Canon BG-EN2 battery grip broken - can't get it off...

[nigelivy]

Hi Everyone

I have a BG-EN2 grip on my 20D that has broken. The thumb-wheel was very hard when I tried to get it off, and it seems that the thumb-wheel has broken off the bolt because I had to use such force to try and undo the bolt. It is now just turning, doing nothing.

Has anyone experienced this? Does anyone know how I can get the grip off? I don't care whether I have to cut the grip open to remove it, just looking for the best way to get it off the camera.

Thanks for any help,

Nigel

[ALwin]

Hi, my advise is talk to the service center or someone who may be able to help you get it off without doing much damage.

[nigelivy]

After much researching online, it turns out that the only way was to dismantle the battery grip, which is what I did.

See some pictures here: http://ivys.org/post.aspx?id=954bd5e1-d ... 143e5f6dbe

[ALwin]

No damage to your camera I hope.

[nigelivy]

No damage to the camera, it's absolutely fine. I was very careful in the way that I dismantled the battery grip. Having done this now and seen the mechanics of the battery grip, I don't believe there was any other way to get it off.

[RedEyes©]

well done on getting it off, i suspected that might be the only way to do it

[Keitht]

I was very careful in the way that I dismantled the battery grip.

If that's the end result of you being careful I'd hate to see what you'd do if you wanted to wreck something.

When you said 'dismantled' I assumed it would end up in a state where reassembly might be an option. Maybe not.