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PHOTOGRAPHIC BATTERY x CAMERA BATTERY xx BATTERY xx PHOTOGRAPHY Tips on storing batteries, film, and strobes in the freezer to prolongue their life. How to increase the speed of a Minolta XD-11 auto-winder from 2 up to 3.5 frames per second by applying more battery power. Two external battery power packs you can make yourself are described. Modifying the light-meter circuit inside a camera to use silver oxide cells instead of the banned mercury oxide batteries. A description of the modification process. Photoflash power sustem. Build a high-capacity power system for an electronic flash unit. Combines a compact, gelled-electrolyte, lead-acid storage battery (which hangs on your belt) with a homemade adapter for the AA battery compartment in the flashgun. Special VOM for photographers. Checks flashlight cells under load, B-C flashgun cells, high voltage electronic flash batteries and sync cords. Est. cost: $8. The battery mess unscrambled. How to pick the right batteries for flash or camera. How to test batteries for use in cameras and flashguns. Tips to improve battery life in photographic equipment. How to tear apart rechargeable nicad D cells to retrieve the sub-C cells which are contained inside. These sub-C cells can then be connected together into a larger nicad battery for use in photoflash equipment. Some tips on interchanging power packs on some of the professional strobes which use 500-volt batteries. Photoflash units may or may not be able to use nicads interchangeably with alkaline batteries. Some tips. Make a push-button remote cable release, a remote battery pack, and a remote shutter release for a camera equipped with an auto winder. Made from readily available electronic parts. Tips on cleaning camera batteries and battery compartments. How to get the most out of your nicad batteries. Part 1. How to determine whether you should use them in your electronic flash. How to get the most out of your nicad batteries. Part 2. Revive "dead" nicads with this charger/condensor setup. Also tips on maintaining the cells. List of cameras and meters which can use the new manganese-oxide batteries which are less expensive than silver-oxide. Additional cameras and light meters which can utilize the new manganese dioxide batteries. Comparison test of three different brands of AA nicad batteries for photographic use. How to make a remote battery pack for your camera, flash, etc. so that you can keep the batteries in your pocket during cold weather. How to rig Canon cameras to operate entirely off their motor drive batteries for better cold weather operation. How to attach a high-voltage power pack from one manufacturer to the flash unit from a different manufacturer. How to attach medium and large-size Gel cells to compact flash units using trailer connectors. Tip: Remove one or more batteries when cameras and flash units are packed for traveling. Tips on using gelled lead-acid battery packs with your camera's flash unit. Tips on using rechargeable batteries or packs to power your flash unit. Part 1. Tips on using rechargeable batteries or packs to power your flash unit. Part 2. Tips on using rechargeable batteries or packs to power your flash unit. Part 3. Tips on adapting those nickel-cadmium batteries used in radio-controlled aircraft for use in camera flash units, motor drives, etc. Tip tells how to quickly insert all four replacement batteries in a flash unit with one simple motion. All about batteries, the most misunderstood piece of photographic equipment. Tips on selecting and maintaining camera batteries. Build an accurate, reliable battery tester for determining the condition of the batteries most commonly used in photo equipment. Allows testing the batteries under load conditions. Est. cost: $30. The portable power roundup. A photographer's guide to batteries. How to get the most from your high-voltage flash batteries. Cold weather photography. Part 2. Batteries, shutters, and lubricants. Tip on discharging Metz NiCd batteries. Tip on adapting currently-available rechargeable batteries to older electronic flash equipment. Flash-battery tester. Use this project and your personal computer to determine how a particular brand or type of battery will perform in your electronic photoflash unit and store a permanent record of the test results. Build a high-capacity power system for your electronic photoflash unit. A gelled-electrolyte storage battery on your belt is attached via a cable and adapter to your "AA" battery-powered flash unit. Build a flash-battery tester. Used in conjunction with your PC, it evaluates different batteries for use in your photoflash and records a permanent record of how they performed. Living with batteries. Valuable tips on choosing, using, and storing batteries for camera equipment. Chart indicates what happens to camera functions if battery fails. Lithium batteries for photo applications. A look at the pros and cons of using them. Cameras and meters live on batteries, but all batteries are not equal. A comprehensive look at mercury, lithium, and silver-oxide batteries suitable for photographic use. Lithium batteries. What you need to know about using these batteries in photographic equipment. Questions and answers about using nicad batteries in photographic equipment. Tip: Solving the Olympus OM-4 battery-drain problem. Tip on using a hand warmer to keep a camera's batteries warm outside during the winter. Tips on selecting and using rapid-chargers and nicads for photographic use. User test of Excell's new 850 MAH Ni-Cd AA batteries in photo equipment. Status report on older photographic batteries, their availability, possible replacements, and the future trend for photo batteries. Tips on extending the life of camera batteries, especially the expensive lithium ones. Suitability of the newer nickel metal-hydride rechargeable batteries in photographic applications. Use of lithium AA batteries in photo equipment is examined. Batteries. Which should you use for photo equipment and why. Includes instructions on how to test, store and service batteries. Tip on adapting alkaline cells to replace mercury cells in some photo equipment. Comments on replacing mercury cells in photographic equipment with the new Duracell alkaline products. Comments on selecting and using button batteries in cameras and using the new Eveready AA-sized lithium batteries in photographic equipment. User test of the Rayovac "Renewal" rechargeable alkaline battery system in photographic applications. Alternatives to mercury batteries in photographic equipment noted. Tips on storing photographic film, printing papers, and batteries in a refrigerator. How to care for batteries. Tip on using a glass-fiber sanding pen to clean up battery corrosion inside cameras, etc. Best how-to tips to care for camera batteries. Comparison of the lastest rechargeable AA batteries for photo use. Looks at both NiCd and NiMH (nickel-metal hydride). Eight camera battery-care tips and thirteen rechargable battery don'ts. Tips on substitutions you can make for button cell mercury batteries in older cameras. Adapter to convert AC house current to replace 2 penlight cells in photo flashgun. Build the "ultimate" camera battery as an alternative to lithium cells. Power your 6-volt camera with anything from a 9-volt alkaline to your car battery. Transform a dead lithium battery into a 6-volt regulator using this simple circuit. Photo batteries. The essential accessory. A look at the current crop of batteries and tips on their use. Build a battery pack for your flash using a 6-volt gel cell or lead acid battery. Est. cost: $25. Selecting the right batteries for use in photo equipment. Some tips on both standard and rechargeable styles. Tip on reducing battery compartment corrosion and increasing the reliability of the contacts in a motion picture camera. How to adapt Polaroid SX70 film cartridge batteries for movie camera use. The cartridge contains a 9-volt battery. Camcorder batteries and recharging systems explained. Advice on how to match batteries to hardware. | |||||||||
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