Wayne asked:
<< RE: [OM] Will high-capacity batteries harm my flash? >>
It should be fairly easy to modify your Q310 to take Nicd's safely. I once
did this with a very old Cannon flash. You just break one of the two wires
from the battery holder (either one is ok) and add a resistor in series in
between. The value should be such that it limits the short circuit current to
what the Alkalines would normally give : about 1.5A.+. A value of 2.7 Ohm 3W
is thus suitable as the Nicd's have some series resistance to start with. If
you can't get the 3W value use 6, 0.5 Ohm half watt resistors in series etc.
The only downside it wastes some battery capacity when using Alkalines. Also
the flash may take rather long to charge up as the Nicd voltage is lower than
an alkaline.
Regards,
Tim Hughes
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