Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Man wrote: >Come on Henning, Leica must make a lot more money on a Himalayan rat skin >covered 50 year anniversary MP Classic than hundreds of batteries :-) > > >On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at >archiphoto.com>wrote: > >> Please, whoever feels this way keep buying Leica batteries. Leica needs >> the money. >> >> >> On 2013-03-15, at 1:42 AM, Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I would be interested by one or more pictures made from the dead >> > batteries you opened. >> > When opening the dead body, maybe you simply did not see a tiny device >> > i.e.a few mm or even less with two or more hairthin wires that can >> > also act as a fuse. >> > Since there is a 3rd contact in the battery and also inside the >> > charger, I have good reasons to think there is a form of protection >> > that could go unnoticed, certainly if the inside is inbedded in solid >> > plastic or even silicone. >> > >> > One PC and Laptoplaptop maker I know, a huge company known worldwide, >> > simply protects their Laptops with an elaborate printed circuit inside >> > the batterie wich also contains a special code. This code makes the >> > use of third party batteries simply impossible. Even some brands of >> > inkjet cartridges have a small microprocessor that controls and >> > regulates the level of the ink. If you refill them half way, you can >> > continue to work with it. If it reaches the end it warns you and you >> > cannot refill them anymore, unless you reprogram them with a connector >> > from the outside. Most known game, printer and cellphone makers use >> > the same tricks. I will give no names, see the media or make a walk >> > around the Interet. The inkjet trick was discovered and solved by a >> > Russion a few years ago. He gave all details of his reprogramming >> > systhem on the Internet and believe me it works. >> > >> > Its not only technology, it's also a commercial war. >> > They have good reasons to protect the customer indeed, but they also >> > protect their market. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Cedric >> > Maybe we should discuss UV filters instead. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com