5 Tips to prevent SWOLLEN GoPro batteries! 

Subscribed just because you said “these batteries are swole, they’ve been working out too much” 😂

Thanks. This is very helpful. I didn't know any of this about the batteries. My hatred for GoPro has hampered my motovlog efforts for to long now. The idea of giving the GoPro some love and gaining understanding will probably help in my relationship overall. Maybe I'm missing some of the subtle ques from GoPro about what she really wants. I just tried out the new GoPro "Enduro" battery. I didn't do any exact check on it, but I got a 50 minute video recorded on one of them. I wonder if they're less susceptible to swelling? I will have to read their directions.

I haven't had this problem with the swelling, but these tips should help prevent future issues. I see this issues with other vloggers way to often. Thanks for the tips John, be safe out there 🙏

Buy telesin ones instead.

Good tips. Never had one swell but I have one that works at 65% capacity. Two 8s, same camera settings, turn them on and record at same time, my chin mount always dies after 40 min where my other still have about 30% life left.

My batteries are on swole 😂 😂. Great tips.

Yes! I have had this issue as well! Chucked the one I had!

would a battery with barely any swelling, but just enough to notice with the eye, hurt your gopro?

Mine swelled because I had them stored for a long time with 100% charge... other batteries have smart protection that will discharge them to 80% when stored for long periods, these do not...

Loads of my GoPro hero 8 batteries swelled and bulged. Only had one from my Hero 9 do it. Currently I run the Endurance batteries in my 10 and they have been ok so far. I never plug my GoPro 10 into my PC, I transfer files from the memory card directly, works faster than doing it through the camera. I charge mine with the official charger plugged into a USB on my PC, hopefully the batteries for my 10 will be better than the 8. Good topic John! 🙂

How can I claim warranty for battery

I can't believe that GP doesn't have over charging protection and a simple voltage limiter in the charger.

Great tips that folks should really pat attention to.

The problem is specific with the Go Pro Sj cam battery never had such problem since 3 years.

I’ve had good luck with a brand called telesin but I hear the GoPro blue tip is the best. That’s crazy I haven’t had it happen yet. That’s what she said lol 😂 I never leave my batteries plugged in maybe that’s why they’re not swollen? Great tips John

I am so glad i found this video

Can you still use the go pro batteries that are just beginning to swell? Mine is similar to ones you showed at 6:45 mark.

Lmaooo planet fitness 😆😆😆 Those things are ginormous!

Had a hot blue GoPro battery swollen in the camera. Tried to pull it out, and the tab end of the battery broke off. Pryed it out with a small screw driver ( stupid me 🙄 ), and I accidentally pieced it. It hissed and caught fire. I quickly threw it outside and then filled a bucket of water and dropped it in, which put the fire out. So, don't be like me 🤪 and learn from my mistake.

all four of my gopro 10 batteries have swollen this way. two of them swelled so badly the tab end came away trying pull them out of the camera. Had to perform a little surgery to remove them ie: surgical forcips

Does the go pro company exchange the swollen battery if the camera is under warrenty??

I'm curious if my swollen battery falls in that batch. I have always used the cameras to recharge the batteries because they would "stop charging" or at least turn off the light when the battery was full or there abouts. Thanks for the heads up John

More chargers need the overcharge prevention sensors.

Thanks

_Is this a common issue with the GoPro 360° Max?_ Both of my batteries are swollen as heck. I do use them for motorcycling in the Florida sun weather. But I'm wondering if it's common for batteries to swell when they're inside the 360° GoPro Max.

The problem with unplugging your camera, is when you need it the battery will not be anywhere near fully charged. My Max seems to be drawing power all the time even when off. I've had several swollen batteries over the years, cellphones, games consoles, laptops, cheap chinese gopro knockoffs. IMO the biggest reason for swollen batteries is overcharging, this is not the battery but the charging circuit inside the camera. If it overcharges the battery while its in use, its crap. The second biggest reason is HEAT. The battery in my dashcam that I left in the car was a disaster. Luckily it did not explode in a ball of fire, but it almost killed the camera. I had to disassemble the camera to get the battery out. The camera is more 'round' than it is 'square' now but still works 😂 Overcharging and excessive heat with Gopros... it's related... my Max 360 was used on my bike during the summer track riding, it got so hot, it froze several times, and killed most of my footage on my SDCard. If I had known about this aforetime, which is frankly a quality issue, I'd have bought Insta's 360 instead, but too late now to send it back. Plus the fact that now I've spent multiple days with various tools trying to get the GPS data out of my 360 files so I can try some greenscreen gauges magic in Resolve 🤦‍♂ Anyone want a cheap GoPro Max? 😜

Thanks for the video. I am glad that I am not the only one that had that same GoPro battery swelling problem. I bought three Go Pro batteries for my GoPro 8 and all three swelled up and worse than yours. Those batteries were expensive at $20 a piece. I bought the dual charger package for $50 or so and it came with one battery so one that was one of the three batteries that swelled up on me. GoPro makes a terrible battery. I replaced my GoPro batteries with Generic Enegon Batteries that were three for $20 on Amazon which I've been using for the last two years. It came with a triple charger. I tested the duration of how long each battery lasted between the GoPro and Enegon batteries with recording in 1090p recording in the same room and they both lasted about 1hr7mins. Of course I had to put a fan on my Camera because it overheats and feels like an oven and shuts off after about 35 mins if there is no air circulation on it. I film and ride my bike and my GoPro never gets hot even in weather that feels like 100 degrees because the wind is keeping it cool. I've bought nine Enegon batteries and I've only had three that got too weak to hold a charge. None of the nine Enegon Batteries buldged out or even looked like they were going to start buldging out. I just looked today and I didn't see the Enegon batteries on Amazon anymore but, I did see another name brand that looked similar to the Blue Enegon Batteries that I got and that brand came wtih a triple charger too. I think they just paint or stamp the name on a battery like Die Hard does for Car Batteries and somebody else makes the batteries. The blue batteries that i saw on Amazon today were probably the same batteries as Enegon sold. I will never buy another GoPro battery unless I upgrade my Camera and I see that they have improved the quality of them.

i'm a gopro subscriber - have 4 of the OG blue batteries for the gopro 9/10 that swelled. 3 are 2020 and one is 2021. Contacted GoPro support and all the person was able to do was send me 1 of those white enduro batteries as a replacement for all four. lame.

Isn't the "not discharged enough" thing for older types of batteries, from like 20 years ago? For example, cellphones manufacturers now days don't recommend discharging below 20% but are ok with charging often.

Did they tell you how to ID the bad batch?

lmao! wasn't even trying to find this man, when I was searching how to prevent this mess on my gopro battery.... went through 3 already... and this issue is annoying! lol

what are your thoughts on 3rd party manufacturer batteries.

I ditched the batteries and run a mini power bank to usb-c right angled on both ends..... Never looked back or bought batteries again....

Very helpful thanks 🤘

Good tips. So far only my hero 7 batteries are starting to swell. Two tears old.

is it okey to used it ? mine is swelling but i can fit it in my hero 8

really it's 2022, why overcharge protection isn't a thing on anything that needs charging is beyond me.

Thanks for the tip about gopro batteries replacement also thanks for the tips not to get swollen batteries again.Just a dumb question why do you have so many swollen batteries?

I didn’t do any of that. I just used my camera on a hot Florida day and this happened. Had to fight to get it out of the camera.

Good tips

With my GoPro plus membership they just send me a new one. You get a lot of value for the $59/yr.

go pro 8: everything was ok UNTIL I BOUGHT A MEDIA MOD! after I bought the MEDIA MOD I HAD THREE BATTERIES SWOLLEN!!!!

Gopro needs way better battery management and way better heat sinks in the gopros

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Chiny zrobiły Zachód w bambuko 🤷🏻 Made in China what You expected 🤭 I have the same problem 2 swollen original GoPro batteries after 3 years ☹️

you missed one -- the go pro overheats - dont film for more than 15 min