Cheap xm2 battery link found

Cosmin Rotaru · May 16th, 2003, 04:18 AM

I'm about to order the EXTRA from sabahoceanic. I have some doubts after reading this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=9673.
Thouse of you who have bought the battery, what do you think?

Bob Benkosky · May 16th, 2003, 02:20 PM

Why are you having doubts? He dropped his battery, which probably caused damage. Just take care of it.

Hilary Cam · May 16th, 2003, 10:22 PM

I hope I haven’t scared any of you guys about your batteries from sabahoceanic.com

I've just been talking about my battery problems with the BP-941, likely due to an internal leakage of my own doing.

Has everyone here who ordered the 941s from sabahoceanic been pleased with their batteries? How long have you had them and how has the performance been? How many charge cycles, roughly?

If things are fine on your end, its more then likely it was due to droppage and Il'd be happy to order from them again.

Thanks.

PS, having this experience, do you think there would be any risks associated with droppage in transit?

Cosmin Rotaru · May 19th, 2003, 02:30 AM

I once droped an accu but was a Pb, not LiIon. That one went right to the trash.... I don't know if the LiIon accu would go bad if droped, like that Pb one.

Dean Harrington · May 19th, 2003, 08:06 AM

a good company that delivers. I bought two 2800 batteries for the DVX 3 months ago and they work perfectly.

Dirk Goris · May 19th, 2003, 08:40 AM

I've used the sabahoceanic batteries for 5 months now without any problem. They keep on going even after 4 hours of filming with LCD on.

Vince Skinner · May 19th, 2003, 10:05 AM

I ordered the batteries from sabahoceanic. I ordered them 2 months ago and still going strong. One of the batteries was defective and he will refund my money. The other battery has been great! He said that he probably won't get any batteries for a while.

Vince

Val Rodriguez · May 20th, 2003, 09:20 PM

Will the Canon charger included with the GL2 charge this aftermarket BP-945 generic batteries?. And if so is charge status indicator accurate?

Ken Tanaka · May 20th, 2003, 09:37 PM

It charges Power 2000 batteries just fine.

Val Rodriguez · May 20th, 2003, 09:43 PM

Hi Ken,
Is the charge status indicator light pretty accurate too?

Ken Tanaka · May 20th, 2003, 09:47 PM

It sure seems to be. The P2K's run consistently long (very long) after charging.

Cosmin Rotaru · May 21st, 2003, 02:48 AM

thank you all!
I'm glad to hear the batteryes are jsut fine.
But they're SOLD OUT again!

Bud Kuenzli · May 25th, 2003, 11:11 AM

http://www.bargain-batteries.com

has some 5500Mah batteries for $40.78

Apparently they are also doing business as

http://www.power-smart-energy.com

where they list the battery for 5 bucks more.

when I tried to order a battery the web page screwed up and I wrote a short email. they replied the next day. Shipping is a flat 7 bucks or so. I've not ordered from them so I can't recommend them but I am probably going to order two of those 5500's. At that price it's hard to pass up and I figure there are only so many actual manufacturers that they are quite likely to be the same as the Lenmar or whatever...

Vince Skinner · May 27th, 2003, 09:41 AM

I just bought some batteries locally from portapower. Theyr'e on Ebay and really inexpensive.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2929602916&category=15072

No problems with the batteries.

And yes the batteries charge fine in the provided charger that comes with the GL2.

Vince

Bryant Sentosa · June 1st, 2003, 07:09 AM

Sorry for my stupid question. What is the part number for the 8 hour battery for the GL2? Is it BP-941 or 945?

thx

May 16th, 2003, 02:20 PM	#32
Bob Benkosky Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lake Park, Florida Posts: 202	Why are you having doubts? He dropped his battery, which probably caused damage. Just take care of it. __________________ http://www.veoh.com/channels/filmmaker My clips and films.

May 19th, 2003, 08:06 AM	#35
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	This is..... a good company that delivers. I bought two 2800 batteries for the DVX 3 months ago and they work perfectly.

May 19th, 2003, 10:05 AM	#37
Vince Skinner Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Woods Cross Posts: 32	GL2 BP-941 Battery I ordered the batteries from sabahoceanic. I ordered them 2 months ago and still going strong. One of the batteries was defective and he will refund my money. The other battery has been great! He said that he probably won't get any batteries for a while. Vince

May 20th, 2003, 09:20 PM	#38
Val Rodriguez Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 35	Will the Canon charger included with the GL2 charge this aftermarket BP-945 generic batteries?. And if so is charge status indicator accurate? __________________ Val Rod

May 20th, 2003, 09:37 PM	#39
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	It charges Power 2000 batteries just fine. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

May 16th, 2003, 04:18 AM	#31
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	I'm about to order the EXTRA from sabahoceanic. I have some doubts after reading this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=9673. Thouse of you who have bought the battery, what do you think?

May 16th, 2003, 10:22 PM	#33
Hilary Cam Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 42	I hope I haven’t scared any of you guys about your batteries from sabahoceanic.com I've just been talking about my battery problems with the BP-941, likely due to an internal leakage of my own doing. Has everyone here who ordered the 941s from sabahoceanic been pleased with their batteries? How long have you had them and how has the performance been? How many charge cycles, roughly? If things are fine on your end, its more then likely it was due to droppage and Il'd be happy to order from them again. Thanks. PS, having this experience, do you think there would be any risks associated with droppage in transit?

May 19th, 2003, 02:30 AM	#34
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	I once droped an accu but was a Pb, not LiIon. That one went right to the trash.... I don't know if the LiIon accu would go bad if droped, like that Pb one.

May 19th, 2003, 08:40 AM	#36
Dirk Goris Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 66	I've used the sabahoceanic batteries for 5 months now without any problem. They keep on going even after 4 hours of filming with LCD on.

May 20th, 2003, 09:43 PM	#40
Val Rodriguez Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 35	Hi Ken, Is the charge status indicator light pretty accurate too? __________________ Val Rod

May 20th, 2003, 09:47 PM	#41
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	It sure seems to be. The P2K's run consistently long (very long) after charging. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

May 21st, 2003, 02:48 AM	#42
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	thank you all! I'm glad to hear the batteryes are jsut fine. But they're SOLD OUT again!

May 25th, 2003, 11:11 AM	#43
Bud Kuenzli Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 197	another source http://www.bargain-batteries.com has some 5500Mah batteries for $40.78 Apparently they are also doing business as http://www.power-smart-energy.com where they list the battery for 5 bucks more. when I tried to order a battery the web page screwed up and I wrote a short email. they replied the next day. Shipping is a flat 7 bucks or so. I've not ordered from them so I can't recommend them but I am probably going to order two of those 5500's. At that price it's hard to pass up and I figure there are only so many actual manufacturers that they are quite likely to be the same as the Lenmar or whatever... __________________ on the Internet, when you get where you're going you still don't know where you are

May 27th, 2003, 09:41 AM	#44
Vince Skinner Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Woods Cross Posts: 32	I just bought some batteries locally from portapower. Theyr'e on Ebay and really inexpensive. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2929602916&category=15072 No problems with the batteries. And yes the batteries charge fine in the provided charger that comes with the GL2. Vince

June 1st, 2003, 07:09 AM	#45
Bryant Sentosa Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 33	Sorry for my stupid question. What is the part number for the 8 hour battery for the GL2? Is it BP-941 or 945? thx