Battery Grip Woes

[8o6]

Hello; anybody experienced problems with Nikon's EN-EL18c battery not working where an earlier EN-EL18a does?

I’ve purchased an EN-EL18c battery to use along an EN-EL18a I’m successfully using in the MB-D18 grip attached to my D850.

The new EN-EL18c battery doesn’t charge. Being lithium I'd assumed it would have residual charge enough to be recognised by the camera but didn’t. It’s exactly the same with a second EN-EL18c I’ve received f(rom a different supplier).

• Genuine Nikon MB-D18 grip
• Genuine EN-EL18a battery
• After Market DSTE battery charger
• D850 (Umm)

Any suggestions?

 

[C.C.]

Hello,
Same story for me ... MH-26a (2 charging slots) and 2 different EN-EL18c.
With my EN-EL18 it is OK.
First : the 50% load flashes alternately with the active slot.
And after more than 1 minute, the calibration indicator flashes alternately with the active slot. The battery does not start to charge.
I tried to force the calibration to no effect.
I tried to load the second slot with EN-EL18: OK. But when it comes to the first location, the same things have happened and the charge is stopped.
It seems the batteries are not working as they should ...
I have had several contacts with Nikon support, but have not obtained more information.
MH-26a incompatibility ?

 

[Palouse]

The EN-EL18c Li-ion Battery can be charged using either the MH-26a or MH-26aAK Adapter Kit battery chargers.

 

[C.C.]

Hello,
After a lot of discussion between Nikon and my web store, I finally had an answer: many batteries from the batches manufactured in 08/2018 and 09/2018 are defective ...
Quality controls are not up to the price of these elements...

 

[8o6]

Thank you for letting me know, this is encouraging news, did they suggest what you should do?

 

[C.C.]

Thank you for letting me know, this is encouraging news, did they suggest what you should do?

Hello,
My web store offered me an exchange but I preferred to be paid back...
I think I will buy models from a previous generation that does not pose a problem.
My web store told me that 5 others custumers had the same problem, and they had test their stock and it was really bad.

Wait next ?!

 

[Palouse]

Hello,
My web store offered me an exchange but I preferred to be paid back...
I think I will buy models from a previous generation that does not pose a problem.
My web store told me that 5 others custumers had the same problem, and they had test their stock and it was really bad.

Wait next ?!

Were they the real deal, genuine Nikon stock?

 

[C.C.]

Were they the real deal, genuine Nikon stock?

Yes

 

[Baywing]

I think the problems are a little wider in dates than Nikon is admitting to, but they do have a problem.

 

[JettWestD850]

My spouse ordered the Bl-5 cover and en-el18c last November as a gift for me for to use with my D850/MB-D18 grip, they were backorered. After waiting 3 months and doing some research I decided to order the Wasabi en-el18, the LCH-DC ENEL18 charger and DTSE BL-5 cover, those all worked flawlessly and the charger even calibrated the battery. Photographed a basketball game last night, ended with 1060 photos and still have 77% charge. ......Talk about timing, I finally received the backordered OEM Nikon BL-5 cover and 18c battery today only to see that the battery doesn't register in the camera at all and the charger won't charge it!

 

[Jesper]

My spouse ordered the Bl-5 cover and en-el18c last November as a gift for me for to use with my D850/MB-D18 grip, they were backorered. After waiting 3 months and doing some research I decided to order the Wasabi en-el18, the LCH-DC ENEL18 charger and DTSE BL-5 cover, those all worked flawlessly and the charger even calibrated the battery. Photographed a basketball game last night, ended with 1060 photos and still have 77% charge. ......Talk about timing, I finally received the backordered OEM Nikon BL-5 cover and 18c battery today only to see that the battery doesn't register in the camera at all and the charger won't charge it!

Very strange - I got my MB-D18, Cover BL-5, MH-26a, EN-EL18c (date 2020.04 AT) 3 weeks ago. No problems at all . My firmware on my D850 is still C 1.11.