Maybe not …

… so sad, too bad.

It would seem I have the following going on with the gaggle of bloggies.

Bloggie	Triage result
MHS-PM5#1 (Black)	Removeable Battery dead
MHS-PM5#2 (Black)	Removeable Battery dead
MHS-PM5#3 (Black)	Removeable Battery dead
MHS-PM5#4 (Blue)	Removeable Battery ALIVE! BUT, ON/OFF button dicky.
MHS-FS2#1 (Black)	Internal Battery dead
MHS-FS2#2 (Black)	Internal Battery dead

Test Results

So, one of the black MHS-PM5 is actually the one my wife bought me, so sentimental value? The blue one very swish, but the ON/OFF switch dicky. Replacement batteries for the MHS-PM5 available at AUS$16 but do I? When I bought the additional ones (again to get hold of 360o lenses), they were all still on the market. There are a few people trying to sell a scant view for sometimes up to $150. I guess the warning is check the battery. As I was after lenses, I did check a couple of the cameras, but the age of these really is the problem. The batteries simply burned their shelf life up.

Still trying to find batteries for the MHS-FS2, I am assuming you can open them up with a screw driver to change them? Not sure I am that fussed. I am not throwing them out yet, as I need model them sufficient to allow for clipping the lens onto a 3D printed facsimile of the camera region. I downloaded model of the MHS-PM5 but will need start from scratch I think.

Yep, I did previously opt for blue tack to hold an MHS-PM5 lens on, but obviously not an optimal solution.

I feel I may keep the best of the black MHS-PM5 and buy a new battery, assuming the only live removable battery is likely soon to fail. Ditch the rest in the bin, or give them away. MHS-FS2 definitely for the bin.

Bloggies for sale

So I have a collection of Bloggies, Figure 1, one is not in the shot as I am trying to recharge them before sale.

Figure 1

I say recharge, two failed to charge! Though that is fine, since I can recommend BetterBat for batteries for old warn out tech. I am sorting them out to sell them off, so I’ll have to either buy new batteries OR sell them after testing them. I have one that charged, and I’ll likely keep, BUT I may still opt into buying that a new battery anyway. I can use that battery to test the others that didn’t charge, etc.

Why did I buy so many (all off ebay so not full price, just so you know). I did so because the price I was paying for them was well less than 360^o lenses off the shelf, Figure 2.

Figure 2