And be careful also of discarded cells, which *also* can explode. I stashed
a pair of cells too 'dead' to drive a 2S (but not completely discharged, as
we will see...) in a pocket of the camera bag (to save litter) where the
base of one was pressed across the contacts of the other. Result - only 1
cell, two pieces of chromed steel, and a pocket full of grey powder. I'm
glad it was the camera bag pocket, not my triuser pocket - it must have got
very warm in there!
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Hermanson
Sent: 07 October 2004 13:45
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-10 drains batteries fast
You have a dead short in your camera. Be careful of swollen batteries.
They can explode (and have a few times when the only thing stopping them was
the pressure of the battery cap.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane,
Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonio D Vargas" <Antonio.Vargas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:49 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-10 drains batteries fast
> Hi OM-10 owners,
>
> My OM-10 seems to be draining batteries really fast. After a few clicks
> on my cam, I checked the batteries and they were quite hot.
--snip
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