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Re: [OM] M.15 replacement battery choices

Subject: Re: [OM] M.15 replacement battery choices
From: "GeoW" <gwsears@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:19:34 -0400
That's it. They'll build a set of rechargable NiCads for about $40 if 
I remember right. If you give them a call, they should be famaliar 
with the Olympus motor drive pack.

GeoW

On 27 Jul 2003 at 14:51, Tom Scales wrote:

> www.maxxprod.com I think
> 
> Tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GeoW" <gwsears@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 2:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] M.15 replacement battery choices
> 
> 
> > There was an online supplier from whom we ordered ready made battery
> > clusters to fit the control packs. I have those in my control pack
> > and it works fine.
> >
> > Perhaps someone can refresh my memory as to the site for the
> > batterys.
> >
> > GeoW
> >
> >
> > On 27 Jul 2003 at 8:52, Douglas Tourtelot wrote:
> >
> > > It seems as if I will soon get the opportunity to replace the cells in
> an
> > > M.15 pack.  I found a place that has the whole range of cells that would
> be
> > > possible to use (plus a few thousand that wouldn't work <g>)  Seems like
> a
> > > battery treasure-trove.  http://www.batterystation.com/.
> > >
> > > For those in the group that have one (ha!), an opinion:
> > >
> > > Would I be better served to replace the old cells with matching 12 x
> 1/3AA
> > > Ni-Cad cells, 12 x 1/3AA NiMH cells, or 14 x 1/3AAA NiMH cells.  I don't
> use
> > > the motor drive every day by any means so the lack of "memory effect" in
> the
> > > NiMH might be the NiMH's greatest asset.  However, the high-amp
> discharge of
> > > the Ni-Cads might be worth the need to watch my charging habits more
> > > closely.
> > >
> > > Whadda think?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > D
> > >
> > >


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