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<blockquote data-quote="Virtual1" data-source="post: 91523" data-attributes="member: 4084"><p>Although I totally agree with that, I wonder how much of the time it's not attached securely vs how much of the time it either just comes unattached on its own OR is "partly attached". I know on <em>my</em> spark i have to use more force than seems reasonable to get the battery to positively lock into place. (and I also don't like having to finger-dance to get the battery to release, you need to have somewhere opposite the battery to apply counter-force, and it's easy for fingers to find the camera, which is a <em>horrible</em> place to naturally try to apply the counter-force)</p><p></p><p>So, how much of this is pure user-error, and how much can we attribute to "bad design"?</p><p></p><p>If it were up to <em>me</em> to re-design it, the battery would "dock" nose-first into the body at an angle, and then swing the rear end UP and lock in that way. MUCH easier (and much <em>safer</em>) to apply counter-force to the top side of the spark than the other end. And if the spring action was in the middle area of the battery (or even at the front) then you have <em>actual leverage</em> to be compressing in the battery, <strong>AND</strong> the lock of the battery also has leverage on the spring to make it easier/safer for the lock to hold the battery. Currently, 100% of the spring force has to be retained by two very small <em>plastic</em> clips.</p><p></p><p>As it is now, it works, but the design is definitely not optimal and it contributes too much to failures like this.</p><p></p><p>(and the "battery buckle" seems like an inconvenient hack around the design flaw)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Virtual1, post: 91523, member: 4084"] Although I totally agree with that, I wonder how much of the time it's not attached securely vs how much of the time it either just comes unattached on its own OR is "partly attached". I know on [I]my[/I] spark i have to use more force than seems reasonable to get the battery to positively lock into place. (and I also don't like having to finger-dance to get the battery to release, you need to have somewhere opposite the battery to apply counter-force, and it's easy for fingers to find the camera, which is a [I]horrible[/I] place to naturally try to apply the counter-force) So, how much of this is pure user-error, and how much can we attribute to "bad design"? If it were up to [I]me[/I] to re-design it, the battery would "dock" nose-first into the body at an angle, and then swing the rear end UP and lock in that way. MUCH easier (and much [I]safer[/I]) to apply counter-force to the top side of the spark than the other end. And if the spring action was in the middle area of the battery (or even at the front) then you have [I]actual leverage[/I] to be compressing in the battery, [B]AND[/B] the lock of the battery also has leverage on the spring to make it easier/safer for the lock to hold the battery. Currently, 100% of the spring force has to be retained by two very small [I]plastic[/I] clips. As it is now, it works, but the design is definitely not optimal and it contributes too much to failures like this. (and the "battery buckle" seems like an inconvenient hack around the design flaw) [/QUOTE]
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