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 popped them into the charger and put them in the "Refresh" > mode, which supposedly charges, discharges, and continues to do so until the > batteries won't hold a greater charge anymore. > > 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 owns a camera). I'm just > wondering if it would be wise or stupid to just let them charge in the normal > "Charge" mode now without them having completed the "Refresh" cycle.
I've encountered similar situations. Just charge the batteries at 200 mah or so, and you should be golden. Paul > > I've been surprised at how little quality information I've been able to find > on the web about properly charging LSD batteries. I don't know if I'm just > not using the right keywords, or what. I figured with all the portable > gadgets that require AA and AAA batteries these days, there'd be thousands of > good sites with a wealth information. But, I'm apparently wrong, or just not > looking for the right thing. > > Any advice info or advice anyone can give me will be much appreciated. > > -- Walt > > -- > 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. -- 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.
