Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive
From: "Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:15:17 -0500
References: <20ECC963A2B2D3118B4A009027DCE8D0A8ABB3@equity.patents.caltech.edu>

I have 2 of these batteries for my motor and have followed this proceedure
as suggested and have had not one problem with the batteries.
Cheers Wilber
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Cochran, Adam" <Adam.Cochran@caltech.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive


>
> I have a new motor drive, and would like to benefit from anyone's
experience
> on the best way to begin use of a new NiMH battery.  The Leica manual
states
> that "several charge/discharge cycles [should] be performed before they
[the
> batteries]are used for the first time" seemingly as a training exercise
for
> the battery.  I have not heard of this procedure with other NiMH
batteries,
> and the thought of fully discharging a recently fully charged battery is
> unsettling.
>
> Adam Cochran
>

In reply to: Message from "Cochran, Adam" <Adam.Cochran@caltech.edu> ([Leica] R8 Motor Drive)