if you leave the OLY rechargebles sitting for a long time,, do they do the same things several past flashlights, where you open them up, and everything is a gunky corroded mess,( I just found one flashlight in the kitchen drower, and it was ruined, I had not used it in a year or two)Oh and by the way,, I do not leave my Olympus camera in a kitchen drawer,, but just wondered

...do you label your batteries, with date bought,, it might make sense,, -- Brad Ross

NiMH and Li-Ion batteries don't tend to leak like alkalines or mercury cells.I don't bother labeling them. I replace them when their charge capacity drops below about 50%. That usually takes four to five years of consistent use. -- Godfrey http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com

I have to think some way of recharging me,,,,

I leave a charged battery in my E-500 (to keep it's settings) I use that camera a couple times a year, and it's sometimes time to charge the battery by the time I want to use it, but I never worried about the battery oozing acid all over the camera -- Art P "I am a creature of contrast, of light and shadow. I live where the two play together, I thrive on the conflict"

they don't leak,,, -- Brad Ross

Art_Pwrote:I leave a charged battery in my E-500 (to keep it's settings) I use that camera a couple times a year, and it's sometimes time to charge the battery by the time I want to use it, but I never worried about the battery oozing acid all over the cameraI just bought a Polaroid Reporter that looks in immaculate condition on the outside. Unfortunately both camera and flash had alkaline batteries in them that had probably sat for decades. I haven't gotten around to cleaning it out yet. Fun, fun.

Brad Rosswrote:if you leave the OLY rechargebles sitting for a long time,, do they do the same things several past flashlights, where you open them up, and everything is a gunky corroded messLithium-Ion batteries have different chemicals than alkaline or regular carbon batteries, so they don't leak.Brad Rosswrote:...do you label your batteries, with date bought,, it might make sense,,I number them so I can keep track of performance, if #3 regularly gives me poor performance, or to know which are charged and which I've used when I have multiple batteries in my bag.