The whole design "feature" of the A1L is that the battery should be good
for up to 5 years of use. If LED goes out quickly, that's good, indicates
battery is good. You are not meant to replace it and it requires soldering
skills. You'd have to get the battery from an electronics parts supply
house.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Clemente Colayco" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "OlympusWebring" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 12:02 PM
Subject: [OM] A1L Flash Unit
| DearJohn:
|
| Would you know how to check the battery condition of an A1L quick recycle
| flash as used on an XA 4? I just bought this set from EBay.
|
| The flash fires (seems ok) but don't have a flash meter to compare.
| All I see is that the red LED lights up for a brief moment right after the
| unit is turned on, then dies out. This happens also after each time the
| flash is used.
|
| What type of battery is used in this? i cannot see any user acccessible
| battery compartment. In this case,knowing that this flash unit is quite
old,
| how long was the battery designed to last?
|
| Regards
|
| Titoy
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