Thanks for the reminder of that excellent review, Frank, I second your
recommendation - I could remember "schlacht" but not the rest of the
website address!
Of interest from that site, as also from the Fuji-X focused site I
linked to a few days ago, is that "decoding" is not really a question
of digital encryption at all. "Fully decoded" batteries should have a
thermistor to duplicate the OEM battery (to monitor the temperature of
the battery during charging). Some aftermarket batteries make do with
a resistor, which fools the camera into thinking that the battery has
a thermistor fitted - but provides no temperature monitoring at all.
Other aftermarket batteries don't bother at all!
Piers
On Tue, 13 Apr 2021 at 09:30, Frank <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I second Ken's view.
>
> If you put this link in Google translate <
> https://pen-and-tell.de/2018/08/akku-schlachthaus-blh-1/> you will find
> much information, obtained in a fairly structured way.
>
> This guy has been testing Olympus and third party batteries for years and
> the results speak for themselves.
>
> Just don't buy them if your budget allows it.
>
> An important point, maybe also interesting to other list members, is that
> he finds that 'fully decoded' third party batteries seldom have the
> temperature dependant resistance feature, which triggers original Olympus
> charges to shut off when the temperature of the battery rises too much.
> Which basically means no protection against overheating and worse the start
> of a fire. Fully decoded only means your camera doesn't nag about orginal
> batteries.
>
> "If you can't afford the petrol don't buy the car" ;-)
>
> Best, Frank.
>
>
> Op za 10 apr. 2021 om 22:00 schreef Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Nikola Moose wrote:
> > > Ah, that might be it! I bought the 'fully decoded' version.
> >
> > I have had enough of a history with camera batteries (and I have a
> > whole fleet of them) that I'm going to say that getting OEM batteries
> > is worth the extra cost in the long run. They last longer before
> > getting tossed in the garbage, and maintain their power better in
> > actual usage.
> >
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