On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Frank van Lindert wrote:
Frank,
> But IMHO the implication of this is, that connecting ANY power source
> to the motor drive (e.g. a 16 volt battery, without any current
> limiter at all!) would not only provide energy operate it but also at
> the same time charge the NiCad pack continously. Would that indeed be
> true?
Officially the relay cords are designed to connect *only* to the Control
Grip or M.AC Control Box, not the Ni-Cd Pack. I suspect there is some
circuitry present in those two units to limit the current. If the relay
cord is connected to the Ni-Cd Pack and a power source is present, it
will indeed both charge the pack and operate the drive. I suspect that's
why Olympus doesn't recommend using it with the Ni-Cd Pack. That and the
fact that the cord falls off the Ni-Cd Pack very easily.
-mark
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