Subj : Nimh Batteries
To   : Ky Moffet
From : Barry Martin
Date : Thu Jan 16 2025 07:02:00



Hu Ky!
 >
 >   > compartment, because it's supposed to be a waterproof camera. So I have
 >   > to use it with the card door hanging open. Someday it's going to catch
 >   > on something and break off.
 > (Ky's part up there) I just had a thought: is there any way to tape
 > shut?  Know there's going to be a gap but instead of the door just
 > hanging open use tape to close as much as possible and create a semi-
 > protective cover.  Maybe some sort of covering created from that clear
 > packaging over stuff we buy.  And some glues are semi-permanent: stay
 > until peeled off, for when you have to get in the compartment.
 KM> Actually, I have two where the battery/card compartment won't
 KM> stay shut. (To be fair, one got knocked flying by overly
 KM> enthusiastic dog. But crap $20 camera, so. The other just wasn't
 KM> well-designed for actual use, and no longer catches reliably.)
 KM> They both wear a permanent 1/4" rubber band.
 
Those wide rubber bands are handy!   


 KM> The "weatherproof" camera has much better design there -- a latch
 KM> you have to press a button and turn a full quarter turn to open
 KM> it, and same to close it. So even if the edges get tired and
 KM> don't want to catch (see above) it will stay shut.

The quarter-turn probably also squeezes the seal to make waterproof/ 
water-resistant.



 > I brought a power bank with me when I visited Austria and Slovakia.
 > Took a ton of pictures and a few short movies, both ate up the battery.
 > If there's ever a next time I'll bring both power banks.  Each one is
 > decent, just could have used a back up.  (The ones I have are about 7" x
 > 3" by 3/8" so relatively compact.)
 KM> HUGE! The one I use all the time is 1" by 3" by 0.8". It will
 KM> recharge the phone 5x, or run the camera through about 2000
 KM> shots. I've had it about 10 years and have probably recharged
 KM> it.... 4 times?? I have another that's about 2x bigger, and come
 KM> to mention it, it seems to have wandered off.
 
Probably sulked off feeling you abandoned it!  My power pack is large --
I don't recall why it's so large - I know the original purpose was to 
act as a back up power supply for a Raspberry Pi.  ..After it didn't 
switch over I learned about the parameter I needed to look for in the 
specs -- which of course right now I don't recall.  Still useful: used 
for the battery of a 'flashlight' using a LED book light during power 
outages.  Have a few of the traditional cylindrical flashlights, just 
not all that great for shining down into the sink while doing dishes.  
The battery pack is flat, put on the shelf and adjust the neck of the 
booklight to shine the light where needed. 


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