Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No problem Herbert, It's an easy mistake to make. All the best Eric On 19/04/2014 19:40, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >Apologies for wasting everyone's time. I just misread the info in the M9 >manual. I must have been sleepy. > >Herbert Kanner >kanner at acm.org >650-326-8204 > >Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > >On Apr 19, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Eric Calderwood ><eric.calderwood at btinternet.com> wrote: > >> Hi Herbert, >> >> Sincere apologies, the quote I posted was from the M 240 instructions. >>:-( >> >> Here is the section from the M9/M9P Manual >> >> The green LED marked CHARGE (1.40) starts >> flashing to confirm that charging is in progress. >> As soon as the battery has charged to at least >> 4/5 of its capacity, the yellow Led marked 80% >> (1.41) also lights up. >> when the battery is fully charged, i.e. 100 % >> capacity reached (after approx. 31/2 hours), the >> green LED changes from flashing to continuously >> lit. >> >> >> >> It appears to be similar to what I previously posted. >> >> The manual was downloaded for the Leica site here ........ >> >> >>http://us.leica-camera.com/service/downloads/rangefinder_cameras/m9_m9-p/ >>in >> dex.html >> >> Kind regards >> Eric >> >> >> >> >> On 19/04/2014 16:55, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi Eric, >>> >>> Decided not to pollute this probably trivial thread with more of it. >>> >>> I finally did the intelligent thing and looked at the M9 manual. It >>>said >>> the opposite: that the link is steady until full charge, and then >>>starts >>> blinking. What beats me is that it could be losing lost in capacity. >>>They >>> are Leica batteries, of which I have two, and I doubt if they have >>>cycled >>> more than a half-dozen cycles. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Herbert Kanne >>> kanner at acm.org >>> 650-326-8204 >>> >>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 19, 2014, at 12:20 AM, Eric Calderwood >>> <eric.calderwood at btinternet.com> wrote: >>> >>>>> From the manual ?.. >>>> >>>> The green LED marked CHARGE starts fl ashing to confi rm that >>>> charging is in progress. As soon as the battery has charged to at >>>> least 4/5 of its capacity, the yellow LED marked 80% also lights up. >>>> When the battery if fully charged, the green LED also changes from >>>> fl ashing to continuously lit. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 19/04/2014 08:15, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> No at full charge both lights are on and steady >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Geoff >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 19 April 2014 08:18, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The Leica charger has a green light which goes out when the battery >>>>>>is >>>>>> fully charged (I think) and an amber light which comes on to show >>>>>>that >>>>>> the >>>>>> battery is 80% charged. For several charging cycles, it has behaved >>>>>>as >>>>>> advertised. But yesterday afternoon I put one of my two batteries on >>>>>> charge >>>>>> and this afternoon both lights were still going. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience. I'd like to >>>>>>know >>>>>> if >>>>>> the charger is going south or if it is he battery that fails to >>>>>>charge >>>>>> fully. The battery is a Leica one, not a cheap Hong Kong one. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Herbert Kanner >>>>>> kanner at acm.org >>>>>> 650-326-8204 >>>>>> >>>>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information