Pentax Battery......is it durable?

Mr Hyde · 09-06-2008, 10:17 PM

Well I can answer my own question. I apparently left one of my K20D's batteries in the pocket of my shorts which I just ran through the washer and dryer. I was expecting the worst but hoping for the best. I popped it in the camera and it still works. How's that for durable?

mickeyobe · 09-21-2008, 11:46 AM

In short, you are lucky it didn't short out in your shorts and cause a short circuit.

Mickey

Nowhere Matt · 09-26-2008, 06:30 AM

^^ The above post is deliciously corny after I read it twice. ^^

One time my windsheild was thick with ice and I really did not feel like scraping for ten minutes. I went in the house and got a big bucket full of hot water and poured it on the windsheild and melted the ice.
Was the windsheild durable enough that it did not crack or was I lucky?

(old Saturday Night Live bit)
"Which reminds me of a joke. Knock, knock."
"Who's there?"
"I don't know, Babs. But I do know this...."

Don't go pouring hot water on a frozen car windsheild or test a battery that had been submerged in water by using it to power a K20.
Try it on your friend's Nikon or somethin' else.

09-06-2008, 10:17 PM	#1
Mr Hyde Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 760	Pentax Battery......is it durable? Well I can answer my own question. I apparently left one of my K20D's batteries in the pocket of my shorts which I just ran through the washer and dryer. I was expecting the worst but hoping for the best. I popped it in the camera and it still works. How's that for durable?

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09-21-2008, 11:46 AM	#2
mickeyobe Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,759	In short, you are lucky it didn't short out in your shorts and cause a short circuit. Mickey

09-26-2008, 06:30 AM	#3
Nowhere Matt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,362	^^ The above post is deliciously corny after I read it twice. ^^ One time my windsheild was thick with ice and I really did not feel like scraping for ten minutes. I went in the house and got a big bucket full of hot water and poured it on the windsheild and melted the ice. Was the windsheild durable enough that it did not crack or was I lucky? (old Saturday Night Live bit) "Which reminds me of a joke. Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "I don't know, Babs. But I do know this...." Don't go pouring hot water on a frozen car windsheild or test a battery that had been submerged in water by using it to power a K20. Try it on your friend's Nikon or somethin' else.

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