Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually the complaint against these terminals is that they can shift under high frequency vibration (air travel for one example) so that they protrude and touch the battery causing it to drain. I used the battery as part of my test circuit so it seemed logical to take them out of the equation and effortless to leave them out by leaving the tape in. John Collier On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 09:12 PM, Austin Franklin wrote: > Hi John, > >> A point I could argue. :-) > > Yes, but it would be a losing argument. They are electrical, and > unless > something was in contact with them that could possibly induce an > electrical > current, or short them, there could be no effect from having tape over > them > vs not having tape over them. > >> How much time can it take to cover them and see? > > I don't know, not much, but it's a fool's errand. Why on earth would > you > imagine that covering two little electrical terminal with tape would > effect > my measurements? The battery is out of the camera, I am using > EZ-Hooks on > the center conductor, and the rim. The EZ-Hooks are not even near the > two > little test point contacts, and nothing is in contact with these > contacts > but air. > > You may as well check it with the film rewind crank flipped out, vs > closed, > or perhaps it is because I am using a UV filter on the front of my > lense! > ;-) > > Austin > >> John Collier >> >> On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 06:52 PM, Austin Franklin wrote: >> >>>> Also I covered the two small test terminals in >>>> battery compartment (under the main power terminal) with a bit of >>>> black >>>> tape. I did not do any before and after tests though. >>> >>> It would not matter. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html