Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Hi! How was the Leica School in Maine this past weekend? Sorry I missed it, has a commitment, work before play. Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Motor/Battery > Peter McFadden wrote: > >> This battery situation is ridiculous. The meter and > > display should use almost no power and should be able > > to be left switched on for months, particularly if > > stored in a bag or in a dark cupboard. Re-chargeables > > seem cost effective but are amazingly unreliable they > > seem to discharge over quite a short time even when > > not in a device. Yet sometimes they seem to last for > > ages!.. You may guess I'm frustrated by this subject. > > What is going on? Real tips appreciated.<<<<< > > G'day Peter, > > I suppose there isn't any simple answer to your question other than, simply > turn it off, no matter what you may think about how much drain occurs or > not. I suppose if you were involved in the designing of the gear then your > opinion would certainly count. > > However, like many of us Leica users, rarely are we consulted by the elves > of Solms on "what happens in the real world" of hard use and knocking about > when designing power packs, lenshoods or whatever. > > The power packs in my R8s seem to last forever and I work them hard like a > good woman, but when not in use they are turned off. When you're ready to > go, press the button and they're ready for action. Both! ;-) > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html