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I bought a charger for rechargeable batteries 2 years ago when I bought my digital camera.
For the first two years I used the batteries I bought from the company (C. Crane) that sold me the charger. These were NiMH batteries, marked Hitech Rechargeable, from Digi-USA. I never had any problems with them, but after two years, the 8 batteries I had originally purchased began losing their charge too rapidly and I was gonna send away for some more -
But one day I was at my photo processor and I really needed new batteries so I bought two from him (at almost three times the cost of the ones I bought from CCrane.).
These batteries were called PhotoAccu from Varta and made in japan. Even brand new they didn't seem to hold a charge, inside or outside of the camera.
Just now I charged up two batteries. They came up to a charge in about ten minutes, came out of the charger cold to the touch and I put them into the Altoids tin I use in my camera case to carry the spares.
Thank God I did not put them into the camera!!!
A few minutes later I reached into the case to remove my camera and the camera was HOT. I opened the tin and one of the batteries was practically on fire - it had melted the ziplock bag I had place it into and it was too hot to touch.
I carried it outside (by the corner of what was left of the bag) and placed it on the gravel.
After about a half an hour it had cooled down enough to bring it back inside.
Anyone ever hear of anything like this happening? What if I had left it in the charger and gone to work?
YIKES!!!
Beware, people - beware!!!
Now I might add that I am not sure if this problem was the fault of the charging device or the batteries - gonna make some phone calls tomorrow.
For the first two years I used the batteries I bought from the company (C. Crane) that sold me the charger. These were NiMH batteries, marked Hitech Rechargeable, from Digi-USA. I never had any problems with them, but after two years, the 8 batteries I had originally purchased began losing their charge too rapidly and I was gonna send away for some more -
But one day I was at my photo processor and I really needed new batteries so I bought two from him (at almost three times the cost of the ones I bought from CCrane.).
These batteries were called PhotoAccu from Varta and made in japan. Even brand new they didn't seem to hold a charge, inside or outside of the camera.
Just now I charged up two batteries. They came up to a charge in about ten minutes, came out of the charger cold to the touch and I put them into the Altoids tin I use in my camera case to carry the spares.
Thank God I did not put them into the camera!!!
A few minutes later I reached into the case to remove my camera and the camera was HOT. I opened the tin and one of the batteries was practically on fire - it had melted the ziplock bag I had place it into and it was too hot to touch.
I carried it outside (by the corner of what was left of the bag) and placed it on the gravel.
After about a half an hour it had cooled down enough to bring it back inside.
Anyone ever hear of anything like this happening? What if I had left it in the charger and gone to work?
YIKES!!!
Beware, people - beware!!!
Now I might add that I am not sure if this problem was the fault of the charging device or the batteries - gonna make some phone calls tomorrow.