Chip, and all others who've responded.
Thanks for the input! I concur with the 'bad charger' diagnosis. I've taken
the set back and exchanged for another. Now I'm waiting out the 15 hour
charge time.... oh the waiting...
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Stratton" <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 10:10 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] NiMh in flash?
> Mickey -
>
> Fresh out of the charger, your NimH cells should read 1.40 to 1.45, and
> after a little bit of use, 1.20 to 1.25 volts.
>
> They will work fine in the T series flashes.
>
> Sounds like you have a bad charger.
>
> Chip
>
>
> Can Nickel Metal Hydride batteries be used in the T series flashes or
> winders? I got an Eveready set of 8 AA 1700ma/h and slow charger at Sams
> Club for $20. Charged them up for 15 hours on the NiMh setting, and the
> ready light came on. Put them into a T32. They won't bring the flash up to
> full charge--the light never goes on. Fresh out of the charger, they read
> 1.2 volts. After 3 minutes in the flash unit, they read .9v. I just tried
4
> fresh out of the charger in an Olympus D370 digital. Won't power it up
> either.
>
>
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