RE: LX battery check?

> -Original Message- > From: Skofteland, Christian [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:47 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: LX battery check? > > The lock up is a warning that the batteries failed while in auto.

Re: LX battery check?

"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Whether alkaline batteries will die rapidly enough for the > battery warning to not work is something I do not know. It's not an unreasonable assumption, though. An important selling point of alkaline is that they have a very sharp cutoff when they r

Re: LX battery check?

I use alcalines (76A or A76, don't remember) in my LX. They last a pair of months (I'm not a hardcore user), and give some days of flickering leds before dying, not just minutes. Anyway I would love to switch to silver oxide for longer life. What's the designation of them? (like 76A for alcalines

Re: LX battery check?

>>> Were you using silver oxide batteries >>> (the preferred type) or some other type >>> (alkaline or lithium)? > Alkalines. As Bill points out, this is probably your problem. The LX calls for silver oxide batteries. I have used lithium, but am not comfortable with them in the LX. I have n

Re: LX battery check?

- Original Message - From: "Sas Gabor" Subject: Re: LX battery check? > Hi, > > On 25 Oct 2001 at 8:29, William Robb wrote: > > The LX has a built in battery check. When the LEDs start > > flickering, it is time to replace the batteries. Your desript

Re: LX battery check?

Hi, On 25 Oct 2001 at 8:29, William Robb wrote: > The LX has a built in battery check. When the LEDs start > flickering, it is time to replace the batteries. Your desription > sounds like this didn't happen. I'm not sure, because I didn't know what to look for. > Were you using silver oxide >

RE: LX battery check?

Hi, On 25 Oct 2001 at 10:38, Skofteland, Christian wrote: > The LED's are supposed to flash to indicate low battery Where you > on Automatic or was the dial on 1? It was on Auto. Gabor - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and fol

RE: LX battery check?

The LED's are supposed to flash to indicate low battery Where you on Automatic or was the dial on 1? Christian Skofteland System Administrator ServerVault Inc. "Securing the Internet" (703)652-5971 (Direct) (703)333-5900 (Main) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original

Re: LX battery check?

The LX has a built in battery check. When the LEDs start flickering, it is time to replace the batteries. Your desription sounds like this didn't happen. Were you using silver oxide batteries (the preferred type) or some other type (alkaline or lithium)? William Robb - Original Message - F