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Nursing camera batteries?
Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that
I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? As an aside, it's slightly irritating that the camera tells me every time I power up that I am not using 126s batteries, and that these would last longer. And so they should, at several times the price of a 126 clone (which I have been using successfully for years). |
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Nursing camera batteries?
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newshound wrote: Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? discharging them fully is a very bad idea, although they're cheap enough to where it's not worth worrying about. |
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On 20/01/2019 18:48, nospam wrote:
In article , newshound wrote: Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? discharging them fully is a very bad idea, although they're cheap enough to where it's not worth worrying about. I was probably not very clear. I meant removing them when the camera stops working, I'd hope modern cameras stop at an appropriate point. I didn't mean discharging totally against a resistance, as we used to do for NiCad batteries to avoid memory effect. I agree they are not a major item of expenditure, it's just the engineer in me that wants to be efficient. |
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On Jan 20, 2019, newshound wrote
(in ) : Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? No. With the X-T3+grip I find that the grip batteries discharge first, and I very seldom have to charge the camera battery, usually via USB-C. The grip batteries are charged via the grip charger. I also carry at least two spare batteries which I can easily swap out in the grip rather than having to remove the grip to access the camera battery. As an aside, it's slightly irritating that the camera tells me every time I power up that I am not using 126s batteries, and that these would last longer. And so they should, at several times the price of a 126 clone (which I have been using successfully for years). Yup! I have that issue once, but I had enough 126S batteries on hand so my extra 126 batteries have been relegated to X-T2, & X-E3 use. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Nursing camera batteries?
On 1/20/2019 1:40 PM, newshound wrote:
Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? It depends on the battery. If you charge repeatedly charge Ni-Cd batteries before they are fully discharged, after a while you will not be able to get a full charge, unless you go through a refreshment process, which does not always work. With NiMH, and Li-ion, a regular deep discharge will shorten the life. However, after about 35 partial discharges, I put my NiMH through a discharge and full slow charge cycle, on my charger. I am following the advise given to me by some experts. As an aside, it's slightly irritating that the camera tells me every time I power up that I am not using 126s batteries, and that these would last longer. And so they should, at several times the price of a 126 clone (which I have been using successfully for years). I am paranoid about only using OEM batteries in my camera. The difference in cost of the battery, compared to the price of the camera, is trivial. You may get away with it, but I think the upside is not worth the potential downside. Others will disagree, and I will not get involved in that type of debate, as I've given my opinion, and it is up to the user to do what they want. -- PeterN |
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Nursing camera batteries?
On Jan 20, 2019, newshound wrote
(in ): On 20/01/2019 18:48, nospam wrote: In , newshound wrote: Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? discharging them fully is a very bad idea, although they're cheap enough to where it's not worth worrying about. I was probably not very clear. I meant removing them when the camera stops working, I'd hope modern cameras stop at an appropriate point. I didn't mean discharging totally against a resistance, as we used to do for NiCad batteries to avoid memory effect. Don’t worry. If you are using the three batteries that the camera+grip give you, the power management in the camera will distribute the load between the remaining batteries once the primary battery reaches a critical low charge level. I agree they are not a major item of expenditure, it's just the engineer in me that wants to be efficient. The Fuji batteries are not exactly a bargain. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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In article ,
newshound wrote: Before getting the X-T3 plus grip I used to number my batteries so that I used them in order, discharging them fully before changing and then recharging. In a relatively modest session today I took one of the grip batteries into the red, and took a bit out of the camera battery which I recharged via USB after downloading. I've got the grip on charge with its dedicated charger now. Am I likely to shorten the life of batteries by doing this? discharging them fully is a very bad idea, although they're cheap enough to where it's not worth worrying about. I was probably not very clear. I meant removing them when the camera stops working, I'd hope modern cameras stop at an appropriate point. i didn't mean discharge to zero, and they do stop ahead of that. the point is that lion batteries will last longer with many partial discharges than fewer deep discharges. I didn't mean discharging totally against a resistance, as we used to do for NiCad batteries to avoid memory effect. that is also a bad idea and there is no memory effect, at least the way people think of it. the problem was mainly overcharging due to ****ty chargers that didn't detect eoc. I agree they are not a major item of expenditure, it's just the engineer in me that wants to be efficient. don't try to outguess the engineers who designed the camera's power management. use the batteries normally and don't worry about it. |
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Nursing camera batteries?
In article , PeterN
wrote: As an aside, it's slightly irritating that the camera tells me every time I power up that I am not using 126s batteries, and that these would last longer. And so they should, at several times the price of a 126 clone (which I have been using successfully for years). I am paranoid about only using OEM batteries in my camera. The difference in cost of the battery, compared to the price of the camera, is trivial. You may get away with it, but I think the upside is not worth the potential downside. this is good advice. however, there are *some* third party batteries that are good. the problem is figuring out which ones they are, among all the crap. Others will disagree, and I will not get involved in that type of debate, as I've given my opinion, and it is up to the user to do what they want. yep, and they get to deal with any problems. |
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Nursing camera batteries?
Alkalines are so cheap and readily available, that I don't bother with
any rechargable stuff. Also greater capacity so less trouble. |
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