Mark,
I'll be the first to admit that there's a lot I don't know about
some of my Oly gear, but this is the first I've heard about
Olympus NOT recommending the use of the relay cords with the Ni-Cd
control packs. The single-sheet instruction leaflet that came
with my last new Control Pack 2 says neither yea nor nay. But
back in the days before Olympus got too cheap to print an
instruction booklet, on page 7 of the Control Pack 1 manual there
is a photograph of the M.15V Ni-Cd Control Pack 1 attached to the
Motor Drive 1 with a 1.2m Relay Cord.
Underneath the picture, the text reads: "By connecting the Relay
Cord 1.2m with the Control Pack, a 1.2m extension between the
Motor Drive and Control Pack can be obtained. This allows the
photographer to carry the Control Pack in his pocket to prevent
battery degradation by keeping the Control Pack warm in sub-zero
temperatures. The Relay Cord 10m is used for longer remote
control."
Did they change their tune later, like between 1 and 2?
Walt
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---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:33:24 -0500 (EST)
--SNIP--
>Officially the relay cords are designed to connect *only* to the
>Control Grip or M.AC Control Box, not the Ni-Cd Pack. I suspect
>there is some circuitry present in those two units to limit the
>current. If the relay cord is connected to the Ni-Cd Pack and a
>power source is present, it will indeed both charge the pack and
>operate the drive. I suspect that's why Olympus doesn't
>recommend using it with the Ni-Cd Pack. That and the fact that
the cord falls off the Ni-Cd Pack very easily.
> -mark
>
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