So I guess i have a thick battery and it wont come out of the tube.
I put the pre in the fridge hoping that the metal battery will shrink more than the plasitc tube....so far thats not working well enough.
Anybody had this problem before? Anyone have any ideas on how to get the sucker out.
Thanks,
Michael
Hi yes I have had this problem and emailed SD about it. Infact the first pair of batteries I ever loaded into the unit
The problem with your approach is the battery tube is likey to shrink more than the battery.
The battery tube narrows about 1 inch from the top (if you can get your little finger in you can feel it). This ridge caused by the change in diameter seems to catch some batteries that are a bit over-size.
I simply pushed the battery back into the tube as far as it would go, then quickly flicked the unit over (upsidown) and have it a jerk so the battery was flung out of the tube toward the floor. It took about 10 attempts but it eventually came out. I was doing this vertically so that (I hoped) on an attempt the battery would be centered on the hole and the momentum help to get past the friction. And it did.
It's a stupid design flaw. They need to make the narrow section about 1 mm wider, the batteries are under spring compression so it's not like they would slop about.
digifish,