It is said that when the ready light goes on in most flashes, you can assume
flash is half charged.
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:03 AM
Subject: [OM] T-32's and NiMH batteries
> Is it the concensus that NiMH batteries are OK in T-32's? Somewhere I
> have a brief note that Tim Hughes had stated that the T-32 had circuitry
> to limit the current flow from NiMH's but I can't find his actual words
> on the subject.
>
> I was testing my T-32's recently with new alkaline batteries and
> measuring their output with a flash meter for balance and consistency.
> All were a bit below the stated guide number but were within about 1/3
> stop of each other. I was surprised, however, to see that output
> started falling fairly rapidly after only about 10 flashes. I'd like to
> give the NiMH's a try to see if they recycle faster and hold the output
> level better. However, I do not want to fry them.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
> Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
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