If you're not using the camera often, you can power it from a 12V lantern battery available everywhere for around $15. They are not rechargeable but rated at 7Ah, so you have plenty of power for hours and hours of running.
Jean-Louis On 2014-09-19, at 11:40 AM, Dominic Angerame wrote: > Thanks all for your suggestions. I had the battery fully charged yesterday > and tried to run the camera. The camera would not pull a 100 ft roll of film. > I just heard a clicking sound sort of like a Rex5 doing single frames. > However, the camera was on 18fps. This morning I plug in the battery once > more and the camera lite indicated no charge. So it appears to be a batery > issue. I have not used this camera in more than two years. I never realized > that a NiCad battery would just go bad when not used often. I guess its like > a battery in a car going bad if not turned over in a long time. Is that > correct and forgive my ignorance. I am just not up to speed, so to speak, > with electronics. > > > Dominic > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Scott Dorsey <klu...@panix.com> wrote: > What does the charge meter do when you turn the camera on? > Don't worry about what it does when the camera isn't rolling, worry about > what it does when the motor is on. > > If you have left that AGM battery on the shelf for a year or two without > keeping it charged, it will be time to replace it. > --scott > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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