So check out these pics. I’ve resoldered and replaced these power leads three times. Each time they get the green uglies and eat themselves. Cheap batteries causing over voltage issue?
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Electricians - what keeps killing my camera
- Thread starter Exhumis
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Skunkworkx
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Not an electrician...but by looking at the one pic...Moisture OR battery getting hot and out-gassing ?
just looking at the white fuzzys and the card on bottom of pic.
just looking at the white fuzzys and the card on bottom of pic.
Outgassing is def a possibility; the entire battery compartment had a fine white powder like that. Is that common with off brand batteries? I normally use Amazon basics cuz my kids go through batteries like they’re free so we stock up. The entire lead running from the bus bar to the circuit board is green and charred just like it was overheated like a car terminal.
I think it's causes by the battiers failing. The acid leaks and eats the finish allowing it to oxidized. Usually where I see it is once the batteries start to die. Problem is once it starts, you can never really stop it. Some kinda anti corrosive substance helps to slow it down. But once it wears off it comes back again. Unless you can completely remove it all and seal it up to stop the chemical reaction from happening on the cooper. Moisture accelerates it.
Clean it gently the best you can, and coat it with some kinda anti oxidation may help slow it down some.
Clean it gently the best you can, and coat it with some kinda anti oxidation may help slow it down some.
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I don't know if this will help, but I use it on boat and rv wiring.
Thanks for the good info! I’ll look into slathering that in. Either that or running better batteries.
Not sure if "better" batteries stop it. All they need to do it leak a little. I think every type has a chance of doing it. If it over heats, dropped hard, or slight imperfection in the manufacturing could end up in some leaking. I would just make sure your putting in all new equal batteries. Same brand. That way one isn't trying to charge another one. That will drop voltage and increase amps which creates heat.
My experience with cheap batteries is that they leak. Like others have said, leaking batteries will cause corrosion issues that are very hard to correct. Use better batteries and your failures will stop. Besides, better batteries last longer and this will even out the price over time. These batteries companies know what they are doing. You aren't going to get a cheap battery that last as long as a good battery and save any money. Some cameras have bad battery life, and it is tempting to buy cheap batteries but that doesn't really work out. I use those cheap $30 Muddy cameras and they have excellent battery life. I use Energizer lithium batteries and they last for a very long time. With the cheaper cameras, if one gets stollen, I ain't out much but so far, I haven't had one stollen.