Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] My M is drinking batterys
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:21:52 +0200
 
From: Henning J. Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 00:48
Subject: RE: [Leica] My M is drinking batterys


> Good storage life, and similar total capacity, but
> the problem with the lithiums is that when the power
> is nearly gone, its voltage drops, so for a film or
> two you will get overexposure unless you recognize it.

All batteries are like this.  Lithium batteries have a much more gradual decline
during their useful lifetimes, even under heavy loads, than do most other
batteries, which is one of their many advantages.  They are also extremely
light, and they have a fairly open shelf life, plus a very high capacity.  And
they don't leak.

  -- Anthony