Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 7/6/00 3:38 am, Harrison Mcclary at harrison@mcclary.net wrote: > once upon a time Johnny Deadman wrote: > >> I have one of these which I haven't used for a while and for which I've lost >> the manual. What's the procedure for doing a 'special' recharge to >> completely drain the battery and then bring it up again? I seem to remember >> that you put the switch in the 'on' position while recharging or something, >> but I screwed up one battery already by using the wrong charger and don't >> want to screw this one up too. > > Johnny, > > I think Joseph has already answered your question quite well, but one thing > to keep in mind when dealing with Quantum, IME they have excellent customer > service and will completely rebuild a battery for much less than a new one > costs. I have had my turbo rebuilt once and one of my QB1's done > twice....that battery I have had since college, going on about 14 years now > and still delivering the flashes. Yes, Hasselblad UK did a good job for me on the battery I ruined, but probably at a greater cost than it would have been in the US. It's nice to be able to endorse a product, which I do with Quantum almost unreservedly (I've had my QB1 for 13 years and it's still going strong, which is pretty impressive for a rechargable, as you imply). - -- Johnny Deadman photos: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com music: http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk