Ouch, you're between a rock and a hard place there. If it was me I would take the brutal approach, the battery is toast so I would opt to destroy the battery however there is a danger to it. If you open the battery and it gets sufficient oxygen even if discharged it can spontaneously combust (burn, not generally explode if there is a vent).
I would take it outside and bring a drill, electric screw driver, a screw with good deep thread, a pair of robust pliers and a drill bit slightly smaller than the screw. Drill into the battery, quickly screw the screw in and yank the lot out. Otherwise send it in for service (where they would very likely do exactly the same thing). On 3 June 2017 at 08:20, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > Thanks, Paul - sounds like it might work. > > > On 6/2/2017 5:55 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> You might be able to attach a handle of sorts with two/part epoxy. I would >> rough up the battery surface a bit first. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Jun 2, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: >>> >>> Jostein's post motivated me to pull out my Pentax Q, which has been >>> sitting in the bag for some time. The third party battery that is installed >>> in it appears to have swollen and is stuck tight. Anybody know any tricks to >>> removing a swollen battery? >>> >>> The battery is pressed very firmly against the sides of the chamber but >>> has a label that wraps around the two large sides and the back. I was able >>> to get a needle under the label so I have something that will let me pull on >>> it, but it seems to be wedged in tight and the label is not so strong. Here >>> is a photo of the battery with needle under the label: >>> >>> >>> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/pentax-q-stuck-battery?blog=9 >>> >>> I can tied some fishing line around each end of the needle to get a >>> straight pull on the battery - its a little difficult to get leverage while >>> holding the latch in the open position. >>> >>> Given how tightly its stuck I'm wondering if there is a way to get it to >>> shrink, at least temporarily. I stuck it in the freezer for an hour or so >>> hoping it would shrink, but so far no luck. I'll leave it in there >>> overnight. From what I read people freeze laptop batteries on the belief >>> that it gives them new life (learn something every day) and it sounds like >>> freezing the battery is safe. But otherwise litihium batteries require some >>> caution, so sinking a small screw into it to get enough leverage to pull it >>> out is not an option. >>> >>> A used body would probably cost less than a repair, so going to the shop >>> is not an option. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
