LP-E6 aftermarket battery won't eject? Help!

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jordy2324

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I've gotten two or three of these LP-E6 aftermarkets for my 7D. The most recent one was a decoded battery, so the battery life indicator showed up on the camera and I saved a few dimes!

Awesome.

However, the stupid thing won't eject. I opened the battery door, tried pressing down on the battery, and even held back the plastic lock door that holds the battery in place and tilted the camera upside down. But this stinkin battery won't come out.

Not awesome.

Any ideas how to get this booger out?

Thanks!
 
Thanks, FourLink

A couple notes:

I put this battery straight from the packaging into my camera. I didn't do any charging beforehand. Just took it straight from the mail to the camera to test it out.

I only took 100-200 photos with it a few short video clips. In other words, did VERY little work with it, so I'm not too sure overheating would be an issue.

With this in mind (the fact that overheating is probably not an issue) how do I go about getting the stupid battery out of there?
 
Update: the double-sided sticky tape trick worked.
Can't believe this thing got stuck. I've used at least a handful of aftermarket batteries in four different Canon DSLRs and this is the first time this has happened.
 
They're not built as solidly as the Canon one's, that's for sure. Taking the back cover off one of mine nearly pulled the casing open. But for 1/3 of the price of a Canon one, and with a larger capacity, not moaning at all!
 
I ordered two off ebay. One was defective and the second was bulkier than the OM battery, so I took a razor blade and trimmed it everywhere. It's not pretty but it doesn't get stuck.
 
I knock couple of times (the door open and plastic lock switched back) with my hand at the side of my canon till the battery falls out. Tilting the camera upside down doesn't work for me also :) Maybe i will give the razor way a try ...
 
A long, long time ago in land far, far away I heard you should tie dental floss around the battery 'before' you put it in the cam so if it refuses to eject... pull on the floss and it's out. I did do that with my 7D, only had a battery stick once and that was a lifetime ago lol.
 
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