a compact camera with soldered-in batteries

[lovely_sausages]

Well, I already got some cameras with non user-exchangable batteries: most types of Kodak Disc cameras. And there is that one electronic flash for the Olympus AX-series that has to be sent in to change the batteries.


Today I was puzzled when I opened my new Fuji DL-200, a compact autofocus camera with inbuilt flash and TTL-metering from the film surface. Quite advanced thus.

But the battery is pack made out of two BR 2/3A Lithium batteries, welded together and soldered to two wires going into the battery compartment. The whole assembly is held in place by a clip from strip metal. All neatly designed.

Basically this looks like a a precursor to the common CR-P2 6V Lithium pack. Though that won't fit as its plastic casing makes it too big.


Could that really be a precursor out of a period when such pack was not yet standardized?
But then, why not make a compartment with spring-contacts for sole Lithium batteries, as typically done with exchangable alkaline batteries?

I got my hands on a Fuji dl-200 a few months back. The original BR2/3A battery was long dead, so I bought a CR-P2 thinking it would fit. When it didn't, I cut off the plastic casing, prised the contacs off of the original battery and then taped them onto the now naked CR-P2 contacts with electrical tape. I got worried for a minute when the battery pack started heating up, but.then remembered that all Li-ions will throw some heat initially because of resistance. Great success, camera now works like a hot damn!

 

[AgX]

Thank you for the update.
Funny, just these days I had another sample of these in my hands.

But still the question from post #1 remains...

Basically this looks like a a precursor to the common CR-P2 6V Lithium pack. Though that won't fit as its plastic casing makes it too big.
Could that really be a precursor out of a period when such pack was not yet standardized?
But then, why not make a compartment with spring-contacts for sole Lithium batteries, as typically done with exchangable alkaline batteries?

 

[Liluglyuzi]

I just got a Fuji dl 200, it didn't come with a battery holder, how can i get it to work without soldering it

 

[AgX]

Welcome!
Well, post #26 shows a way to do it without a soldering iron.

 

[kingbuzzie]

My dl200 was near mint off eBay. I was disappointed in it though. For whatever reason it often underexposed all but the fastest of film unless I was shooting in full sun.