I bought an electronic multi meter device a long time ago. I try to check my batteries, when ever I'm not sure if they are OK. I use it for flash batteries, camera batteries, flash lights etc.
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. januar 2005 20:26 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600? I keep track of exposures. I get about 2000 on 8 lithium AAs in the camera and battery grip. If I'm close to that number and I have an important shoot coming up, I change them. Paul On Jan 8, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides having > problems with the camera? Is there a battery test or check feature? It > seems from your post that there's a battery condition indicator, yet it > also seems that the indicator doesn't do a very good job of alerting > the > user to the battery state. > > Shel > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Just about ready to declare the camera dead >> until it indicated low battery. >> Put in fresh Lithiums and Presto!, all the >> problems went away. >> These D's seem to get real squirrely when the >> batteries are nearing death! >> The old cells were down to 1.42 volts, apparently >> that's the magic number for 'squirrely-ness' on >> my particular D! ;-) > >
