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Pentax power supply issue

maelan -  
 maelan -
Hello,

I have a PENTAX K200 that has power issues: even with new batteries, it indicates that they are discharged.
Thank you for the responses

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    laotseu63 Posted messages 110 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   478
     
    Hello
    You mean batteries, not rechargeable ones?
    Are you referring to alkaline batteries?

    (without an answer: saline batteries generally cannot provide the necessary intensity to simply start a large DSLR).
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  2. maelan
     
    Yes, alkaline batteries as well as the rechargeable ones that I usually use with this device.
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  3. laotseu63 Posted messages 110 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   478
     
    If you have tried both without success, I don't know. I would say there is probably a malfunction.
    If your batteries or rechargeable batteries are heating up: STOP, be careful!
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      see the contacts on the device background as well as on the "cover" of the batteries, they may be dirty or oxidized
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  4. maelan
     
    No overheating, but certainly a contact problem. I will contact a Pentax dealer, thank you.
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      It's not necessarily required to see a service center, I do it this way: you wrap the end of a cotton swab with 400 grit abrasive (400 = very very fine, otherwise you will damage the contacts) and give a little swipe on the contacts of the camera as well as those of the battery.
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