Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We usually stick an old credit card in there, but they have improved the technology so that no longer works. Only the hotel card will work. We asked for another one, but they refused and said only one card per room. We tried leaving the card in the room but then they said they would send someone up to let us in and we waited half an hour in the hall! I do charge them overnight, but I only brought one charger so that means waking up twice during the night to change out the batteries. :-( Tina On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > I have used a used debit card ( no money left on the card) and even a piece > of cardboard to game the system..... > > Nicads have a memory.... Li-Ion do not. Partial charge is OK. > > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > Tina, > I've solved the problem by requesting - and insisting on - a second key > card > which I always leave in the slot, even after I leave for the day. > Jim > > The hotels here have the power saving switch that you have to put your room > key card into and when you leave and remove the card, the power is switched > off to all of the room. So any batteries I have charging are also switched > off. Tom says that is bad for the batteries and I should never charge them > unless we are going to be in the room long enough to charge them fully. I > thought the ion batteries were different and it was ok to charge partially. > > What is true? > > I'm using 3 SL batteries per day and that's all I have! > > Tina > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html