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[OM] Re: ba-fwoom (or: more on flashes)

Subject: [OM] Re: ba-fwoom (or: more on flashes)
From: Dan Mitchell <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:51:51 -0700
David Thatcher wrote:
> If you have a look in the side grooves above the square part of the foot
> you'll generally see see a little spring contact. this is the 'ground
> return'.

  Ah, there it is. Thanks! That was bugging me no end..


> Your feelings serve you well. It's not a Good Idea, the cells will have
> differing capacities, & as they discharge, either the rechargeables or
> the normal cells will run out & begin to reverse charge. Not very good
> for a rechargeable cell's longevity.

  It seems to be being happy using 8 NiMHs at the moment, so it may just 
have been a matter of getting them to all stay in place; hopefully a bit 
of shimming should do that.

  thanks!

  -- dan

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