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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board 1D battories need refreshing??? Jay Gonzalez, Photographer Manchester | CT | USA | Posted: 8:55 AM on 10.10.03 ->> Any thoughts on how long I need to let the batteries go in the "refreshing" mode? Does it stop on it's own and then recharge??? How long in between recharges should I refresh? Jay  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jeff Gabbard, Photographer Connersville | IN | USA | Posted: 9:12 AM on 10.10.03 ->> Jay, When you hit "refresh" it drains the remaining power and then fully recharges the battery. This can take a while (up to 12 hours I believe). I am not sure if I am doing the correct thing, but I have started "refreshing" my batteries once a month. I know if it's the 1st, it is the day to "refresh". So far, my batteries have worked very well. Any more educated people know if what I am doing is helping the performance or hurting the life?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael J. Treola, Photographer Neptune | NJ | USA | Posted: 10:40 AM on 10.10.03 ->> After initially getting conflicting answers from Canon New Jersey they come to recommend conditioning batteries ever few months are as needed. I have 4 batteries and do one ever month and run this cycle over and over. I keep track of which battery was last and have had no problems what so ever.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant Stafford (Houston) | TX | US | Posted: 11:52 AM on 10.10.03 ->> Canon's Chuck Westfall recommends (on the Galbraith forums): "After an initial set of 3 conditioning cycles, you should only recondition your NP-E3 battery packs about once a month in average professional use. (Average professional use = 5 days a week, hundreds of exposures per day.) "In the case of the NP-E3 battery packs, you're looking at roughly 350 ~ 500 recharge cycles before the battery pack can no longer be used. For an "average pro," that's going to work out to roughly 18 to 24 months of steady use. Your mileage may vary..."  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: 1D battories need refreshing??? Thread Started By: Jay Gonzalez Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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