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Technical Support / Re: LP-E6 battery failure - Canon 6D

« on: December 11, 2012, 10:37:32 PM »

Actually, these are not third party batteries -- they are authentic Canon LP-E6 batteries. The issue seems to be that they gradually discharged, the internal voltage is very low, and now the Canon charger can't "wake them up" to begin the charging process.  http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/low_voltage_cut_off

Do you guys know any way to reactivate and charge LP-E6 batteries that have fallen asleep?

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Technical Support / Re: LP-E6 battery failure - Canon 6D

« on: December 11, 2012, 07:38:34 PM »

Thanks for your thoughts. They were both fully charged a year ago, and stored in a cool dry place for these past 12 months. Per that article (link), do you guys know if there is any charger that has a "wake-up feature or boost" to reactivate and charge LP-E6 batteries that have fallen asleep? It would be a shame to throw away these expensive Canon batteries.

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Technical Support / LP-E6 battery failure - Canon 6D

« on: December 11, 2012, 05:25:00 PM »

I just got a Canon 6D. I sold my 5D Mark II a year ago, and kept my two extra Canon LP-E6 batteries. They should work fine on the 6D, but I get zero response when I put them in the 6D. Any ideas why? (The LP-E6 battery which came with the 6D works fine).

Perhaps related to this, I charged the older batteries first, but I never got a solid green light -- it only progressed to the fast-flashing orange light stage of the charge. Are these batteries toast, perhaps due to non-use? I'm perplexed about why they both failed like this.