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Subject: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive Battery Replacement
From: rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:13:15 -0800
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Hey, Sonny:

He's got the Motor Drive, not he Motor Winder.

Different deal.

Big-ass rechargeable hummer.

Bob



Bob Shaw
rsphotoimages at comcast.net


On Jan 22, 2010, at 8:01 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> Can you take a picture?  I'm not sure I understand.  My winder takes cells.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 9:35 AM, James R. Nelon <jnelon at 
> netvigator.com>wrote:
> 
>> Sonny,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I understand what you?ve said about the motor drive (or winder) being
>> separate from the R8 body. I have the motor drive attached to the R8 body.
>> The drive has a slide in battery that is not what is in the B&H picture. 
>> I?m
>> looking for the slide-in battery that has a twist aluminum half-circle on
>> the end of it which releases the battery from the drive itself. Any 
>> sources?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jim Nelon
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Sonny Carter [mailto:sonc.hegr at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:07 AM
>> To: jnelon at netvigator.com
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive Battery Replacement
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The R8 has a separate Motor drive.  It is not part of the body. In fact
>> they have a winder or a drive, your choice.  The body only is manual wind.
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:39 AM, James R. Nelon <jnelon at 
>> netvigator.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I can't find a battery anywhere, the kind that slides into the drive
>> housing
>> below the R8 body. B&H shows a "module" that isn't the slide in battery
>> that
>> I need. Does anybody have a source for replacements? Thanks for any help.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jim Nelon
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sonny
>> http://www.sonc.com
>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>> (+31.754164,-093.099080)
>> 
>> USA
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> (+31.754164,-093.099080)
> 
> USA
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
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