Hello Paul, There is circuitry in the unit to step up the voltage. It does give much faster recycle time than the AA's of any type.
-- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 13, 2009, 9:31:34 PM, you wrote: PS> A little deviation...what's the output voltage on the Pentax battery PS> pack? Does it give more flashes and a little better recycle time PS> because the batteries just have more capacity or is there circuitry to PS> step up the voltage similar to a HV battery. PS> -p PS> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Godfrey is correct. I use two 540 flashes, three sets of rechargeable >> NIMH batteries, all freshly charged, and the Pentax power pack that >> takes 6 C alkaline batteries. I also bring a second set of Cs for the >> power pack. However, I don't use Eneloops. I believe my batteries are >> Everready 2300s. Eneloops hold a charge longer but yield fewer flashes >> in continuous use. >> Paul >> On Mar 13, 2009, at 2:16 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> You've been drinking or smoking, John. ;-) >>> >>> Eneloop NiMh rechargeables for flash units make the most sense if >>> you're going to use them often. Maintenance ... deal with it. ;-) >>> >>> I don't use flash all that often so I use Lithium disposables. >>> >>> If you're really serious about doing weddings on a regular basis, get >>> a high-capacity power pack for your AF540FGZ. I wouldn't even consider >>> taking wedding jobs without two of them and a backup flash unit, at >>> the very least. >>> >>> Godfrey >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 12, 2009, at 11:08 PM, John Celio wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone available to answer an alliteratively quaint and quick question? >>>> >>>> Well, I was wondering what's the best battery to buy for >>>> frequent-flash photography. The bullshit batteries I bought for last >>>> weekend's white wedding were obviously obsolete for that oddysey of >>>> outbusts. >>>> >>>> Alkalines are available all around, yet vary in their veracity and >>>> voltage volume. Lithiums last a lot longer, but buying them by the >>>> bag begets broke-ness. Rechargeables require regular monotonous >>>> mainenance and more money at the moment of purchase, but procurement >>>> provides a pre-existing power population in your pocket that >>>> pooh-poohs spurious substitution by shoddy successors. >>>> >>>> Recycle rates, really, are the reason I ask about all this. My >>>> Pentax AF540FGZ needs a new and nubile change in the charge-chamber. >>>> Previous performance pooped out posthaste, posing a problem. >>>> >>>> Suggestions? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.12/1998 - Release Date: 03/12/09 >> 18:23:00 >> PS> -- PS> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PS> [email protected] PS> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net PS> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
