[Q] DIY Battery holder for nikon F5 -- has anybody done it ?

[koraks]

do you mean outside the housing of the camera

I think he means outside of the home you live in because of the fire risk.

Welcome to Photrio, that holder looks very nicely done - great print job, too! Did you print that at home?

 

[doyourhomework]

I think he means outside of the home you live in because of the fire risk.

Welcome to Photrio, that holder looks very nicely done - great print job, too! Did you print that at home?

Ahh..indeed, on the concrete floor of my garage with fire blanket over. Thanks on the print! It was my first design - I used Shapr3D. I printed it at my office (resin-based dental printer)

 

[koraks]

(resin-based dental printer)

Ah, that explains a lot - I can't get anywhere near that nice a print from my low-end filament printer!

 

[addflo]

Hey all I don’t know if anybody was still looking for it but I did create a ms-30 I think… (8xAA batteries). I haven’t looked into it for a while but despite never seeing or having a battery compartment I was able to create a working sled from photos.

If anybody wants the file reply and I’ll post it with additional instructions.

New to the forum and saw that you have managed to reproduce the 8xAAA battery insert. Any chance you could share the file with us?

 

[addflo]

Not sure how many of you are still looking for a solution, but I recently picked up an untested Nikon F5 that came with an old NiCad pack that was leaking everywhere. I figured it wouldn't be too hard to bodge something together, whether that be re-celling the pack or designing a printed tray for AA batteries. I ended up going down a bit of a design rabbit hole and put together a 3D printed tray that uses a LiPo battery like the ones for RC cars. After a large number of tweaks, I can say that I have a fully functioning battery tray and Nikon F5 with a battery that lasts forever (2200 mah) and is relatively easy to charge. I'll post the file soon on Thingiverse and write up a tutorial for building on a new post here. Also...first dibs on a couple eBay F5's without battery trays for spares


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This looks like a promising solution. Any progress on the file, by any chance?

 

[dennibonito]

I've created a new Version 2.0 of my Nikon F5 battery holder design, much simpler to build and assemble than the original!

This design addresses the challenges from the first version and makes the build process much more straightforward. While you'll still need some specialized tools (like a spot welder), they're reasonably priced and worth the investment for this project.

Nikon F5 Battery Holder

 

[Chan Tran]

I am not sure but I think the rechargeable pack MN-30 has a pin to switch the F5 to 8fps. I have the external power cord and I can supply any voltage and current the F5 needs but I can't get 8fps. So can you build a pack that has the pin? Because today's Li-Ion batteries we can have high voltage no problem.

 

[dennibonito]

I am not sure but I think the rechargeable pack MN-30 has a pin to switch the F5 to 8fps. I have the external power cord and I can supply any voltage and current the F5 needs but I can't get 8fps. So can you build a pack that has the pin? Because today's Li-Ion batteries we can have high voltage no problem.

You are right, I just checked and the MS-30 has a single pin and the MN-30 has two pins.

Seems easy to do, I can update the model for this.

Do you have more information about those pins functionality? because it seems to work ok without the single pin.

 

[Chan Tran]

You are right, I just checked and the MS-30 has a single pin and the MN-30 has two pins.

Seems easy to do, I can update the model for this.

Do you have more information about those pins functionality? because it seems to work ok without the single pin.

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I don't know. I read the service manual but found no info on that. However giving higher voltage and current capacity without the pin doesn't make the F5 run at 8fps. So I suspect it's the pin that does it. How much does it cost to have one of those? I would like to try one with the pin even if I have to supply the power extenally. That way I would know the voltage and current draw needed to make it runs good. And then I will pick the kind of battery to put in there. I prefer to use LiFePO4 if it's OK than Li-Ion.

 

[dennibonito]

I don't know. I read the service manual but found no info on that. However giving higher voltage and current capacity without the pin doesn't make the F5 run at 8fps. So I suspect it's the pin that does it. How much does it cost to have one of those? I would like to try one with the pin even if I have to supply the power extenally. That way I would know the voltage and current draw needed to make it runs good. And then I will pick the kind of battery to put in there. I prefer to use LiFePO4 if it's OK than Li-Ion.

I just updated the model with the two pins and printed and tested if it fitted ok. It seems to fit exactly where it's supposed to. I still have a few photos in my roll, so I will have to finish it and build a new pack in the meanwhile before I can test it.

Thanks for your feedback.