rob_x2004 Posted April 4, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted April 4, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) How come I only get a few weeks out of my batteries? They only have to drive two silly little arrows and a dot. Fourth set this year:(. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stumac Posted April 4, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted April 4, 2007 Are you leaving the shutter cocked? just a thought. Â Regards, Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksparrow Posted April 4, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted April 4, 2007 I had a Nikon that also sucked batteries like there was no tomorrow. It had a power drain somewhere and had to be sent for fixing. It took a while until they figured out where the problem was. guess you'll have to witch to digital now :-P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share #4 Â Posted April 4, 2007 Could be Stuart...On an MP does it make a difference? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumac Posted April 4, 2007 Share #5  Posted April 4, 2007 Dont know Rob, but I have a vague recolletion of this problem having been aired before on the forum some months ago. The MP is outside my experience Im afraid  Just checked MP instructions, page 65--when transporting eg in a bag or storing for a long time switch to B/OFF. Fresh batteries should give approx 3600 shots.  Reading between the lines there is probably a small continuous drain on the battery while itn is turned on  Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share #6 Â Posted April 4, 2007 Yea I think so. Exacerbated by wet conditions. R6.2 was the same. Same battery compartment. Probably same electronics. M7 is different battery and maybe the electrics are better insulated. The nine for all its faults goes on forever. Two or three times what I expected...or read somewhere and can be left on for days at end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumac Posted April 4, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted April 4, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Do you have any signs of corrosion or deposit in battery holder, this can be hygroscopic and cause leakage in damp conditions. It would not hurt to wipe out the inside of the battery holder with an isopropyl alcohol swab available at the chemist, also the batteries themselves. Â No more ideas at the moment. Do you ever come to melbourne? Â Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share #8 Â Posted April 5, 2007 Will give it a bash. I dont think it is anything out of the ordinary, it happens on both MP and 6.2 and seems endemic to design maybe? I live close to the beach, maybe it is a moist air thing. Will give it a good clean out. Not high drama and if I travel I take spares and have fresh set in, but the other day, it left me with 400iso guess the exposure as there is effectively no low battery warning. Â Melbourne is on the short list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumac Posted April 5, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted April 5, 2007 Could well be, here we are only 100 m from the sea and is a continuing battle to control the rust on my tools and equipment. Â Let me know when you are coming to melb, we could meet for a coffee or meal. Â Regards, Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted April 5, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted April 5, 2007 Rob, Â Not sure, but I think the MP may function similarly to the M6 classic WRT to battery drain. ie. IF the shutter dial is NOT set at 'B' and slight pressure is placed on the release button, your meter will stay ON and drain the batts. This can happen easily in a camera bag, depending on how it is sitting in there. Â By comparison, my M7 went to Morocco last Sept/Oct with me and 'shot its head off' for a month. I started with old batts and they are still in the camera and operative. Notably, that camera uses the batts for timing the shutter as well as driving the meter. Of course, it has the ON/OFF switch which I believe makes the difference. The only way you can similate this on the MP (I assume) is to set the dial at 'B' when not in use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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