Well - I'm not sure about it but you may have overcharged it if
you did not have one of those house light timers on it. I think
that you are not supposed to charge it for more than eight hours.
If it is an original Olympus NiCad pack then you might be able to recover it
partially by completely discharging it and then charging it up for no more than
eight hours. I tried this on my Norelco shaver but ended up just putting new
batteries into it.
There are others that know far more than I do about these matters
(John H., Mark D, Tim H.) but I know exactly how you feel and I
share your pain!
-- Hank
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I just purchased an M.15V control pack 1 which came with a fresh battery pack
> that needed to be installed. I followed the instructions at Scott Gomez's
> site and the FAQ, and everything went pretty smooth. I closed up the pack and
> plugged in the charger for an overnight charge, as recommended.
>
> In the morning I detached the charger and pressed the check button and got a
> steady red glow. Sounds good, right? When I attached the pack to my new MD2
> it fired about 10 shots (on an OM-2n) before it started to slow noticeably.
> after about 25 shots it was dead, just groaning and not firing.
>
> After a 4 hr charge the battery shows about 14.6 volts on my DVM. When it
> stops firing its about 6v.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Paul Schings
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