Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 23/01/2007, at 10:56, Larry Kellogg wrote: >> what else happened back at home when the camera and battery warmed >> up? >> > > Right. So, when I got home, I took the battery out and put it in > the charger. It charged for a while, not very long, maybe half an > hour, before the charger light turned green. I put the battery back > in the camera and the battery meter display only 2/3rds. > > I disabled the auto-turn off feature and ran the battery to > nothing. It took many hours before the battery was completely > discharged. I took some test shots and reviewed them on the LCD to > speed up the process. > > After I charged the battery again, the camera displayed three full > bars. Everything seems ok now. Should I be concerned with this > behavior? I could make a note of it in the letter I send to Leica. > > Regards, > > Larry > ________ Keep fully discharging and recharging for around 10 cycles: then use "normally", BUT remember to fully discharge/recharge fully every 10 or so turnarounds: Even if there is no memory effect, I find this behaviour has kept my re-chargable batteries going longer than most people I know: My mobile phone battery is still fine after about 6 years now cheers