kkcsm Posted February 26, 2016 Share #201 Posted February 26, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just started recieving this on the battery delivered with my m240 purchased October 2013. Date code: 1113VB. I do not see this on the battery delivered with my m246, purchased November 2015. Date code is (faintly) imprinted on the plastic: 3815VX. I can only assume that the 'X' designation indicates that the newer battery is 22 better than the older battery with the 'B' designation. ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Hi kkcsm, Take a look here "Check Battery Age". I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
FlashGordonPhotography Posted February 26, 2016 Share #202 Posted February 26, 2016 @ a Leica Board Meeting:- How do we sell more batteries? -> get the tech guys to program a Battery Age Warning:: Gr8 - get it done.. All smiles around the table:: some 45-50,000 owners pi$$ed øff.. A local pillow manufacturer started printing a use by date on bed pillows. Every time you replaced the slip you see the date. Apparently sales went up 20% Gordon p.s. I'm also getting the messages on two of my batteries. I rotate 4 batteries so cycles would be about 20 each only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted March 3, 2016 Share #203 Posted March 3, 2016 Got the same message today on my M3. "Check your age" "Thumb too old" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrovner Posted March 3, 2016 Share #204 Posted March 3, 2016 I believe all of the discussion about lithium ion battery best practices is a red herring. I have now had two of my Leicas display the red "Check battery age" warning with their bundled battery, one on my Type 240 and the other on my Type 246. The former is less than three years old, and the latter is only eight months old. I use both cameras every week, but not enough to deplete the batteries. (By comparison, the battery with my M9 is going strong after five years.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Warwick Posted March 3, 2016 Share #205 Posted March 3, 2016 Just started (tonight) to get this message too under the info button, says "check battery", even though it's 90% charged and i do typically drain the battery to a very low % before recharging. I only use the camera fairly occasionally. Camera bought in summer 2014. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 3, 2016 Share #206 Posted March 3, 2016 I think we've reached a consensus on about page two of this thread that the message is merely triggered by a time stamp in the battery. There is no connection to the capacity or any other vital property of the battery except its age. You can stop worrying and ignore the silly message. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonM Posted March 4, 2016 Share #207 Posted March 4, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think we've reached a consensus on about page two of this thread that the message is merely triggered by a time stamp in the battery. There is no connection to the capacity or any other vital property of the battery except its age. You can stop worrying and ignore the silly message. I tried saying the same thing over 40 posts ago (post 163). It looks like this thread will persist even after (if ?) tjhere is a firmware upgrade to correct it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plewislambert Posted March 4, 2016 Share #208 Posted March 4, 2016 "Check battery age" appeared on my M two years after the date the camera was bought. Incidentally the camera had just previously been serviced by Leitz and they also loaded the latest firmware. Now it works better on digital viewfinder magnification and focus peaking than it did. The camera functions very well despite the battery notice, which I shall ignore for the present. Pilot error is still in evidence. Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernstk Posted March 4, 2016 Share #209 Posted March 4, 2016 I'm getting the message too. My battery code is 1113VB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted March 4, 2016 Share #210 Posted March 4, 2016 Seeing the same here on one of my batteries now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted March 4, 2016 Share #211 Posted March 4, 2016 I think we've reached a consensus on about page two of this thread that the message is merely triggered by a time stamp in the battery. There is no connection to the capacity or any other vital property of the battery except its age. You can stop worrying and ignore the silly message. Maybe we can put this in FAQ and close this thread by adding a last comment as above so that it doesn't get lost in another 200 comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share #212 Posted March 5, 2016 Maybe we can put this in FAQ and close this thread by adding a last comment as above so that it doesn't get lost in another 200 comments. I think we can also add that a future firmware update should fix the issue. If the update is ever issued... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted March 5, 2016 Share #213 Posted March 5, 2016 I received the message for the first time today. I'm going to ignore it and wait for a firmware update to remove it. When my battery fails to hold charge for 300 pictures I'll buy a new one. (I propose this wording as the standard post to this tread; any other noise reduction system will not be observed) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan.y Posted March 5, 2016 Share #214 Posted March 5, 2016 Great thread. I check how it's aging every 50 days and hope it doesn't die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2016 Share #215 Posted March 5, 2016 I got that message for one of the two batteries I have had for my M240 since new, 3-4 years I think(?). I decided to buy a new battery because although I've never yet run one down when going out with the M it's only sensible to have another one fully charged with you just in case, right? So with the new battery I had two without the warning and one with but I kept using the one with the warning too, why not?.....and had no problems with it, I just ignored the warning message and carried on. One week into receiving the new battery the warning message stopped coming up on the one that prompted buying the second "spare". Go figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted March 5, 2016 Share #216 Posted March 5, 2016 Warning: Check Thread Age Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted March 6, 2016 Share #217 Posted March 6, 2016 This (like so many others) is a write only tread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyriacos Posted March 6, 2016 Share #218 Posted March 6, 2016 I just bought the camera brand new and it has that message. Charged the battery first time to use it and the message came up. Should i email leica directly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted March 6, 2016 Share #219 Posted March 6, 2016 Indeed, so where should one purchase to ensure the sell by date is ok? I've had a look but can't see an obvious date of manufacture. Leica isn't the biggest seller at some stores on the high street. Anyway, no point in fretting, the battery has 12 months warranty. Plenty of time to determine whether the spare I purchased is ok. I'm still using the original battery with first time charge out of the box (that accompanied the camera) and still has 25% after 3 days of RF shooting (no live view for me). I always forget I have live view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 6, 2016 Share #220 Posted March 6, 2016 I just bought the camera brand new and it has that message. Charged the battery first time to use it and the message came up. Should i email leica directly? http://www.l-camera-forum.com/index.php?app=forums&module=forums§ion=findpost&pid=3001085 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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