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| Thread ID: 121139 | 2011-10-13 04:20:00 | Camera Cwery | Poppa John (284) | PC World Chat |
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| 1237275 | 2011-10-13 07:42:00 | Think its something to do with internal resistance in the non rechargeables (you cannot draw sufficient current to run the camera, whereas you can with the rechargeables (will discharge very rapidly if you short them out (which is why they warn you not to do that))). I used to own a small soldering iron powered by AA NiCad cells). This is quite an old camera now (store.kodak.com), probably not very efficient in the battery department. It may work if you use alkaline By the way, it's spelt query :p. OK thanks. Re spelling...I am practising being a scool leever in my 2nd childhood!!! PJ |
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| 1237276 | 2011-10-13 07:43:00 | I can't describe in exact detail, but I have had similar problems with AA batteries. Different brands have differing configuration of the metal tip on the top. Some have a wider piece of metal that touches in the wrong place. Or the tip is not the same height above the surrounding metal so that the tip doesn't reach through the hole in the device. We have a TV remote control that will only work reliably with one brand of battery. Check the metal caps and compare. Or try several brands until you find the one that works! | coldot (6847) | ||
| 1237277 | 2011-10-13 07:46:00 | PJ ; Not sure if this answers your problem but some time ago I had a similar problem with SWMBO's Kodak camera. It looked like it "Should" work with 2 AA cells so I tried standard AA's, heavy duty AA's and even Lithiums and Ni-cads. None worked. Is yours one of the Ni-MH packs that looks like 2 AA cells joined together side by side? If it is you must use the correct Kodak part. Standard Ni-MH's and Lithiums won't work. I think your camera takes a CXV3 pack. Bluenose. Yes CXV3 was the original. About two years ago was $34, now Kapput. Does work for a short time with recargeables. Found camera in a drawer & probably not worth keeping. DSE has a replacement for $25. PJ |
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