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Re: Charging Telinga with alkaline battery

Subject: Re: Charging Telinga with alkaline battery
From: Klas Strandberg <>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:11:29 +0100
Yes I can, please get in touch at my private e-mail when you don't use it 
for a while.

Klas.

At 17:14 2005-03-17, you wrote:

>Thanks Klas. Will it be possible for you to put new battery in my telinga
>handle? It will otherwise be very difficult to use in field conditions.
>In this respect I find Telinga Pro 2 extremely reliable microphone which I
>have used extensively in all kinds of field conditions and batteries last
>several months.
>
>Preatap Singh
>
> >
> > Yes, you can, but MAKE SURE that you fasten the battery to the output
> > cable
> > with a rubber band or similar.
> > If you let the battery hung freely in the wires, the wires will collapse!
> >
> > The reason is probably that the internal accu is old and has a
> > self-shortage.
> >
> > Batteries are a problem nowadays. I have seen 20 year old Telingas, still
> > working with the original <a
>href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=9&k=general%20electric";
>onmouseover="window.status='General Electric'; return true;"
>onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">General Electric</a> Ni-Cad
>cells.
> > But since some 10 years, batteries seem to be made to collapse.
> > The 2005 Telingas have the (what they say) best cells available on the
> > market. I pray "they" are right.
> > Pray is all I can do.
> >
> > Klas.
> >
> > At 11:25 2005-03-17, you wrote:
> >
> >>Dear Nature Recordists,
> >>
> >>I have tried charging telinga pro 5 with Duracell Plus alkaline batteries
> >>and found that accumulator voltage does not go beyond 4.4 Volt (from 3.5
> >>,4.1 etc  initial voltage)or so . I have tried this with three new
> >>batteries. So, I can only use Telinga with Duracell Battery remaining
> >>attached while recording which is quite cumbersome and risky for
> >>equipment.
> >>
> >>I do not know whether there is problem with accumulator or batteries, or
> >>it is the charging process which is wrong i.e. may be it should be
> >> charged
> >>after fully discharging it. I request for advice from experienced Telinga
> >>users and others.
> >>
> >>Pratap Singh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>"Microphones are not ears,
> >>Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >>A listening room is not nature."
> >>Klas Strandberg
> >>Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
> > S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
> > Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
> > email: 
> >         
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Microphones are not ears,
> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
> > Klas Strandberg
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
email: 
         



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Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
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