Re: Battery Management

[Mark Cassino]

Maybe I'll add a slow charger to stable and only use the fast one when I 
need to - though the fan idea sounds interesting as well (I have a small fan 
any I can use.)

- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Battery Management


high temps will ruin the NiMH batteries. it will greatly shorten the life. 
this is part of why ultra-fast chargers are bad for them too. they heat up 
more than the slower chargers.

Herb...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: Battery Management


I've been tossing NiHI that are in the 3 year old range - they won't take 
a charge from the energizer charger. It's hard to say how much use they 
get since they have been used in the *ist-D, CoolPix 990, and lots of 
flashes. But could the high temps of the charger be a problem?