Battery polarity
Jul 20, 2022 09:20:21 #
lamiaceae wrote:
I store my batteries outside of what ever unit in plastic medication bottles.
Be sure your washers are not so thick as to jam the battery door. I think you might be better off with paper or adhesive paper, tape, or similar on your battery terminals while storing them in your device.
Be sure your washers are not so thick as to jam the battery door. I think you might be better off with paper or adhesive paper, tape, or similar on your battery terminals while storing them in your device.
Paper strips are a good idea but any adhesive might leave a residue on the battery or contact that could cause a bad connection.
Jul 20, 2022 09:42:24 #
Jul 20, 2022 10:02:20 #
If you put in both batteries the wrong way and apply a negative voltage, your device may be damaged. The designers may not added a protection circuit (i.e. a diode) because it's battery powered and they need all the voltage they can get.
If a device causes a short, that can damage the batteries. Otherwise it's more likely that the batteries will damage(destroy) any IC that gets a voltage outside their maximum ratings.
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/7772/can-i-break-batteries-by-putting-them-in-the-wrong-way#:~:text=If%20you%20put%20in%20both,that%20can%20damage%20the%20batteries.
If a device causes a short, that can damage the batteries. Otherwise it's more likely that the batteries will damage(destroy) any IC that gets a voltage outside their maximum ratings.
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/7772/can-i-break-batteries-by-putting-them-in-the-wrong-way#:~:text=If%20you%20put%20in%20both,that%20can%20damage%20the%20batteries.
Jul 20, 2022 16:28:47 #
I too have a PEN-F, in the bag with lenses, gadgets, etc. AND the remote. Haven't yet had the battery problem, but now I know what to do. Thanks for raising the topic. How do you like the PEN-F??
Mark
Mark
Jul 20, 2022 18:55:40 #
I say put one in right and one in backwards and let them fight it out! 😜🤪
Jul 20, 2022 23:26:40 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Some devices have protection circuit to protect them from reverse polarity but most don't and they can be damaged.
Most actually are protected - But you might just find the one which isn't
Jul 20, 2022 23:29:49 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
I say put one in right and one in backwards and let them fight it out! 😜🤪
That works - if the batteries are in series - real bad if they are in parallel
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