[AT] Digital camera batteries

[charlie hill]

Hi Gil,

The charger I use most is about the same size and functionallity as you 
describe.  Maybe it does discharge first.  I'll have to check it out more 
closely.  It came with a set of rechargeable batteries (Energizers I think) 
and can be set for NiMH or NiCad.   It takes about 12 hours or so for a 
charge.  I think I'll start looking at chargers again and see what I find.

Thanks

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gilbert Schwartz" <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Digital camera batteries


> Charlie; I'm not positive but I think both of mine came from a small Radio 
> Shack store here in town. The guy that I talked to was the store manager 
> and he's the person who told me about the need for a full discharge BEFORE 
> each charge. These little chargers will charge either two or four 
> batteries at a time and have an amber light for discharging which turns to 
> green on fully charged batteries. (a light for each two batteries). The 
> chargers are small, about the size of a pack of regular cigarettes. Don't 
> recall what they cost but it wasn't a lot or I wouldn't have two of 
> them.(g). That's the dutchman in me.
> Gil
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Digital camera batteries
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>
>> Hi Gil,
>>
>> I don't think my chargers discharge first but I sure would be interested 
>> in one that does.  I'll have to look around at some new ones.  Both of 
>> mine are cheapos.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gilbert Schwartz" <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Digital camera batteries
>>
>>
>>>I use a cheapie HP camera and use NiMH rechargables, 2 sets of 4 
>>>batteries, 8 total. I have two different brands and two chargers, one in 
>>>the truck and one in the house. Both of the chargers totally discharge 
>>>four batteries at a time and then recharge them. The entire cycle takes 
>>>about an hour. I was told at the shop where I got the batteries and 
>>>chargers that for best results with NiMH batteries they should be totally 
>>>discharged before any recharge.
>>> I don't use the camera a lot but I don't have a problem with the 
>>> batteries going down while in the camera with it just sitting around. 
>>> Gil
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 3:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Digital camera batteries
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I take a lot of pictures in my work and keep my digital camera in my 
>>>>> truck most of the time.  Depending on how much I need to use the flash 
>>>>> I have to change my rechargableable  NiMH batteries maybe once a 
>>>>> month. (this varies with how much current your camera draws.  Mine is 
>>>>> pretty stingy).   I keep 2 extra sets of batteries in the camera bag 
>>>>> all the time.   You are right about NiMH  leaking down but it has 
>>>>> never been a problem for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the other hand, I have tried Alkaline batteries in this camera and 
>>>>> the don't last very long.   I'm not saying your approach is wrong. 
>>>>> I'm just saying that different things work for different folks, 
>>>>> situations and brands of camera.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charlie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My Olympus Stylus 400 came with a lithium ion battery and it
>>>> goes down on it's own if left over 10 days or so. It's the first 
>>>> battery
>>>> I ever had in a camera that did this. I wondered if it was the type
>>>> battery, or if the camera had some sort of minor amperage draw, or if
>>>> the battery was defective.
>>>>
>>>> The battery in my Sony Mavica is also a lithium ion and stays
>>>> charged for months.
>>>>
>>>> Still wondering......
>>>>
>>>> Cecil
>>>> -- 
>>>> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
>>>> what you said.
>>>>
>>>> Cecil E Monson
>>>> Lucille Hand-Monson
>>>> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>>>>
>>>> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>>>>
>>>> Free advice
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