2007Batteries/Power forum
Anton Bauer Dionic 90 battery troubleshooting and lifespan
19 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- A Dionic 90 battery displaying a flashing on-off pattern and not being recognized by chargers may have triggered its over-current protection, which can sometimes be reset using a paperclip in the small hole next to the display.
- Lithium-ion batteries used in Dionic 90 packs typically support 150 to 200 charge-discharge cycles when manufactured with Panasonic, Sanyo, or Moli cells, though performance can degrade noticeably after around 50 cycles.
- Lithium-ion batteries perform particularly poorly in cold temperatures, which can cause over-current protection to activate if the camera draws excessive power during startup.
- When a Dionic battery stops working, the manufacturer recommends an awakening procedure of five short charge-discharge cycles of 2 minutes on and 10-15 seconds off, followed by a full hour of uninterrupted charging on the fifth iteration.
- Dionic batteries have been reported to develop moisture-related failures even when newly purchased and not yet used in the field.
- Over-current protection in Dionic batteries can be triggered by devices drawing too much power at startup, and the issue may resolve itself once equipment warms up and operates normally.
Depends on
- The discussion is from 2007 and does not specify whether these findings still apply to current production batteries.
- The moisture problem reports are anecdotal with no details on root cause or frequency of occurrence.
- The cold-weather issue was experienced at 40 degrees Fahrenheit and may not generalize to all temperature ranges.
- No information provided on whether the awakening procedure works consistently or only in some cases.