[Leica] DMR battery solution update

[gpinkcp at msn.com (Gary Pinkerton)]

The Tekkeon was my fave of the units I tried for Michael B.
The QT was only one I didn't test.
The Tek was easy to carry around, and light. Supposedly good for over a 
thousand or more shots.
I haven't bought one yet though, I've had such good service from MB's 
rebuilds :)

> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:41:50 -0500
> From: grduprey at mchsi.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR battery solution update
> 
> George,
> 
> Yes, you can have a battery in the slot or take it out, either way, I keep 
> one in there so when the QT is off the DMR battery keeps the internal 
> timing battery charged up.  The DMR automatically senses the external 
> battery connection and switches to that.  He makes an Y adapter so you can 
> use the external battery and a cable release, at extra cost of course. ;)  
> If you do not have a QT battery, I would recommend the Tekkeon battery 
> pack, sold by B&H, it is much lighter and less expensive, and has a 
> selectable voltage output.  The cable Michael makes for that is basically 
> the same , but a different connector on the battery end.  Both supply 
> plenty of power to run the DMR for several days, depending on your 
> shooting load.  If you already have the QT or QT3, then that works great 
> also, I already had the QT, but the internal battery was dead, so I bought 
> a new battery at Batteries Plus for the unit at substantially less than 
> Quantum Industries wants.
> 
> Gene
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:44:20 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR battery solution update
> 
> 
> On Jul 11, 2011, at 1:42 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> 
> > Just a note for all the DMR users out there.  I just received my cable 
> > from Michael Bass for the DMR to Quantum Turbo.  It works just fine, and 
> > now battery problems are a thing of the past, for now.  We'll see how it 
> > works with a cable hanging off the body from now on when I go out 
> > shooting with it.  
> 
> 
> Does this work with a battery in the slot?
> or?
> 
> And I assume that you cannot use an electronic release with the cable?
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
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> 
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