On 8 Nov 2005 at 19:27, Gonz wrote: > Arent they the same voltage as the crv3 lithium batteries that come with > the *istD in the box?
Some are, some aren't. > Again, I thought Pentax supplied 3v Crv3 batteries (thats whats in my > camera now), or are the batteries in question (R-CRV-3) higher voltage > per cell, i.e. higher than the normal 1.5v? NiMh are 1.2v, but also > have very low internal resistance, so even pretty good loads dont move > the voltage much. It seems some manufacturers are now building rechargeable CR-V3 batteries which match the voltage of the disposable cells. It must have posed a problem though since it's noted as a feature, see: http://mobypowerus.com/mp-rcrv3.htm Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

