My 1000mA Ni-cd and 1600mA Ni-MH gave me around 7 seconds recycle time
with my four T32s, there is no significant different between the two
type of batteries. The flash components can burn due to heat up, I
have burnt a T32's transformer by trying to see how my Ni-cd batteries
performs, it was over ten years ago with the old 600mAH Ni-cd
batteries. After 54 consecutive charge and discharge cycle (no wait
time in between), the flash dead :-(
C.H.Ling
Jim Brokaw wrote:
>
>
>
> This would only be a bad thing if the circuitry of the flash couldn't handle
> the increased inflow rate of current. I've no info as to whether NiMH can
> supply current faster, the same, or slower than NiCd, but both are probably
> faster than alkaline chemistry.
>
> I have not seen any warnings that the T-20 or T-32 should not be used with
> NiCd (or NiMH) batterys, but I *have* seen warnings that the QA-310 should
> NOT be used with NiCd (and presumably) NiMH batterys. I hope that if Olympus
> thought the circuitry of the T-20 or T-32 would be damaged by a high current
> inflow rate they would have included warnings. I've used my T-20 and T-32
> with NiMH batterys without problems, but I have not compared the recycle
> time with NiMH to alkaline to see how much current inflow difference there
> is.
>
> I've never heard what the symptoms of a QA-310 that has been used with NiCd
> batterys and damaged exhibits, but I have a nice clean one that doesn't
> work... in case someone knows, can they point where to start looking for
> burned transistors or fried capacitors...?
> --
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