Walt ........ OK, now I understand. Shall stick with silver oxides. Thanks
John H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, 12 September, 2003 02:41 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 3v lithium battery in my OM4T
> I'm sure there are others who can, and will, explain it in more
> technical terms, but the problem is, the voltage quickly drops
> below 3 volts, which means, in technical terms, stuff don't work
> right no more. In a flash, this just means gradually, and not
> particularly noticeable, longer recharge times.
>
> Walt, still remembering (and pissed about) the only time I used
> one.
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:21:20 -0300
>
> >Not being electronically inclined I do not understand the
> >connection between ".......the low level drain of the 4T,..." and
> >"......the short[ ] life of" the lithium battery. Is the
> >nature of a lithium battery such that it is prone to being
> >drained at a greater rate than a silver oxide battery by the same
> >device, in this case the 4T, or is the nature of the draining
> >device, the 4T, such that it is more demanding of a lithium
> >battery than a silver oxide battery?
> >
> >I have used 1.5v lithium batteries in my F280 flash and they have
> >lasted far longer than the copper top or pink bunny batteries so
> >am just curious why they should avoided in the OM4T.
> >
> >John Hudson
> >
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