Yeah - had my brain been completely plugged in I would have seen that before I
even ordered them. I know better than to try and recharge non-rechargeables...
D'oh.
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
On Jan 20, 2013, at 18:25, "piers@xxxxxxxx" <piers.hemy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 'After a full charge' is the giveaway, Paul. You *cannot* use
> rechargable lithium-ion batteries in the Olmpus flashguns. The manual
> is explicit, CR-V3 lithium only. The rechargable lithium-ion batteries
> are the same size, but are not CR-V3. Sorry, but ther's no point
> trying (many have tried already).
>
> Piers
>
> On 1/20/13, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I'll try those. These are the ones I got:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000632T3/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
>>
>> And they're supposed to be compatible, even according to the Olympus
>> manual. But it takes forever to charge the flash, if it ever does, and
>> then one pop and it won't recharge. And this is after a full charge in a
>> charger that's supposed to be specifically for them.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
>> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Try some of these:
>>> 4-pack:
>>> <
>>> http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_5?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=sanyo+eneloop&sprefix=sanyo%2Caps%2C232
>>> 8-pack
>>> <
>>> http://www.amazon.com/eneloop-2000mAh-Pre-Charged-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B004UG41XW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1358696658&sr=1-1&keywords=sanyo+eneloop
>>>
>>> I don't have an FL-50 but they work fine in everything from a T-32 and
>>> old Sunpak flashes to my Canon 540-EZ. For old flashes like the T-32 if
>>> they're NiCad compatible they'll work with NiMH. But you will need a
>>> good quality charger if you don't already have a charger for NiMH
>>> batteries. Unlike common NiMH batteries these Sanyos hold a usable
>>> charge for years just setting on the shelf. I have a couple of other
>>> brands of "pre-charged" NiMH batteries but I find I prefer my Sanyos.
>>> My oldest ones are probably 4 or 5 years old and still going strong.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/19/2013 11:42 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>>> Well, since they're supposed to be compatible with my FL-50, I bought a
>>> pair.
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully they work with something else because my FL is flakier than
>>> hell on them. Going back to alkalines.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Paul Braun
>>>> Certified Music Junkie
>>>>
>>>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St.
>>>> Hubbins
>>>>
>>>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
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