am also using batteries from ebay which work fine. Only problem is I had one I must have overcharged. I put it in the camera not knowing it had swelled slightly, was a pain getting it out. Just be warned to check batteries before putting them in the camera!
Tee
I used the point of a sharp knife to get my battery out and it worked pretty good.
Dont forget to take the labels off it will safe you alot of problems with them peeling off.
I charge my batteries in the VholdR so i dont have problems, however one of my cameras battery lock pin broke so only 1 will charge.
if nokia BL-5C batteries are usable, does this also mean you can use those nokia's fitted with the BL-5C as a charger ?
yep! ive been using an old phone to charge batteries,(both nokia and vholdr ones), for several months and have found that they charge quicker and hold the charge for longer. also dont have to worry about overcharging as the phone shuts off the charge when its at the max allowed,my thought was if nokia designed the battery then they can charge them as well.
SUPER TED! what a fantastic blast from the past ;)
I actually bought a BL-5C battery from e-bay and it works great, but is only rated for 720mah. The Vholdr battery is rated for 800mah. I found multiple mah batteries on ebay and was wondering which ones will actually fit. I am interested in the 1050mah ones. Has anybody got that size to fit before I spend the money?
ive just checked out ebay and they have some listed upto 1600mAh, but after checking out the company that they come from in china, i wouldnt trust them as far as i could kick a dead rhino! i would stick with the vholdr or nokia ones as they are best suited, you dont realy need a high capacity as there is such a small draw on them from the camera.
Does anyone here have found a way to charge those nokia batteries without having them in the Vholr camera and connected to a USB port?
NB: I'm thinking about getting a second hand nokia for that, but if a charger is available that costs less than a nokia phone, that would be more practical.
i use an old phone for charging up my back up batteries , a nokia 1100 it will charge them from flat in apx 1.5 hours :)
Great idea! I could use a spare battery.
I bought 2 Nokia BL-5C batteries off Amazon for $5.31 each, with shipping it was $15. Both work fine and I managed to get 2.5 hours recording from one. They're 800mah, but I managed to get 3.43G worth of video on one charge (~2.5 hours).
Ah, I forgot to mention, I have the CountourHD.
I have bought two Nokia DT-14 chargers, which are specifically for charging nokia batteries such as the BL-5C. They simply attach to the end of a normal Nokia charger. No more risk of overcharging with another charger... and the nice side-effect is that they also seamlessly attach to the Nokia car charger.
Also, on the Nokia label of the BL-5C batteries I have bought it says that they are 1020 mAh, instead of the 800 that I read here. They are from a local Nokia shop, with the special Nokia holographic stickers on them.
BTW: I paid around 12 Euro per Nokia DT-14 charger, and 7.50 euro per Nokia BL-5C battery (I bought 4).
Does the Nokia BL-5C work for Contour HD as well? (I'm headed overseas in 3 days and may have difficulty obtaining the new battery in time.) If so, is there a maximum mAh? Most seem to be 850 mAh, but there is an extended life BL-5C that is 950 mAh. Thanks!
1050mah is the highest I have seen, Best Buy carries them