Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-18 Thread kwaller
Mine seem to take about 4-5 hours but we have slow electricity in these parts. Its metric so its about 1.6 times slower. :+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: K-5 battery charging ti

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-18 Thread David J Brooks
Mine seem to take about 4-5 hours but we have slow electricity in these parts. I have left the batter in the charger for extended time, 3-4 hours after the light has gone out with no side effects, so far, Dave On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > HOw long should it take? I pre

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread Zos Xavius
I was told by a friend that leaving the battery on for extend periods is bad because it trickles? I don't really understand that because it should just shut the charger off and stay off as long as the battery registers a charge, but he claimed that. Take it with a grain of salt. Overnight shouldn't

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread David Parsons
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 08:41:11PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> HOw long should it take? I presume the green light goes off when it >> is fully charged? > > yes. > >> >> Camera came with charged battery... > > used camera? Mine came new with

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread Stan Halpin
Note that the conventional wisdom was that you shouldn't believe the Charged light on the charger; rather, leave the battery there for another 30-45 minutes. I don't know if that ever made sense nor if it still applies, but I tend to be slow to take the charged battery off the charger. stan On

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks Larry and PJ - what I suspected but wanted to make sure. the charger for the 4 "AA"'s for the *istD took a reay long time ann On 7/17/2013 20:59, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 08:41:11PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: HOw long should it take? I presume the green light goes

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 08:41:11PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > HOw long should it take? I presume the green light goes off when it > is fully charged? yes. > > Camera came with charged battery... used camera? > I jsut got the spare and am charging it. > > any problem if I forgot to take it

Re: K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread P.J. Alling
There should be no problem the battery is "smart" and communicates with the charger, once it's fully charged it will just turn off, well assuming there are no electrical faults in either battery or charger. Full charge from an almost empty battery should take no more than a couple of hours.

K-5 battery charging time

2013-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
HOw long should it take? I presume the green light goes off when it is fully charged? Camera came with charged battery... I jsut got the spare and am charging it. any problem if I forgot to take it off the charger and let it charge overnight? ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n