Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Freezing Polaroid Film
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 14:07:34 -0500
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Jim says you are absolutely correct!! And that when said batteries are
warmed back up, they are rarin' to go...;-)

B. D.

"C.L.Zeni" wrote:
> 
> I understand that it's not that they drain fast when they're cold, it's
> that their ability to produce current/voltage is severely impeded when cold...
> 
> At 01:09 PM 11/8/2001, you wrote:
> >Okay, a serious question from me for you, Jim....If batteries drain so
> >fast when used at low temperatures, how is it that they can be frozen
> >and not drain?
> >
> >B. D.
> >
> >Jim Brick wrote:
> > >
> > > The Polaroid film for Polaroid backs (Leica, Hasselblad, 4x5, etc...), does
> > > not contain batteries.
> > >
> > > And you can certainly freeze batteries. I've kept a supply of strange
> > > battery versions, in my freezer, for years. They work when thawed. Like
> > > batteries for my Alpa 10D.
> 
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Replies: Reply from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: Freezing Polaroid Film)
Reply from "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Freezing Polaroid Film)
In reply to: Message from Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> ([Leica] Re: Freezing Polaroid Film)
Message from "C.L.Zeni" <clzeni@mindspring.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Freezing Polaroid Film)