Marking Batteries That Are Charged...
Nov 20, 2012 05:37:09 #
I place a small slip of paper under the plastic cover when the battery is charged. When the battery it fitted to the camera, the paper is removed. You can see the paper through the protective cover to see if it is unused or not, and there is no cost.
Nov 20, 2012 05:38:56 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I have a small meter.............just connect to the terminals...Question sorted...
Nov 20, 2012 05:39:02 #
Gamlaman
Loc: Llanfyllin
I have a placed mark on my camera bateries [Canon 40D] close to one long side. I have drilled a hole in the battery covers which allows me to see the mark on a charged battery.
When I change the exhausted battery from the camera for a charged one I place the cover on the exhausted battery in such a way that the mark is invisible.
When I change the exhausted battery from the camera for a charged one I place the cover on the exhausted battery in such a way that the mark is invisible.
Nov 20, 2012 05:41:46 #
I have one of these meters too but if I were to test every battery I use my job title would no longer be photographer but I would be a battery tester man. I suspect the wage is less too for such a position.
Nov 20, 2012 05:42:08 #
Why not fix a rubber band around each of the batteries when charged. When required remove the band and use. The batteries without the bands are discharged.
Nov 20, 2012 05:44:51 #
I attack the problem from the other direction.
Discharged batteries have a tight rubber band wrapped around them. Easy to recognize by hand or eye.
Discharged batteries have a tight rubber band wrapped around them. Easy to recognize by hand or eye.
Nov 20, 2012 05:46:21 #
Nov 20, 2012 05:48:52 #
7-day shop sell different coloured plastic holders which can take 4 x AA batteries. I put the discharged batteries in red ones and charged ones in green...
Nov 20, 2012 05:52:54 #
just on the way to work so here are two quickies
i used old credit card to make clip and super glued it at the bottom only makes a nice tight clip .
i used old credit card to make clip and super glued it at the bottom only makes a nice tight clip .
Nov 20, 2012 05:54:52 #
I do it this end because it doesnt go in the camera as such so cant catch on anything
Nov 20, 2012 05:56:56 #
For camera and videocam batteries, perhaps the simplest (and least expensive) solution is to use plastic, transparent sandwich bags. Using an indelible marker, just put a plus (+) sign on one bag, and a minus (-) on the other. If you are worried about shorting out issues inside a bag, use smaller bags to separate the batteries inside the + and - bags. In the winter time, I keep the bags in my pants pockets or insulated snow coat to prevent freezing. It works well for me.
Nov 20, 2012 05:59:33 #
Nov 20, 2012 06:00:24 #
EnEs63 wrote:
Good Morning HedgeHogs,
I keep getting confused over which of my batteries are charged and which are not.
I have two or three each of different styles of battery for different camera bodies and once they are charged I have no way of identifying them against the discharged ones.
Apart from a sticky label or writing on them, (which isnt particularly convenient), do any of you have a clever way of noting which are charged and which are discharged?
R's
EnEs63
I keep getting confused over which of my batteries are charged and which are not.
I have two or three each of different styles of battery for different camera bodies and once they are charged I have no way of identifying them against the discharged ones.
Apart from a sticky label or writing on them, (which isnt particularly convenient), do any of you have a clever way of noting which are charged and which are discharged?
R's
EnEs63
A lot of good ideas!
I have plastic covers for my batteries and I use two at a time. Each battery and cover has a magic marker number. I have two in the camera and two out, never allowing a set to discharge completely. It's fairly easy, the camera tells me when my battery is getting low and thus when to change. The AA for the flash is another story, probably go through a ton of them in a year since I have no way of knowing, except through lower flash ability, whether the battery is getting low, so I tend to change to new batteries when ever I have an event that requires long need of a flash.
Just my two cents.
Richard
Nov 20, 2012 06:07:45 #
Cakey wrote:
I do it this end because it doesnt go in the camera as such so cant catch on anything
Thank you for sharing that really is a good Idea!
Nov 20, 2012 06:15:49 #
You can buy plastic coating in a can(used for dipping tool handles to plasticize them) Wrap the battery in cellophane, dip THE END ONLY(only about 1/4") into the can, let dry, remove from battery, remove cellophane from inside of newly formed plastic cap...viola! ...comes in colors for color coding.
http://www.plastidip.com/
http://www.plastidip.com/
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