3 Apr
2003
3 Apr
'03
4:17 p.m.
Just a quick cautionary tale about batteries; we have
a digital camera
at the office, a cheap Logitek one. We used it all day, for five days
and on the last day, the batteries burst inside the battery compartment.
Ouch!!! How did it managhe that? Drawing excessive current from the
battery?
We suddenly had hot, caustic battery electrolyte all
over the place!
Now, it doesn't really matter with a modern, off-the-shelf gadget, but
with an irreplaceable classic, it could be more serious.
If I bought a device that caused the batteries to explode, not only would
I want a full refund, I'd _never_ buy anything from that company again.
Still I knew there was a reason why I use cameras that don't need
batteries at all...
Do check that the batteries you use don't start to overheat!
The Compucorp 324 draws a high current (of the order of 1A I think), but
it shouldn't be high enough to cause the batteries to explode...
-tony