The inside of the T45 battery pack is anything but straightforward. There
are 20 - AA nicad cells, split into 5 groups of 4, each group isolated to
the contacts on the top of the battery (five separate contacts, one common
contact, total 6 contacts) The flash charges from one of the
sets. After discharge, the flash switches automatically to the next set of
4, giving the previous set time to recover until it is needed again.
www.zuiko.com/T45 Battery.htm
It's even MORE fun when you open a 20 year old battery and find that it's
leaking too!!!
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
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Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Williams" <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:14 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Ni-cads for T45
>
> None of the T-45 batteries are likely any good at their age. You'll have
to rebuild them.
>
> John used to re-build them but I remember him saying that it was such a
PITA, and it took so long that he gave up doing them. I also think I
remember him saying that the cells were a very, very tight fit.
>
> A search of the archives would certainly turn up that thread.
>
> Skip
>
>
> >
> >Subject: [OM] Ni-cads for T45
> > From: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:21:04 -0700
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >on 4/29/04 1:19 PM, Timpe, Jim at Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >> What would be a good/fair price for a ni-cad battery pack for the T45?
> >
> >Related question... I have a couple of the battery packs. Does anyone
know
> >of any website that details rebuilding the batterys inside...? I know
some
> >have written about redoing the Control Pack 1 and 2, but I've not seen
> >anything on the T45 battery. Neither of mine will hold much of a charge
> >anymore, not surprising considering their age.
> >--
> >
> >Jim Brokaw
> >OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
> >
> >
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