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[rickiek]

Hi!

My five days old Coolpix P950 won't charge.
Today the camera shut down with a "battery exhausted" message. Connecting the camera with the usb-cable and charger delivered together with the camera it either wont light up the LED at all or the LED goes into fast flashing and go off after a short while. Exactly the same happen when connected with the USB-cable connected to a Apple MacBook Pro.

I'ts hard to beleive that the five days old battery is faulty.

Any hints?
Someone else experienced this problem?

Kind Regards, 

Rickie Kåveby

[Merco_61]

One factor that can give these indications is oxides on the battry contacts, either on the battery or in the camera. If I were you, I would try removing the battery and cleaning the contacts with ISO-propanol or DeOxit.

[rickiek]

Thanks for your reply Peter!

I wont do that on a brand new camera. I've ordered two spare batteries and an external charger. It that works I'm happy with that. See no need to charge inside camera.
If that doesn't work I guess I have to send it back för guarrantee fix/replacement.

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Rickie