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D7000
Storing camera when not using?
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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 337975" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>Lithium-ion battery leakage is extremely rare. It sometimes takes me a month or two to run my camera battery down. So should I take my battery out and put it back in every 2 weeks to reset the 'leakage timer'? Of course not. They are the same type of batteries as in our laptops and we pretty much never remove them. Its just common manufacturing 'CYA' to say 'take the battery out'. We're not talking alkaline AA's here, they can't wait to leak and should not be left in any high-drain device once they have been run down some.</p><p></p><p>My only concern would be leaving the battery in so long that it becomes dead and stays dead for a long time. Li-ion batteries have protection. Voltage should never go above or below certain thresholds or the battery will be damaged and become dangerous. The protection works well in normal use, but if the battery stays dead for a long time, it could be damaged by dropping below the lower safety limit. A charged battery outside the camera should go over a year without running down. Ideally, slightly less than fully charged is the ideal way to store Li-ion batteries for the very long term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 337975, member: 4923"] Lithium-ion battery leakage is extremely rare. It sometimes takes me a month or two to run my camera battery down. So should I take my battery out and put it back in every 2 weeks to reset the 'leakage timer'? Of course not. They are the same type of batteries as in our laptops and we pretty much never remove them. Its just common manufacturing 'CYA' to say 'take the battery out'. We're not talking alkaline AA's here, they can't wait to leak and should not be left in any high-drain device once they have been run down some. My only concern would be leaving the battery in so long that it becomes dead and stays dead for a long time. Li-ion batteries have protection. Voltage should never go above or below certain thresholds or the battery will be damaged and become dangerous. The protection works well in normal use, but if the battery stays dead for a long time, it could be damaged by dropping below the lower safety limit. A charged battery outside the camera should go over a year without running down. Ideally, slightly less than fully charged is the ideal way to store Li-ion batteries for the very long term. [/QUOTE]
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