So its seems I am living on luck? The A1L unit I just received form Ebay is
working as you describe it should. I can only guess this has to be more than
5 yrs old.....Is there an estimate no of flashes expected for this unit?
I wonder how much longer I have? How long are lithium batteries expected to
last?
----- Original Message -----
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] A1L Flash Unit
> 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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> 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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