[Leica] OT - battery behaviour in car vs camera?

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Often had it happen with  Contax RTS (first model) and Rollei 3003, the 
batteries will have just enough power for one meter, shot and wind and 
then die on you - after an hour or so it's the same story again - both 
are over-reliant on power reserves.
Cheers
Douglas

Vick Ko wrote:
> So this afternoon, I'm in a hurry to go to the dentist, I get into my car
> and find that the engine won't turn over.  Seems like I left the lights on
> and drained the battery, after coming home 1 hour ago.
>
> I use the wife's car, get my appointment over with, and then face the
> challenge of having to boost my car.
>
> Just anyway, I try the car engine, and miraculously, it turns over to start
> again.  I idle it for 10 minutes to let it recharge (apologies to the
> planet).
>
> So - do car batteries "revive", even just enough to start the engine?  
> Never
> saw that phenomena with camera batteries.  Once they are flat, they are 
> dead
> (camera batteries).
>
> ...Vick
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