Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not just follow the recommended procedure? I imagine it is a very expensive battery to replace, and there are no alternatives, so you want to get all the life you can out of it. > From: "Cochran, Adam" <Adam.Cochran@caltech.edu> > > I have a new motor drive, and would like to benefit from anyone's experience > on the best way to begin use of a new NiMH battery. The Leica manual states > that "several charge/discharge cycles [should] be performed before they [the > batteries]are used for the first time" seemingly as a training exercise for > the battery. I have not heard of this procedure with other NiMH batteries, > and the thought of fully discharging a recently fully charged battery is > unsettling. >