Re: Battery Care and feeding for NV....
As with all aluminum housings covers with threads, yours is a common concern. The common concern is that the battery springs that need to be compressed when closing the housing door with batteries in place provides the perfect opportunity to mis-align the threads when addressing the closure knob. Its the misalignment wear, not aligned wear that is the real problem. The trick is to eliminate the potential misalignment.
The solution is to learn to close the door by <span style="text-decoration: underline">not</span> holding on to the thumbs screw, but rather the front edge of the door panel. Let the threaded thumb stud hang free. When the batteries are compressed, the seal in its proper place and with the locking threads properly in-line, then gently screw it home with the thumb knob. Keep the threads lightly oiled, very lightly.
Too long is:
1. When the batteries become depleted to the point they will not provide the service life required....unknown unless you take them out and measure them or address your log with usage.
2. Past the point they start to leak....rare and unknown.I have seen just about every brand of battery leak. God knows why.
IMO, take them out if you don't need to have them in for any period of time greater than one week. Store everything in a cool location. Load matched charge sets only, as in never add a new battery to an ok older one.
