Re: Fwd: Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q

The real danger lies in metal penetrating the cells and short circuiting them instantly. On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 12:25 PM, John Francis wrote: > > The chemistry of old single-use batteries and modern rechargeable batteries > is very different. You could, if you wanted to, cut an

Re: Fwd: Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q

The chemistry of old single-use batteries and modern rechargeable batteries is very different. You could, if you wanted to, cut an old battery in half without much happening. That's not true of something like a lithium ion cell (as can easily be seen on youtube), so those tend to be enclosed in

Re: Fwd: Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q

But if you leave it long enough the battery will drain anyway. Better to be safe and setup the camera when you want to use it. On 6/5/2017 4:46 PM, Mark C wrote: I wondered about that. My Q would lose stored setting in a day or two without a battery in it, so I left it in. On 6/5/2017 12:25

Re: Fwd: Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q

I wondered about that. My Q would lose stored setting in a day or two without a battery in it, so I left it in. On 6/5/2017 12:25 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: The thing is this issue isn't so much a problem with the battery, but with storing the camera with the battery in it. Back in the day of

Fwd: Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q

Dammit I forgot to use reply list again! Forwarded Message Subject:Re: Stuck Battery In Pentax Q Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:23:41 -0400 From: P. J. Alling To: Zos Xavius The thing is this issue isn't so much