It was likely that the camera was locked up in some non-standard mode where motors were powered inappropriately. For instance if the SR circuit was malfunctioning the current drawn would likely be within the spec of the battery but the SR system may not be able to adequately dissipate the heat developed due to the fault.
On 7 July 2014 11:16, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On 7/6/2014 12:44 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> >> Am 06.07.14 18:35, schrieb Zos Xavius: >>> >>> But yeah, damage to batteries tends to sometimes make them catch on >>> fire. >> >> >> The camera was hot, not the battery. >> >> Ralf >> > > If the battery inside the camera was discharging at an excessive rate, > would that cause the camera to overheat? > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
