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The Battery Test for Nikonos V
HEY! STOP! WAIT A MINUTE! Vacations
are expensive and batteries are cheap — so why do we get at least
one to two phone calls a week about black slide film or no picture or just
a skinny strip of exposed film. What could it be? What could it be? Dead
or weak batteries in
your Nikonos V. Well, what’s the big deal so the batteries are dead. When
your batteries are weak, the shutter of the Nikonos V will fail or default to
1/1000th of a second and will not synch with your strobe and you will
get few or no pictures at all. There are a few ways to test your batteries. You
can purchase a $25 to $1000 multimeter tester or you can use the FREE tester
built
into your Nikonos V. Please follow these simple instructions:
- Set the Shutter
speed dial to 1/125th. This lights the easiest
to see light (L.E.D.) in the viewfinder.
- Advance and
fire the shutter until the counter is past #1. The counter
must be at #1 or past for the electronics to turn on
in the Nikonos V camera.
- Look into the
viewfinder while pushing the shutter release button down
and locate the bright red 1/125th L.E.D.
- Now that you
have located the 1/125th L.E.D, remove your
finger from the button completely and time how long the
1/125th stays lit with your finger off the
button. Look through the viewfinder at a wristwatch or
count
1. . .1000. . .2. . .1000. . .3. . .1000. . .etc. Count until the LED goes
out.
- If the LED
stays lit or on for 10-14 seconds, the batteries are
fine. If they go out sooner than 10 seconds, replace
them immediately. You will not get pictures with
a Nikonos V with dead batteries.
- If you saved
a few pennies by not buying new batteries or carrying
a back up set, you can salvage the day of shooting by
turning the shutter speed dial to M-90 and shooting on
manual (No TTL).
- The best bet
is fresh batteries before your trip and a fresh set or
two in your camera case.
Please feel free
to email questions at any time. DAN BLODGET Sub Aquatic Camera
Repair Company (831) 484-6230 Nikono5@aol.com |
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