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Tallgeese
Full Member
USA
523 Posts |
 Posted - 12 Mar 2002 : 21:35:11
There's a little switch on my PB 165 NiCad battery. It's on the inboard side of the battery, is a little less than a centimeter long, and when I flip it to the position it did not come in, it shows a little red dot. What is this? If it's the "make battery work better" switch, I'm gonna be irritated... I don't have the guts to flip it and find out, though.Sgt. Tallgeese
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alcoa
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Albania
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Posted - 12 Mar 2002 : 22:07:02
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There's a little switch on my PB 165 NiCad battery. It's on the inboard side of the battery, is a little less than a centimeter long, and when I flip it to the position it did not come in, it shows a little red dot. What is this? If it's the "make battery work better" switch, I'm gonna be irritated... I don't have the guts to flip it and find out, though.
does it look like it does something or like it might be a charged/discharged reminder?jt  
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danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2002 : 02:12:29
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There's a little switch on my PB 165 NiCad battery. It's on the inboard side of the battery, is a little less than a centimeter long, and when I flip it to the position it did not come in, it shows a little red dot. What is this?
does it look like it does something or like it might be a charged/discharged reminder?
[/quote]From the video cameras I've used, that sounds exactly what it is - I have 3 batteries for mine, and each has a switch just the same, just to remind silly people like me which of my batteries I've charged and which I've forgotten :D. Considering those video cam batteries take around 2 hours to charge for 45 minutes... it makes a bit of sense cos like, who remembers 6 hours worth of charging. Oddly the 540c's batteries seem to charge quicker than they run down. dana (waffling but awake :D
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Tallgeese
Full Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2002 : 07:52:00
Darn. I was hoping that it was the "extend battery life" switch, so I could get more than 20 minutes of extremely light use out of it.Sgt. Tallgeese
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Battery switch: wha?
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