[Frameworks] Bolex EL Power question

[Dominic Angerame]

Thanks all for your suggestions. I had the battery fully charged yesterday
and tried to run the camera. The camera would not pull a 100 ft roll of
film. I just heard a clicking sound sort of like a Rex5 doing single
frames. However, the camera was on 18fps. This morning I plug in the
battery once more and the camera lite indicated no charge. So it appears to
be a batery issue. I have not used this camera in more than two years. I
never realized that a NiCad battery would just go bad when not used often.
I guess its like a battery in a car going bad if not turned over in a long
time. Is that correct and forgive my ignorance. I am just not up to speed,
so to speak, with electronics.


Dominic

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:

> What does the charge meter do when you turn the camera on?
> Don't worry about what it does when the camera isn't rolling, worry about
> what it does when the motor is on.
>
> If you have left that AGM battery on the shelf for a year or two without
> keeping it charged, it will be time to replace it.
> --scott
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