I realize this mod may not be for every/any one. It uses the protection circuitry built in to the MKIII battery and the MKIII charger. No soldering is done to any Li-ion cells.
Anyone with basic voltmeter and soldering skills can do this in under an hour. So I give it 3/5 wrenches in difficulty.
The mydigitaldiscount.com after-market Li-ion battery was $30 delivered. http://tinyurl.com/ooy6mn
Remove the 4 screws on this plate:
Then these 4:
Lightly score around the battery several times until it pops apart.:
Get any old 1D battery and remove the cells:
Solder the buttons to the correct locations as shown here. Use red for positive and black lead for negative. The smaller of the two buttons is positive.
Charges the same as always, using a Canon or after-market charger:
Weight savings in the ballpark of almost half a pound:
May 23, 2009 at 07:14 PM
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