Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Larry, Mine were made in China and were also 7.4V, and the capacity was expressed in Wh rather than mAh. Going back to my EE relationships, I suspect they are closer to 1200mAh, rather than the quoted 1500. However, for the price, I am willing to give them a shot. The picture was just to get outside for a few minutes, but, at 93deg. and high humidity, I didn't stay out very long. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Patterns > Jim, > That's a fine picture. But, of course it says more about the quality of > the > camera (and photographer) than the batteries. But I also bought several > third party batteries for an E-500 and they all worked as well as the > original Olympus battery. The original battery, a BLM-1 was made in Japan > and is alleged to deliver 7.2 V. The third party batteries were made in > China and were marked 7.4 V. Of course the Evolt cameras were made in > China > too. > > Larry Z > - - - - > > I purchased a couple of third party batteries for my Olys, so I put one in > the E-510 to see how it worked. Seems to perform fine. This image was > one > of several that I made to see that the battery worked ok. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Patterns.jpg.html > > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >