On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 5:52 PM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >> This battery(original from 2005) is just about had it. It will not >> charge above 80% and dies in about 15 minutes. >> Found a replacement on Amazon dot com, and it had 4 good reviews, so i >> checked the dot ca site and they had the same battery, for $64.00 so >> i ordered one. I'll let you know if it works ok in case any ones is >> going to try one in the future. > > When it arrives, check the date of manufacture. They have a (none too long) > shelf life. If it's more than two years old, I would (and have) send it > back.
Thanks for that info Mike. Never thought of shelf life. Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.