D50 not charging

[higabyte]

I have a D50 and it said last night that I needed to charge it - CHA started blinking in the control panel - so I went to charge it and woke up this morning and it wasn't charged. So I tried cleaning the contacts and stuff but that didn't help it out any. When I attach the battery to the charger, it blinks red for a few seconds and then turns to a solid red. I've only had the camera for a little over a month. Any ideas? Thanks!

[NaturesPixel]

what battery are you using .. is it the EN-EL3 or EN-EL3a/EN-EL3e

[higabyte]

It's the EN-EL3a.

[NaturesPixel]

hmm ok .. its not the recalled battery then... no idea why it wont charge did you buy this D50 new or second hand..?? if new then talk to your supplier or Nikon... it maybe a dud.. if second hand I'm afraid you may have to go get a new battery .. you not have to replace it with Nikon brand there are other companies that make a Battery for D50's :)

[NaturesPixel]

another thought you not have anyone you know with the same charger?? it maybe your charger.. maybe see if you can get it tested at your local store??

[higabyte]

hrrm, well I'm kind of in the middle of the desert... lol not too many photography stores for me to go too... lol

I'll figure something out, thanks for the help though...

[NaturesPixel]

ohh i see that umm.. can ya get things sent in?? eBay has batteries and chargers at a cheaper price than what ya can get from a store...??

http://search.ebay.ca/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=nikon+d50+battery

bare in mind this search is canadian.. so will have USA voltage and plug...

[higabyte]

yes I can get stuff shipped in but it takes about 2 weeks from the states for it to get here. =(

I think its the charger though and not the battery.

[higabyte]

haha im an idiot, ok I guess the CHA doesnt mean "CHARGE" lol... Possibly "CHANGE"? I was just thinking things just seemed strange because well the charger seemed to be working cause it would stop blinking and so when I put it in the camera the battery display showed as full, so then something told me to try taking out the memory card and putting another one in.. I did and wal-la, it worked...

I'm so happy it did, otherwise like I said in the previous post I'd have been without the stuff for at least 2 weeks!!

Thanks for everything Leisa...

[NaturesPixel]

all righty then...lmaoo so it was just your memory card was full??
i was pretty sure it said "FULL" on the LCD screen?

[higabyte]

no it wasn't full, the card was empty, only thing I can think of is maybe it didnt seat correctly or something, I dunno, but it's working!! =)