- Original Message -
From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com
Subject: Re: OT: Proper battery charging
The real problem with rechargeable batteries is keeping track of them.
I have a nice little plastic case that holds 8 AA rechargeable batteries
sitting here on my desk as I write. I have NO IDEA
on 2/25/12 5:53 PMLarry Colen wrote
One thing I do is that when they are charged, I put them in the case all facing
the same way (just like they come out of the charger) and when they are
discharged, I put them in the case facing alternating directions (just like
they come out of the camera or
I have a (4) drawer vertical plastic organizer sitting on my table -
Target or Wall Mart - pretty low cost. Discharged batteries go into
one of the drawers. Charged batteries go into small zip lock pouches -
marked CHARGED with a permanent marker - batteries are always labeled
in sets of two with
The real problem with rechargeable batteries is keeping track of them.
I have a nice little plastic case that holds 8 AA rechargeable batteries
sitting here on my desk as I write. I have NO IDEA where the batteries
are ... well, 2 of them are in the charger right now along with 2 old,
OLD
A while back I picked up battery holders at
http://powerpax.3dcartstores.com/ - they really help in the organization
department.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com
Subject: Re: OT: Proper
On 2/25/2012 9:38 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
A while back I picked up battery holders at
http://powerpax.3dcartstores.com/ - they really help in the organization
department.
Fry's sells a little case that will hold either 4AA or 5AAA batteries. I
couldn't find them online, but these
On Feb 24, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
So, I've got this fancy-schmancy smart charger and some new LSD AA's
(AccuEvolution) which had apparently been sitting on the shelf for awhile as
they were pretty low when I took them out of the package and put them in my
camera. So, I
On 2/24/2012 10:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I've encountered similar situations. Just charge the batteries at 200 mah or
so, and you should be golden.
Paul
Thanks, Paul.
As of now, I've got three sets charged and ready to shoot and am hoping
I'll be able to get another set ready by the time
Wishing you luck.
** Luck - when preparation meets opportunity **
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: OT: Proper battery charging
On 2/24/2012 10:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I've
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: OT: Proper battery charging
On 2/24/2012 10:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I've encountered similar situations. Just charge the batteries at
200 mah or so, and you should
on 2/24/12 9:18 AMWalt Gilbert wrote
So, after a full day of that, the power goes out for a few minutes while
they're on the charger, and I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow (which, as I
explained to Frank in an unrelated message, is not as a wedding photographer
but as a friend of the bride who
On 2/24/2012 11:32 AM, steve harley wrote:
on 2/24/12 9:18 AMWalt Gilbert wrote
So, after a full day of that, the power goes out for a few minutes while
they're on the charger, and I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow
(which, as I
explained to Frank in an unrelated message, is not as a wedding
What information I have been able to find seems to be from people who are
not just fastidious with their batteries, but outright obsessive about them.
On the one hand, they seem to know a lot about batteries. On the other hand,
they seem like lunatics.
This is only tangentially related, but
From: Walt Gilbert
So, I've got this fancy-schmancy smart charger and some new LSD AA's
(AccuEvolution) which had apparently been sitting on the shelf for
awhile as they were pretty low when I took them out of the package and
put them in my camera. So, I popped them into the charger and put
: OT: Proper battery charging
On 2/24/2012 10:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I've encountered similar situations. Just charge the batteries at
200 mah or so, and you should be golden.
Paul
Thanks, Paul.
As of now, I've got three sets charged and ready to shoot and am
hoping I'll be able to get
On 2/24/2012 12:18 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
What information I have been able to find seems to be from people who are
not just fastidious with their batteries, but outright obsessive about them.
On the one hand, they seem to know a lot about batteries. On the other hand,
they seem like
opportunity **
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: OT: Proper battery charging
On 2/24/2012 10:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I've encountered similar situations. Just charge the batteries at
200
On 2/24/2012 12:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Walt Gilbert
So, I've got this fancy-schmancy smart charger and some new LSD AA's
(AccuEvolution) which had apparently been sitting on the shelf for
awhile as they were pretty low when I took them out of the package and
put them in my camera.
on 2/24/12 10:43 AMWalt Gilbert wrote
I hope you're right. My biggest concern is actually damaging the batteries, but
I guess that's what smart chargers are for; to keep that from happening.
yeah; i sometimes (not usually) leave a set in the charger for a couple of
days; once my charger
of film.
-- Walt
On 2/24/2012 11:27 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Wishing you luck.
** Luck - when preparation meets opportunity **
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: OT: Proper
These days, 2 or 3 sets of alkalines is about the same price as a set
of rechargables.
I've never had a problem just tossing batteries on the charger when
they get low. They aren't ni-cad, and won't develop memory, so I
never felt the need to get an expensive intellegent charger. I've
also
On 2/24/2012 7:07 PM, David Parsons wrote:
These days, 2 or 3 sets of alkalines is about the same price as a set
of rechargables.
True enough. It's just that I have a whole gang of alkaline batteries on
hand that'll just go to waste if I don't use them, now that I have quite
a few LSD
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