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

doyourhomework said:

do you mean outside the housing of the camera

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koraks said:

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?

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doyourhomework said:

(resin-based dental printer)

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Swampmagic said:

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.

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doyourhomework said:

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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Chan Tran said:

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.

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dennibonito said:

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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Chan Tran said:

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.

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