Can anyone who uses a t3i tell me if these batteries display properly on the internal battery meter. I've seen contrasting answers on this. Thanks!
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Have 2 t3i cameras and the batteries function exactly as do the canon batteries....
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I have a Canon T3i! From my review - "Battery indicator not accurate (other reviewers mention the reason the original Canon battery is expensive is because it has a built in chip that accurately predicts the battery level). From my experience using the Wasabi batteries, it does indicate accurately the battery is full (3 bars) when it is fully charged, but does not indicate the progression of the battery level as it is used. However, five to ten minutes before the batteries are completely drained, it will indicate the battery level at its halfway mark (2 bars) for ~2 minutes and then progresses to 1 bar before the whole battery indicator flashes, giving you the pop up warning to replace batteries." I have a Canon T3i! From my review - "Battery indicator not accurate (other reviewers mention the reason the original Canon battery is expensive is because it has a built in chip that accurately predicts the battery level). From my experience using the Wasabi batteries, it does indicate accurately the battery is full (3 bars) when it is fully charged, but does not indicate the progression of the battery level as it is used. However, five to ten minutes before the batteries are completely drained, it will indicate the battery level at its halfway mark (2 bars) for ~2 minutes and then... » Read More I have a Canon T3i! From my review - "Battery indicator not accurate (other reviewers mention the reason the original Canon battery is expensive is because it has a built in chip that accurately predicts the battery level). From my experience using the Wasabi batteries, it does indicate accurately the battery is full (3 bars) when it is fully charged, but does not indicate the progression of the battery level as it is used. However, five to ten minutes before the batteries are completely drained, it will indicate the battery level at its halfway mark (2 bars) for ~2 minutes and then progresses to 1 bar before the whole battery indicator flashes, giving you the pop up warning to replace batteries." « Show Less
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I have a T3i and my wasabi batteries do display accurately on the internal battery meter.
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mark, The only battery that will display is the ones made by canon. Although other batteries can be used they will not show up on the display.
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Mine works great and always has. The fact that a display cycles probably means that you have it hooked up wrong. In normal operation, one bar stays lit or flashes when low. Remember that the positive and negative have to ALWAYS be hooked up to your battery pos. and neg. I've got a switch on mine to turn off the display but it's not really needed. One user says "The C is for your switch to turn on the indicator, with my application, I ran a wire and connected it directly with the positive terminal for the indicator, beings I want to be able to kill power to the entire indicator when not in use. Prolly wasn't needed but that was my choice and it works great. The R is unused and I think I read that it's not commonly used." On mine, I think that means that when I installed it I hooked pos to battery pos and neg to battery neg. Then I hooked a wire from C to my switch and back from the positive pole on my switch to neg on the indicator. If you don't put in a switch, then I believe C just gets hooked straight to positive so that the unit will display.
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I am also looking for the ones with the nipple on the negative side of the battery. Did you happen to find LR44 batteries with them on it? Just that little nipple makes all the difference in the world making this fit into the device. Please let me know, still searching. Thanks
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I did and I am not having any issues. The mAh capacity only affects total charging capacity of the batteries. The higher the mAh, the higher the total charge of the battery (the battery will take longer to drain out). I am not a pro, but that's what it was explained to me a long time ago. I hope it helps.
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I really have never used a meter on a newly received battery. I just plug them into the clock motors and they run. Never had one run less than a year.
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Jerczey....This works great with the T3i. I am a very satisfied customer and glad I bought it.
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I have had mine for a while now and have had no problems. Works great with my T3i.
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Hi Ken. I am on my second one of these Accutire gauges. My first one lasted over 5 years. In that time I replaced the 3 coin cell batteries maybe twice. I believe they are only for the led display and light. If you get a L on the display, it means the internal lithium battery has finally drained too low. This is a separate battery from the coin cell batteries and I believe it powers the logic circuitry. Once it drains, the gauge becomes useless even if you change the coin cells. You either have to send the gauge back to Accutire to replace the battery, or buy a new Accutire gauge. It's probably better to buy a new one than pay for shipping the old one back but thats a personal preference. And don't waste your time trying to replace it. I tried on my first one but what I found out is once it loses its programming, its gone, even with a new lithium cell put in. I hope this helps answer your question. Happy Holidays!
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Sorry to hear your having trouble brother!! I have owned mine for almost a year and I just checked it, working just fine with the original batteries plus I still have the 2nd pair which they included. The best thing to do is contact the manufacturer, I've talked to them and they have a great customer service dept. I think they will be more than willing to help. Good Luck
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When I use them I am a heavy user of the battery power. In my T3i camera, using the LCD screen on live view, I've never had one run completely down. I use it with my telescope, and one night at a temperature of about 55F, I took photos from about 9pm to 2am without stopping on one battery. It had about 1/4 charge left and probably would have lasted about 6 hours before needing charging. These are very demanding conditions where I would keep the LCD screen on continuously, take a series of photos, review, deleting several, then repeat.
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I am still waiting for this charger to arrive. But one issue... Just had my EOS 6D with one original Canon battery. I am using a battery grip (wich came with 2 Canon LP-6E replacement batteries. The original LP-6E battery in the original Canon charger did not complete its 1st charge and overnight. It was stuck on like 90%.. I placed it into the battery grip took some shots with the camera. Then placed it back into the original Canon charger. This time the charge completed and all is fine. So there may be some start up quirks with these batteries... I never experienced it before, with any kind of Canon batteries. FYI. I am still waiting for this charger to arrive. But one issue... Just had my EOS 6D with one original Canon battery. I am using a battery grip (wich came with 2 Canon LP-6E replacement batteries. The original LP-6E battery in the original Canon charger did not complete its 1st charge and overnight. It was stuck on like 90%.. I placed it into the battery grip took some shots with the camera. Then placed it back into the original Canon charger. This time the charge completed and all is fine. So there may be some start up quirks with these batteries... I never experienced it before, with any... » Read More I am still waiting for this charger to arrive. But one issue... Just had my EOS 6D with one original Canon battery. I am using a battery grip (wich came with 2 Canon LP-6E replacement batteries. The original LP-6E battery in the original Canon charger did not complete its 1st charge and overnight. It was stuck on like 90%.. I placed it into the battery grip took some shots with the camera. Then placed it back into the original Canon charger. This time the charge completed and all is fine. So there may be some start up quirks with these batteries... I never experienced it before, with any kind of Canon batteries. FYI. « Show Less
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How would I go about conducting such a test? I don't think it would be worth the time and/or effort to do it.I also have a pair of these batteries by Philips, and a pair of Rayovacs, and two devices that use them, and I don't find any noticeable difference in performance.
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First and foremost read your & understand your camera manual. I have purchased the lp-e8 ultra for my Canon T5i and they work very well, long lasting! Good Price! the sales add clearly states that this battery in compatible with the T5i & several others.... enjoy!
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I use this with 3 OEM i9300 (Samsung Galaxy S3 International edition) batteries and have no problems. It even seemed to recondition my oldest battery (phone used to just switch off at about less than 10% - doesn't anymore). The Avant battery is also a Lithium ion battery with the same specs (2100mah, 3.8V, 7.98Wh); I think it's just the form factor that might be different. Once you line up the pins with the + and - symbols on the battery, this should work fine (doesn't matter which pin is on which symbol). I've also found no ill effects from leaving the battery in the charger plugged in after it's finished charging (light turns from pink to blue - I suppose it also switches off the charging circuit); however it does make a very slight buzzing sound when plugged in, but I've contacted the manufacturer, and they say this is normal.
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The ones I got for my GH3 came saying they would NOT provide battery level info to the camera. That means I could run out with no warning and lose a shot.
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Good_Person, Your preference for a "proprietary battery so you can see battery meter on LCD (unlike with the AA batteries)" suggests you haven't used Lumix cameras like our LZ7 and LZ8. The setup menus in these cameras let you choose battery type, so the camera's battery charge indicator is accurate and the camera works well whether you're using disposable alkalines or rechargeable NiMH cells. As far as I know, Canon cameras that use AA cells still don't have this feature. I know for a fact that our PowerShot cameras don't have it. I prefer cameras that can use NiMH AA cells, because AAs are so readily available at reasonable cost, last long, and can be substituted by alkalines if necessary. Good_Person, Your preference for a "proprietary battery so you can see battery meter on LCD (unlike with the AA batteries)" suggests you haven't used Lumix cameras like our LZ7 and LZ8. The setup menus in these cameras let you choose battery type, so the camera's battery charge indicator is accurate and the camera works well whether you're using disposable alkalines or rechargeable NiMH cells. As far as I know, Canon cameras that use AA cells still don't have this feature. I know for a fact that our PowerShot cameras don't have it. I prefer cameras that can use NiMH AA... » Read More Good_Person, Your preference for a "proprietary battery so you can see battery meter on LCD (unlike with the AA batteries)" suggests you haven't used Lumix cameras like our LZ7 and LZ8. The setup menus in these cameras let you choose battery type, so the camera's battery charge indicator is accurate and the camera works well whether you're using disposable alkalines or rechargeable NiMH cells. As far as I know, Canon cameras that use AA cells still don't have this feature. I know for a fact that our PowerShot cameras don't have it. I prefer cameras that can use NiMH AA cells, because AAs are so readily available at reasonable cost, last long, and can be substituted by alkalines if necessary. « Show Less