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Subject: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive Battery Replacement
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:01:53 -0600
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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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>
> Sonny
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>
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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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