Would a external battery pack and a dummy battery work?

480sparky

Senior Member
No. The EN-EL14 battery is 7.4 volts, and that system is 8.4 volts.

However, many battery packs used for radio-controlled cars (like the good ones sold at hobby stores) are 7.2 volts.
 

Bikerbrent

Senior Member
Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride.
We look forward to seeing more posts and samples of your work.

This unit is rated at 8.4 V and the EP-5A is 9 V. I would doubt it.
 

480sparky

Senior Member
Nikon's website has the battery at 7.4 volts.

I don't see much reason 7.2 won't work. But 20,000MaH? Dang, that's HUGE!!!!

If'n I really need that much capacity, I'd consider stocking up on 3.7v 26650 LiIons with solder terminals and building my own pack. Get name brands. Current technology has the max output at around 5000 MaH. So 4 of 'em wired in series/parallel would get you there.

My guess is you're wanting to run the camera a long time (ie, time-lapse). So current flow won't be a problem. But if you're going to run them 'hot' (high current), I'd go 8 or 10 batteries to really keep the heat down.
 

Larry985

New member
I can not say for sure but I think that battery pack could be a Lipo pack(Lipo means Lithium Polymer)and they are also used in RC Cars a lot and Lipo packs are not good news if they get dropped or over charged or over discharged and can go up in flames really fast,try and find a Nimh or Lithium ION battery pack as it will be much safer.

I was just wondering if this rechargeable 20,000mah battery bank/pack would work with the EP-5A adapter?
 

480sparky

Senior Member
I can not say for sure but I think that battery pack could be a Lipo pack(Lipo means Lithium Polymer)and they are also used in RC Cars a lot and Lipo packs are not good news if they get dropped or over charged or over discharged and can go up in flames really fast,try and find a Nimh or Lithium ION battery pack as it will be much safer.

I use an RC battery with my Sony s6300 on occasion.

a6300 with rc pack.jpg
 

Larry985

New member
That is a MIMH pack from what I can see what I'm talking about is a Lipo pack.
Could a person use a Lipo pack safely with a camera yes they could but if it ever did decide to just go off and catch on fire and it was in your pocket I can promise you that person would be ina world of hurt.

The problem with Lipo packs is like I said before you only need to dent it or over charge or over discharge it and then you have problems,that being said how ever almost in every case if a Lipo pack has been damaged the whole pack will puff up like a balloon or at one cell will and that's when it get's dangerous.

I have seen a new Lipo pack that was used only 3 times and when it was being recharged it went up in flames,the pack was never abused and the charger that was being used was used many times before and after that pack so the charger was not the problem,also with Lipo packs if you are charging a pack that has been over discharged the charger will only put a slow charge back into it and that was not the case with the pack I was charging.

The all being said are Lipo's safe for the most part yes they are very safe but at the same time I'm not sticking one in my pocket because I have seen to many go up in flames in RC cars as well.

I use an RC battery with my Sony s6300 on occasion.

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480sparky

Senior Member
Sorry, but it's a NiMN.



That is a MIMH pack from what I can see what I'm talking about is a Lipo pack.
Could a person use a Lipo pack safely with a camera yes they could but if it ever did decide to just go off and catch on fire and it was in your pocket I can promise you that person would be ina world of hurt.

The problem with Lipo packs is like I said before you only need to dent it or over charge or over discharge it and then you have problems,that being said how ever almost in every case if a Lipo pack has been damaged the whole pack will puff up like a balloon or at one cell will and that's when it get's dangerous.

I have seen a new Lipo pack that was used only 3 times and when it was being recharged it went up in flames,the pack was never abused and the charger that was being used was used many times before and after that pack so the charger was not the problem,also with Lipo packs if you are charging a pack that has been over discharged the charger will only put a slow charge back into it and that was not the case with the pack I was charging.

The all being said are Lipo's safe for the most part yes they are very safe but at the same time I'm not sticking one in my pocket because I have seen to many go up in flames in RC cars as well.
 

Larry985

New member
That's what trying to say that I thought the pack you pictured is a NiMH and they are very safe but the it's the Lipo pack's you need to watch out for Lithium ION on the other hand are also very safe but because they have Lithium in them they will go in flames very fast as well but the good thing is they are a more stable battery but when it comes to any battery with Lithium if they get a hole in them the Lithium goes up flames.
 
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