Flechette
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I have a pistol with a laser sight on it that has worked fine. I got a new holster that has a magnetic clasp on in (the flap is held down with a magnet built into the flap). I had the gun in this holster for awhile and when I took it out to check everything the laser barely had any strength, so I figured that the batteries were dead and made a note to change them the next day. I laid the gun on the table.
However, when I went to swap out batteries the laser worked again! I thought it could be one of those cases of the batteries "recharging" themselves slightly after use. Typically when this happens the laser (or any other battery powered item) will quickly lose power with just a little bit of use. So I kept the laser on for awhile...but it still worked.
So then I decided to repeat the situation by putting the gun back in the holster. If I took it out after a few minutes it worked fine. The next day however laser appeared weak again!
What type of physics or chemistry is going on here? Could the magnetic field be affecting the batteries or perhaps the electronics?
However, when I went to swap out batteries the laser worked again! I thought it could be one of those cases of the batteries "recharging" themselves slightly after use. Typically when this happens the laser (or any other battery powered item) will quickly lose power with just a little bit of use. So I kept the laser on for awhile...but it still worked.
So then I decided to repeat the situation by putting the gun back in the holster. If I took it out after a few minutes it worked fine. The next day however laser appeared weak again!
What type of physics or chemistry is going on here? Could the magnetic field be affecting the batteries or perhaps the electronics?