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Loren Pechtel Jul 8, 2021 9:48 pm

Where can you buy the safety caps for camera batteries?
 
I find myself with a battery that doesn't have a cap and my Google-fu isn't up to finding anything of the sort. Everything that comes up is either the battery or the battery door for the camera.

CPRich Jul 9, 2021 8:37 pm

What type of battery and what are you looking to achieve?

If it's to protect them from shorting during travel, I'd probably get something like
The clip on protectors that come with my Canon batteries can be knocked off quite easily.

Loren Pechtel Jul 10, 2021 11:17 am

Panasonic Lumix DMW-BLC12PP.

It's what I usually take hiking. There's little risk of the cap being knocked off the way I carry them. The contacts are somewhat shielded but other metal things have been known to ride in the same compartment.

I am going to look at those boxes for my Nikon batteries. The caps are less secure and they normally ride less confined.

klew97 Jul 11, 2021 11:13 pm

Would buying a pack of party balloons and cutting them to fit work?

sea_jeff Jul 13, 2021 11:49 am

Fuji NP126 batteries fit in a Tic Tac box. :)

I ordered one of these and it's great. Had it since 2017 and it's nicely broken in. Love it.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/5037902...ef=shop_review

allset2travel Jul 13, 2021 12:54 pm

I use stretchable, plastic food wrap. Water proof and short circuit proof, and cheap!

Loren Pechtel Jul 14, 2021 7:49 pm


Originally Posted by klew97 (Post 33399852)
Would buying a pack of party balloons and cutting them to fit work?


Originally Posted by allset2travel (Post 33404474)
I use stretchable, plastic food wrap. Water proof and short circuit proof, and cheap!

Both of these are single-use approaches. The caps on my Lumix snap on so they're very secure and they can be used again and again. And they're not likely to blow away in handling.

klew97 Jul 16, 2021 1:03 am

A balloon can be reused multiple times, acting as a non-rigid cover. Cut it open and you can put the battery in, like a foot into a sock.


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