At 11:31 PM 5/25/00 +0200, Lars wrote:
>Hello
>
>I just sold my extra T 45 flash to a guy who had one with a dead battery.
>
>Does anybody know what the price is for a new one in the USA or Australia,
>as they might be cheaper there than here in Europe, where they are quite
>expensive, or does anybody know where to get a cheap battery?
>
>I know these batteries can be repaired, but that is quite expensive, too, I
>think.
They haven't been available for years. Unfortunately both the charger and
the flash have the old crude circuits which destroy NiCd batteries fairly
quickly. I charge mine one stack at a time with a smart charger, the Maha
MH-C777 (http://www.thomas-distributing.com/); and you need to stop using a
pack when any stack falls to 4V. I have two packs, one with a single bad
stack. I want to rebuild it sometime, maybe with NiMH. Don't throw away that
bad pack! Save it for someone to rebuild. Amazingly, for a "pro" flash, no
provision at all was made for using disposable batteries!
You can use a high voltage pack, like a Quantum Turbo, Turbo-Z, or Lumedyne
cycler and a Quantum CO3 cord.
Paul
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