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AA loading - suggestion for Kodak
I know you guys are moving away from AAs, but
on chance should you decide to design a new camera with them, please consider 'side' loading the cells. Let the camera body take the compression. These 'end' hold light weight doors that compress the cells break way to easy. If it were not for ebay how much would I have spent fixing my unit? $100 per break? I was looking at your cx7530 but see it has the same problem/door as my 3mp unit. |
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Greetings VB,
I can appreciate your concerns and the suggestion. I am taking the action of moving your comments on to our concept team who want to know of your interests. I am not sure of the reason for the bottom loading battery configuration, but I suspect there is a valid reason? If I can learn more about this while sharing your thoughts, I will return with it. Thanks for posting this, Ron Baird Eastman Kodak Company wrote in message oups.com... I know you guys are moving away from AAs, but on chance should you decide to design a new camera with them, please consider 'side' loading the cells. Let the camera body take the compression. These 'end' hold light weight doors that compress the cells break way to easy. If it were not for ebay how much would I have spent fixing my unit? $100 per break? I was looking at your cx7530 but see it has the same problem/door as my 3mp unit. |
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Greetings VB,
I can appreciate your concerns and the suggestion. I am taking the action of moving your comments on to our concept team who want to know of your interests. I am not sure of the reason for the bottom loading battery configuration, but I suspect there is a valid reason? If I can learn more about this while sharing your thoughts, I will return with it. Thanks for posting this, Ron Baird Eastman Kodak Company wrote in message oups.com... I know you guys are moving away from AAs, but on chance should you decide to design a new camera with them, please consider 'side' loading the cells. Let the camera body take the compression. These 'end' hold light weight doors that compress the cells break way to easy. If it were not for ebay how much would I have spent fixing my unit? $100 per break? I was looking at your cx7530 but see it has the same problem/door as my 3mp unit. |
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:45:20 -0400, Ronald Baird wrote:
I am not sure of the reason for the bottom loading battery configuration, but I suspect there is a valid reason? If I can learn more about this while sharing your thoughts, I will return with it. There may be valid reasons, but vbhelpski probably wouldn't have asked for a different "side loading" design if the current bottom loading design didn't have parts break so often. For quite some time people here have been reporting similar breakage problems (you've seen many or all of them) and as far as I can tell they only happen with Kodak cameras. All of my cameras have had bottom loading batteries and I've had no similar problems nor have I heard complaints from other people using the same cameras. Kodak really should have addressed this problem long before this. Or if they have, they should have made you aware of what has been done to correct it. Kodak doesn't need a reputation that will only be overcome by introducing a "5 year, 50,000 mile" warranty. |
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:45:20 -0400, Ronald Baird wrote:
I am not sure of the reason for the bottom loading battery configuration, but I suspect there is a valid reason? If I can learn more about this while sharing your thoughts, I will return with it. There may be valid reasons, but vbhelpski probably wouldn't have asked for a different "side loading" design if the current bottom loading design didn't have parts break so often. For quite some time people here have been reporting similar breakage problems (you've seen many or all of them) and as far as I can tell they only happen with Kodak cameras. All of my cameras have had bottom loading batteries and I've had no similar problems nor have I heard complaints from other people using the same cameras. Kodak really should have addressed this problem long before this. Or if they have, they should have made you aware of what has been done to correct it. Kodak doesn't need a reputation that will only be overcome by introducing a "5 year, 50,000 mile" warranty. |
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wrote:
I know you guys are moving away from AAs, but on chance should you decide to design a new camera with them, please consider 'side' loading the cells. Let the camera body take the compression. These 'end' hold light weight doors that compress the cells break way to easy. If it were not for ebay how much would I have spent fixing my unit? $100 per break? I was looking at your cx7530 but see it has the same problem/door as my 3mp unit. I believe that Kodak sells the doors for some models, and that installation isn't too difficult. Still, I am VERY careful about opening and closing the doors on mine. -- Ron Hunter |
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Stewy wrote:
In article .com, wrote: I know you guys are moving away from AAs, but on chance should you decide to design a new camera with them, please consider 'side' loading the cells. Let the camera body take the compression. These 'end' hold light weight doors that compress the cells break way to easy. If it were not for ebay how much would I have spent fixing my unit? $100 per break? I was looking at your cx7530 but see it has the same problem/door as my 3mp unit. That is an unfortunate problem, but AAs are way too big for many ultra-compact digitals and square Lithium batteries are the way forward - all we really need are extra add-ons at the POS - say Buy two batteries and we'll give you a discount on the 2nd or Upgrade to a larger capacity media and we'll give a discount - I'm sure this would be very popular with merchants, would inspire more people to upgrade easily and make digitals truly Plug and Play. Very often if you buy the camera, and tell them you want a spare battery, but are going to buy it on the internet because it is cheaper, they will match the price. Just depends on the dealer. -- Ron Hunter |
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Stewy wrote:
In article .com, wrote: I know you guys are moving away from AAs, but on chance should you decide to design a new camera with them, please consider 'side' loading the cells. Let the camera body take the compression. These 'end' hold light weight doors that compress the cells break way to easy. If it were not for ebay how much would I have spent fixing my unit? $100 per break? I was looking at your cx7530 but see it has the same problem/door as my 3mp unit. That is an unfortunate problem, but AAs are way too big for many ultra-compact digitals and square Lithium batteries are the way forward - all we really need are extra add-ons at the POS - say Buy two batteries and we'll give you a discount on the 2nd or Upgrade to a larger capacity media and we'll give a discount - I'm sure this would be very popular with merchants, would inspire more people to upgrade easily and make digitals truly Plug and Play. Very often if you buy the camera, and tell them you want a spare battery, but are going to buy it on the internet because it is cheaper, they will match the price. Just depends on the dealer. -- Ron Hunter |
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