Thursday, March 22, 2007
Are your batteries always running down?
A few hints and tips to start off our blog... more detail will be added in the next post.
First, and most important, for any battery 'driven' item... a vital instruction. Do NOT leave spent batteries in your watch, camera, or even your torch, for any length of time. They can corrode and ruin the internal working of your item.
For the health of your actual batteries... keep them cool. If you take them out of your camera or whatever, store them in the fridge. Heat contributes radically to battery wear and tear.
New batteries for your mobile phone will have to be charged for the stipulated amount of time before use. Do NOT use them before they have completed the full amount of time charging which your instructions will clearly state.
Apart from the first full charge, it will be vital not to over-charge your batteries... you will need to check often as they are charging, and as soon as they are fully charged, remove them from your charger.
Charging on a little and often basis is, in most cases, the best way to conserve the life in your batteries.
[Links to our preferred battery supplier and to the extremely informative 'Dummies' books can be found in our left-hand margin.]
First, and most important, for any battery 'driven' item... a vital instruction. Do NOT leave spent batteries in your watch, camera, or even your torch, for any length of time. They can corrode and ruin the internal working of your item.
For the health of your actual batteries... keep them cool. If you take them out of your camera or whatever, store them in the fridge. Heat contributes radically to battery wear and tear.
New batteries for your mobile phone will have to be charged for the stipulated amount of time before use. Do NOT use them before they have completed the full amount of time charging which your instructions will clearly state.
Apart from the first full charge, it will be vital not to over-charge your batteries... you will need to check often as they are charging, and as soon as they are fully charged, remove them from your charger.
Charging on a little and often basis is, in most cases, the best way to conserve the life in your batteries.
[Links to our preferred battery supplier and to the extremely informative 'Dummies' books can be found in our left-hand margin.]
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